Director of Strategic Initiatives

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to execute the organization's strategic priorities and long-term business objectives.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and success metrics for enterprise initiatives.
• Track progress across multiple initiatives, proactively identifying risks and driving resolution.
• Ensure strategic priorities remain aligned across all business units and consulting service lines.
• Serve as the central point of coordination for executive initiatives and organizational priorities.
• Hold cross-functional teams accountable for commitments, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Facilitate executive meetings, including preparing agendas, documenting action items, and monitoring follow-through.
• Develop executive dashboards and KPI reporting to provide visibility into organizational performance.
• Lead cross-functional projects from planning through implementation.
• Cook up resources across consulting, operations, technology, finance, marketing, HR, and business development.
• Coordinate resources across consulting, operations, technology, finance, marketing, HR, and business development.
• Manage dependencies, manage competing priorities, and maintain project momentum.
• Implement project management best practices that improve execution and organizational efficiency.
• Build strong relationships across departments to improve communication, ensure stakeholder buy-in, and drive organizational alignment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational processes, workflows, and resource utilization.
• Drive operational efficiencies through process optimization and technology adoption.
• Develop reporting tools that measure initiative success and organizational effectiveness.
• Support special projects and executive priorities as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Project Management, or a related field required.
• 5–8 years of experience in professional services, consulting, business operations, strategic planning, project management, or Chief of Staff functions.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional enterprise initiatives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong project and program management skills, including the ability to prioritize competing workstreams, manage dependencies, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business priorities.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with experience developing executive-level reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification preferred.
• Receptiveness to performance feedback and commitment to working effectively in a team environment.