Senior Manager, Strategic Operations & Governance

Senior Manager, Strategic Operations & Governance

Salary Range : 125000.00 To 135000.00 (USD) Annually

About Us : Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds ("the Funds") is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values : Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). The Funds oversees and manages $9 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people. For 2025 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as : M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more.

Job Summary : Under the supervision of the Director, Chief of Staff at the 32BJ Health Fund, we are seeking a collaborative, strategic, and pragmatic Senior Manager, Strategic Operations & Governance to help build and optimize governance processes that guide how work is prioritized, resourced, and managed across the Health Fund. This individual will play a pivotal role in advancing operational excellence, aligning strategic priorities, and strengthening governance across enterprise-wide initiatives. This role will drive accountability across leadership and departments, enhance transparency, and reinforce our commitment to efficient, high-impact project execution. This is a unique opportunity for a flexible and experienced professionalideally with a consulting backgroundwho excels at bringing structure to complexity without adding unnecessary administrative burden. The ideal candidate thrives in cross-functional environments, and is energized by our mission to improve health outcomes for union members and their families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief of Staff and internal and external resources to design, finalize, and implement governance frameworks that support strategic decision-making, clear accountability, and prioritization of projects across the Health Fund.
• Establish and document governance bodies (e.g., steering committees, working groups), including defining roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority and escalation pathways where appropriate.
• Partner with Operations, Strategy, Policy, Data and Analytics teams to ensure projects are strategically identified, aligned, properly scoped, have clearly defined outcomes that are aligned with organizational goals, and resourced, with clearly defined outcomes and success metrics.
• Lead and facilitate prioritization processes, including criteria development, intake processes, and status reporting mechanisms.
• Collaborate to design and build lightweight tools, templates, and processes to enable consistent governance practices without overburdening staff or duplicating efforts.
• Manage and support regular governance meetings, including agenda development, materials preparation, and follow-up on decisions and action items.
• Collaborate across departments to identify areas of improvement in current processes and drive solutions that increase clarity and execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and change agent in embedding governance discipline into the organizational culture.
• Oversee project management activities for key projects to ensure adherence to quality standards, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
• Establish and maintain a centralized project management site or platform to support PMO functions and project documentation.
• Regularly document and report key project progress to stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to track performance against strategic goals.
• Provide mentorship, leadership, and supervision to junior project management staff.
• Perform other relevant functions as necessary or as assigned by management.

Qualifications (Competencies)

Soft Skills (Interpersonal Skills)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.

Reasoning Ability

High

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Preferred : Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other relevant ones.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.