Director, Strategic Initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the critical link between strategic partnership objectives and operational execution, ensuring alignment across business priorities, resources, and delivery plans.
• Establish and lead governance frameworks, operating cadences, and executive reporting processes to drive accountability and successful execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Ensure commitments made to strategic partners are translated into measurable commercial, product, and go-to-market outcomes that advance Sage's growth objectives.
• Lead large-scale strategic initiatives that require executive-level stakeholder management, disciplined program leadership, and influence across diverse business functions.
• Drive alignment among senior leaders and cross-functional teams, proactively managing dependencies, risks, and competing priorities to achieve program objectives.
• Build trusted relationships with executive sponsors, internal stakeholders, and external partners to accelerate decision-making and remove barriers to execution.
• Develop scalable execution models and best practices that can be leveraged across future strategic partnerships and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of partner business models, including channel, alliance, and ecosystem-driven go-to-market strategies.
• Prior experience with a large tech company and/or top-tier management consulting firm.

Perks

• Competitive salaries that landed us top 5% of similar sized companies (according to Comparably)
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement match (100% matching up to 4%)
• 32 days paid time off (21 personal days, 10 national holidays, 1 floating holiday)
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birth, adoption or surrogacy offered 1 year after start date
• $5,250 tuition reimbursement per calendar year starting 6 months after hire date
• Sage Wellness Rewards Program ($600 wellness credit and $360 fitness reimbursement annually)
• Library of on-demand career development options and ongoing training offerings

About the Role

The Director of Strategic Partner Initiatives will lead the execution of Sage's highest-priority strategic partnerships and enterprise-wide initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives and operational delivery. Initially focused on driving successful execution of the AWS partnership, this role will serve as the central coordination point across product, technology, go-to-market, finance, legal, and partner teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements (Hybrid)
• Competitive compensation package
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous vacation policy
• Parental leave benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness rewards program
• Continuous learning opportunities

Pay

Competitive salaries that landed us top 5% of similar sized companies (according to Comparably)

Schedule

Fully remote or hybrid work arrangement

Function

RTR Programmes and Operations

Country

United States

Office Location

Atlanta

Function

RTR Programmes and Operations

Company

Sage

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