Manager, Strategic Operations

About the role

We are seeking a Manager, Strategic Operations to bridge the gap between executive vision and ground-level execution. This role brings discipline and structure to how RADAR plans, prioritizes, and delivers on its most critical initiatives, while surfacing the cross-functional themes and operational signals that matter most as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Support the VP Brand Strategy on planning the company’s annual and quarterly strategic planning process.
• Translate company strategy into project plans with clear ownership, that connect to meaningful business outcomes.
• Maintain a cross functional view across the business to ensure alignment to the strategic priorities.
• Establish and maintain structured meeting cadences including cross functional strategic priority presentations, business reviews, and project updates.
• Track progress against strategic goals and KPIs and drive accountability across teams.
• Serve as a central coordinator across engineering, product, customer, commercial, legal and other functions.
• Maintain visibility into risks, interdependencies, and resource constraints, proactively flagging issues and recommending course corrections.
• In partnership with the VP of Brand Strategy, shepherd the full portfolio of strategic priorities from planning through execution, working across Engineering, Product, Go-to-Market, Finance, Customer, and Legal teams to maintain alignment and deliver results.
• Introduce and standardize project management tools, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Continuously refine processes and workflows to increase efficiency, predictability, and cross-team collaboration.
• Drive highly-cross functional special projects that span multiple teams but do not neatly fit within any of them, defining project scope, success metrics, and execution plans in ambiguous environments.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to inform strategic decision-making.
• Translate insights into clear recommendations and actionable plans for leadership.
• Develop and maintain an internal communications calendar to track top down strategic messaging to the organization and support culture change.

About you

• 7+ years of program management experience, preferably in technology and/or high-growth startup environments, with proven success leading cross-functional programs.
• Big picture to tactical execution - can take projects from planning through execution to completion with measurable outcomes.
• Solutions-first mindset.
• Analytical skills, comfortable conducting deep-dive analyses and translating complex findings into clear recommendations.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management - Relationship builder across all levels.
• Strong business acumen and high emotional intelligence.
• Familiarity with program and project management tools and methodologies.
• A builder's mindset: comfortable operating in environments where the structures, processes, and norms are still being established.