Strategic Initiatives Director
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About the Role
BD is seeking a Director of Strategic Initiatives to lead the identification, development, and execution of high-impact initiatives driving business growth and operational excellence across the META region.
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Responsibilities
- Translate enterprise and regional strategy into executable initiatives and implementation roadmaps
- Define clear milestones, KPIs, and success measures aligned to business priorities
- Drive alignment between global strategy and regional execution
- Lead cross functional transformation initiatives across commercial, operational, and digital domains
- Act as a change agent to drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working
- Ensure sustainability and scalability of implemented initiatives
- Manage a portfolio of pivotal initiatives end to end (from concept to execution)
- Establish governance frameworks, including tracking progress, risks, and dependencies
- Ensure delivery of initiatives on time, within scope, and delivering measurable impact
- Lead all aspects of the development and use of analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools
- Provide insights on business performance, trends, and improvement opportunities
- Support data driven decision making across leadership teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required (Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field)
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Meaningful progressive experience in strategy, consulting, commercial operations, or transformation
- Proven experience leading sophisticated, cross functional critical initiatives
- Experience working in global, matrixed organizations preferred
- Strong critical thinking and execution capability
- Sophisticated analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong financial savvy and understanding of business drivers
- Excellent collaborator management and influencing skills
- Proven program and project management expertise
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Position Summary
- The Director, Strategic Initiatives is responsible for leading the identification, development, and execution of high impact critical initiatives that drive business growth, operational excellence, and transformation across the region and/or global function.
- This role works closely with senior leadership to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans.
- It ensures alignment across commercial, operational, and functional groups.
- It delivers measurable outcomes within a sophisticated, matrixed environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate enterprise and regional strategy into executable initiatives and implementation roadmaps.
- Define clear milestones, KPIs, and success measures aligned to business priorities.
- Drive alignment between global strategy and regional execution.
- Lead cross functional transformation initiatives across commercial, operational, and digital domains.
- Act as a change agent to drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
- Ensure sustainability and scalability of implemented initiatives.
- Manage a portfolio of pivotal initiatives end to end (from concept to execution).
- Establish governance frameworks, including tracking progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Ensure delivery of initiatives on time, within scope, and delivering measurable impact.
- Lead all aspects of the development and use of analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Provide insights on business performance, trends, and improvement opportunities.
- Support data driven decision making across leadership teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required (Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field).
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Meaningful progressive experience in strategy, consulting, commercial operations, or transformation.
- Proven experience leading sophisticated, cross functional critical initiatives.
- Experience working in global, matrixed organizations preferred.
- Strong critical thinking and execution capability.
- Sophisticated analytical and problem solving skills.
- Strong financial savvy and understanding of business drivers.
- Excellent collaborator management and influencing skills.
- Proven program and project management expertise.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, ambiguous environment.
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