Manager, Strategic Initiatives

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Strategic Initiatives based in the United States.

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will work closely with senior leadership to drive execution across high-priority strategic initiatives and business objectives. This role combines project management, executive communication, data analysis, and cross-functional coordination in a fast-paced professional services environment. You will turn complex information into clear insights, executive-ready materials, and actionable recommendations. The position plays a critical role in maintaining momentum across strategic projects, identifying risks, and ensuring commitments are followed through. You will help leadership stay focused on the highest-impact priorities while improving operating rhythms and organizational effectiveness. This is a hands-on opportunity for a highly organized, analytical, and proactive professional who thrives in environments where priorities evolve quickly.

Accountabilities

• Develop, edit, and maintain executive-level presentations, dashboards, reports, briefing materials, and communications for leadership meetings, strategic initiatives, and firmwide forums.
• Translate complex operational, financial, and strategic information into concise, compelling narratives that support executive awareness and decision-making.
• Track strategic projects, actions, deadlines, commitments, dependencies, and open issues, proactively identifying risks, delays, and matters requiring escalation.
• Provide project-management support for high-priority initiatives by developing roadmaps, monitoring milestones, coordinating stakeholders, and maintaining clear status reporting.
• Triage competing priorities and help leadership remain focused on the highest-impact activities while coordinating closely with administrative partners on calendars and follow-ups.
• Lead change management activities for key initiatives, including stakeholder alignment, communication planning, adoption tracking, and implementation follow-through.
• Maintain visibility into business performance and strategic priorities by analyzing operational and financial data, identifying trends, and surfacing risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reporting tools, templates, and operating rhythms that improve consistency, transparency, and organizational efficiency.
• Own agenda development, pre-read preparation, presentation materials, and follow-up activities for leadership meetings, annual offsites, and Town Halls.
• Capture clear meeting notes, decisions, ownership, and next steps to ensure accountability and consistent follow-through.
• Serve as a central coordination point across teams, facilitating accurate and timely information flow between senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization and influence outcomes through strong communication, judgment, and stakeholder management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree such as an MBA is a plus.
• 6-8 years of experience in strategic initiatives, strategy consulting, executive project management, or a similar role within a high-performance professional services environment such as consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate strategy, or another rigorous setting.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with senior executives and successfully driving cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including executive-level presentation development, data analysis, dashboards, and storytelling.
• Strong experience producing status reports, program updates, executive dashboards, and other decision-support materials.
• Proven project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, stakeholders, and dependencies simultaneously.
• Exceptional judgment and discretion, with the ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity, incomplete information, sensitive matters, and changing priorities.
• Strong analytical and business acumen, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into clear insights, options, recommendations, and actions.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft and edit executive-level communications and create compelling business narratives.
• Highly proactive and action-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
• Strong emotional intelligence and executive presence, with the ability to build credibility and influence without formal authority.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, anticipate potential challenges, and proactively surface issues before they become obstacles.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary of approximately $140,000-$190,000, depending on skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.
• Discretionary performance-based bonus with potential for additional earnings.
• 401(k) benefits.
• Generous paid time off.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Wellness program supporting employee well-being.
• Fully remote work environment within the United States.
• Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives.
• Exposure to complex business challenges across a high-performance professional services environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to organizational change, operational improvement, and long-term strategic priorities.