Director, Strategic Programs | Remote, USA

Director, Strategic Programs

This position can be hired remotely anywhere within the continental U.S. The Director, Strategic Programs will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution, and maturation of Optiv's go-to-market engine (known as Optiv Market System) as well as other critical programs. This role will be a key leader in driving revenue generating initiatives and cross-functional programs required to scale Optiv Market System. This person should have a proven ability to execute both strategically and tactically, effectively building strong bridges in the process and have a clear orientation to serve the best interests of Optiv, our clients, and our partners. As the leader of this space, they will be responsible for establishing and leading a team of product and project management experts who help our Sales and Services organization accelerate value realization. The Director, Strategic Programs will play a key role in operationalizing Optiv strategic AI OMS priorities by managing special projects, supporting the execution of our mission, and helping senior leadership prioritize AI initiatives across the organization. You'll act as an interlocutor between product, engineering, and business teams ensuring alignment, surfacing risks, and enabling decision-making through structured communication and coordination.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Oversees a portfolio of high impact, cross functional projects related to Optiv Market System that will have a material benefit to the internal and external experience of Optiv, our clients, and our partners.
• Lead the overarching strategy of Optiv AI OMS. Act as a connective tissue across teams facilitating communication, resolving blockers, and ensuring clarity of ownership and accountability.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess and prioritize AI OMS initiatives, helping allocate resources and attention to the most impactful workstreams.
• Synthesize findings into insights across projects and leverage those insights to develop recommendations and ideas around potential AI OMS growth opportunities.
• Drive execution of AI strategic priorities by managing special projects and cross-functional initiatives from inception to delivery.
• Establish and manage operating rhythms such as QBRs, OKR cycles, and leadership cadences to ensure progress against AI strategic goals.
• Drive a wide array of activities that may range from launching a new company-wide process to leading a workshop to turn a Leader's vision into action, to presenting a business case to Executive Leadership to drive a decision.
• Cultivate a high-performing team of product and project management professionals, encouraging cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing to drive excellence and scale.
• Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify addressable areas of value while supporting the creation of net-new analytics on product performance.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of OMS, including research areas of growth to support strategy and planning functions.
• Collaborate with Client Solutions, Sales, Services, and Research & Development on the domain taxonomy including the governance protocols.
• Facilitate and organize reoccurring status and performance reviews focusing on areas for improvement.
• Participate and play an active role in the development and executive of a multi-year operating plan, while clearly articulating where and how Optiv Market System can support growth trajectories and investment decisions.
• Partner with IT, Pricing, Incentive Compensation and other analytical functions on the data program to support the performance measurement and compensation plan of OMS.
• Support Enablement deliverables including the creation of content and internal speaking engagements.

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