Operations Strategy & Planning Manager

Strategy & Planning Manager

• Support the design and implementation of a structured management “operating system” for executive leadership team to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization.
• Assist in strengthening cross-functional planning processes, accelerating strategic priorities, and aligning plans with broader business operations and financial planning.
• Create and standardize program health metrics and reporting (OKRs, quarterly business reviews, rolling forecasts, decision frameworks) and package insights into concise, action-oriented materials for leadership.
• Own and continuously improve cross-functional planning cadences - weekly program reviews, monthly exec updates, and quarterly planning cycles - ensuring actions, owners, and follow-through are consistently captured and resolved.
• Develop practical resource and capacity visibility across engineering and operational teams (critical skills, bottlenecks, timing constraints) to support scenario planning and tradeoff recommendations.
• Partner with Finance and HR Business Partners on headcount planning, workforce modeling, and the translation of strategic priorities into funded capacity.
• Connect engineering and product program plans to broader business planning processes (readiness gates, production ramp assumptions, SIOP/IBP inputs) to drive tighter alignment between Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Serve as a connective tissue role between functional leaders by identifying misalignments early, brokering resolution, and keeping the business moving without requiring executive escalation on routine coordination issues.
• Support the development and socialization of annual and long-range strategic plans, translating leadership intent into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones and owners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) plan with company match

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (engineering or related field). An MBA or comparable advanced degree is preferred.
• 3-5 years experience in hardware, industrial, manufacturing, aerospace/defense, robotics, or other complex physical product environments
• Familiarity with planning cadences (S&OP/SIOP, program reviews, portfolio management)
• Strong analytical toolkit (Excel/Sheets; comfort with structured problem solving; crisp synthesis)
• Able to work cross-functionally and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teams
• Comfort with ambiguity and end-to-end ownership of workstreams

Pay

• The annual base salary range for this position is $121,101.00 to $166,513.00

Schedule

• Not specified

Location

• Devens, MA