Job Description

Director of Commercial Operations and Strategy:

Our client, a well-funded startup, is seeking a highly motivated Director of Strategy and Operations. This role will play a pivotal part in driving strategic initiatives, optimizing business processes, and ensuring the company's long-term success through informed decision-making and operational excellence. Reporting to the CEO, this position requires a blend of strategic thinking, analytical skills, operational expertise, and excellent communication.

Responsibilities:

• Operations/Execution: Drives execution of cross-functional projects to keep projects on track, ensure key deliverables are completed, align stakeholders, and give visibility into key metrics
• Strategy: Provide strategic insights to leadership and departments to inform the strategic direction of the company: conduct market research (including interviews), drive competitive analyses, and pre-digest information prior to sharing with executives
• Problem Solving: Structure complex, ambiguous and potentially charged operational / business issues and develop compelling, insightful recommendations
• Project Management: Able to manage multiple projects at once from discovery through execution within prescribed timelines, ensuring all success criteria are met
• Prioritization: Able to execute on projects within prescribed timelines in an environment with competing demands

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree (Master's or MBA) and experience in consulting or corporate strategy required
• Highly analytical and strong critical thinking, able to break down a complex problem into manageable pieces and generate actionable insights
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
• Growth mindset and flexibility is a must. Comfortable in unstructured environments and operating as novices in a topic with the intellectual flexibility to work across all topics and functions
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously

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