Senior Strategic Realization Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Strategically Evaluate And Drive Accountability For Strategic Initiatives
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define clear objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with the organization’s strategic priorities.
• On behalf of the CEO and Executive Team, assess viability and likely strategic effectiveness of the strategies and plans proposed by the Global Leadership Team.
• Critically evaluate strategic proposals, business cases, and initiative plans to pressure-test assumptions, identify gaps in logic or execution readiness, and assess credibility, feasibility, and likely impact.
• Monitor progress, identify potential roadblocks, and proactively navigate (in partnership with business owner) to keep initiatives on track.
• Facilitate discussions that challenge assumptions and drive clarity on deliverables and milestones.
• Synthesize risks, tradeoffs, and issues of concern into clear, balanced, and actionable recommendations for senior executives.
• Develop And Implement Systems To Provide Visibility Into Performance
• Establish mechanisms and provide close to real time monitoring of performance, allowing us to rapidly adjust to signals as needed.
• Think critically about program performance against goals and expectations, distinguish signal from noise, and synthesize issues of concern for executives in a concise and actionable manner.
• Design, implement and maintain metrics and multi-level dashboards (e.g., streamlined ET version vs more details program version) that provide visibility into strategic effectiveness and likely impact of ongoing initiatives.
• Analyze data to provide insights that inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Lead Process Design And Optimization
• Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize processes that support new and existing strategic initiatives, especially where ownership, decision rights, or operating rhythms are unclear.
• Design and implement lightweight, durable processes, tools, and frameworks that solve near-term problems while creating repeatable models that can be handed off to business owners for ongoing operation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure process solutions are scalable and aligned with organizational goals.
• Rapidly prototype, test, and refine approaches in response to stakeholder feedback, performance data, and changing organizational needs.
• Facilitate Change Management
• Lead change management efforts associated with strategic initiatives, including communication plans, training, and stakeholder engagement.
• Foster a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
• Analytical And Operational Excellence
• Leverage analytical skills to assess initiative performance, identify trends, and drive meaningful insights.
• Maintain a high level of operational rigor by organizing information effectively, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Help identify and solve problems that present obstacles and challenges to the team, facilitating issue resolution with senior stakeholders on a timely basis.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous or evolving environments, using available information to form sound recommendations while identifying where further data, alignment, or decision-making is needed.
• Working With Partners
• Build and maintain high quality relationships with functional partners to facilitate timely discussions (e.g., for investment, issue resolution, etc.).
• Ensure high quality engagement by other functions in Committee conversations and decisions.
• Establish high quality relationships with ET and GLT members and leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy, or other related areas with experience in business operations.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in strategic program management, business operations, or performance management roles, building sustainable frameworks to drive efficiencies and streamline operations.
• Proven experience in assessing, designing, and implementing performance measurement frameworks (e.g., KPIs, dashboards, balanced scorecards) to drive accountability and inform decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with senior leadership to evaluate, challenge, and refine strategies and plans.
• Strong strategic judgment and critical thinking skills, including the ability to evaluate the credibility, feasibility, risks, and likely impact of proposals, plans, and business cases.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous, complex, or emerging business problems and move work forward with incomplete information.
• Experience synthesizing complex issues, risks, and tradeoffs into concise executive-level communications and recommendations.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration and issue resolution in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Track record of designing, implementing, and transitioning processes, frameworks, or operating models to business owners for sustained use and continuous improvement.
• Strong time management, project management skills (i.e., proactive approach, deadline management, follow-up mechanisms, overview instruments), organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Growth mindset and learning agility, with demonstrated ability to iterate quickly, incorporate feedback, and adapt approaches as new information emerges.