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Senior Manager - Strategic Operations
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A Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), or chief strategist, is an executive responsible for assisting the chief executive officer (CEO) with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives. The CSO is a consultative role; part leader and part doer, with the responsibility of ensuring that execution of the strategy supports the strategy elements
$197,253 / year median in Washington
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Rhythm of Business Shape and evolve the Core organization's executive operating model, keeping leadership focus aligned to the highest-impact business priorities. Drive governance that translates strategic objectives into measurable execution and clear accountability across the organization. • Partner with senior leaders to surface emerging opportunities, business risks, and cross-organizational dependencies early through the operating cadence. Establish scalable frameworks that strengthen transparency, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment across business priorities. Convert executive discussions into outcomes by driving clarity on ownership, commitments, and organizational follow-through. Enable confident leadership decisions through compelling business narratives, data-driven insight, and a clear articulation of business impact. Serve as a strategic interface between Core Strategy & Operations and regional SE&O leadership, keeping priorities, initiatives, and business objectives aligned globally. Build mechanisms for continuous feedback between corporate and regional stakeholders to improve execution quality and responsiveness. Drive consistency across strategy, planning, and execution teams in priorities, messaging, and delivery against objectives. Foster collaboration that accelerates adoption of key initiatives and strengthens organizational effectiveness. Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 3+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 6+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience OR equivalent experience. 3+ years experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, and/or Finance. 7+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, business management, or program management roles in a complex enterprise environment. Demonstrated experience designing and running executive rhythms of business (e.g., monthly and quarterly business reviews and operating cadences) for senior leadership. Proven ability to orchestrate and influence across matrixed organizations without direct authority. Strong track record managing work-back schedules, action tracking, and follow-through across multiple concurrent workstreams. Excellent executive communication, with the ability to prepare SLT-ready agendas, materials, and narratives. Ability to synthesize performance data, insights, blockers, and asks into clear, decision-ready recommendations. Experience partnering across sales, finance, marketing, and field or regional teams. Comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving strategic contexts. Orchestrates and influences without authority across many teams and organizational boundaries. Builder and systems thinker; brings structure, rigor, and a scalable operating model to ambiguity. Strong executive presence and storytelling that lands with senior audiences. Bias for execution and relentless follow-through. Thrives in fast-moving, high-performance environments and raises the bar for those around them. Experience supporting SLT-level or executive business reviews. Background in investment or funding governance, or financial operations. Experience spanning both corporate strategy and field or regional operations. Demonstrated curiosity and growth mindset, including early adoption of new AI capabilities and role-modeling "customer zero."