Strategy Operations Director

What you’ll get

• Meaningful Purpose: Your work helps organizations operate with integrity and protect their people.
• High-Performance Environment: We move with urgency, set ambitious goals, and expect excellence.
• Candid, Supportive Culture: We communicate openly, challenge ideas-not people, and value teammates who embrace bold thinking and continuous improvement.
• Growth That Matters: You can count on authentic feedback, strong accountability, and leaders invested in your success so you can achieve real growth.
• Rewards for Results: We provide clear, competitive compensation designed to recognize measurable outcomes and real impact.

What you’ll do

• Owning the strategic substance and outcomes of priority growth and value creation initiatives sponsored by the Chief Strategy Officer.
• Leading complex cross-functional programs with clear accountability, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Shaping and evolving NAVEX’s enterprise strategy by synthesizing market, customer, financial, and operational insights into clear strategic recommendations.
• Acting as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Strategy Officer, pressure-testing ideas and representing the CSO perspective in working forums as appropriate.
• Helping structure ambiguous problems into clear workstreams and decisions, amplifying the impact of analysts and specialists across the team.
• Preparing executive-level presentations, decision memos, and briefing materials for senior leadership and board discussions.
• Identifying strategic growth opportunities and operational expansion initiatives.
• Evaluating investment opportunities, market adjacencies, and competitive positioning.
• Supporting corporate development initiatives including market scanning, partnership evaluation, M&A assessments, and build/buy/partner analysis.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field (MBA preferred)
• 8+ years of experience in McKinsey/Bain/BCG/Kearney/Oliver Wyman/Deloitte Consulting/Accenture/EY Parthenon and/or corporate strategy, growth strategy, or related roles
• Management/operating experience at a high-growth technology company is preferred
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority
• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on operational execution
• Familiarity with AI-enabled workflows, automation platforms, and business intelligence tools
• Strong strategic judgment with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Culture Agility: Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through
• AI Readiness: Curiosity and willingness to use AI and emerging technologies to elevate your work and deliver smarter outcomes
• Fuel performance and outcomes: Leverage your job competencies and champion NAVEX’s core values

Our side of the deal

• We’ll be clear, we’ll move fast, and we’ll invest in your success.
• You deserve to be supported, challenged, and rewarded for the impact you make—and we commit to doing that every step of the way.
• The starting pay for this role is $180,000 per annum with 20% MBO.