Director of Enterprise Strategy & Operations

Director, Enterprise Strategy & Operations

Location: Dallas, TX

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Overview

Our client is seeking a Director, Enterprise Strategy & Operations to lead enterprise planning, business performance, executive governance, and strategic execution across a rapidly growing organization.

Reporting to the COO, this highly visible role will partner closely with the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team to translate long-term strategy into clear operating plans, measurable priorities, and disciplined execution.

The Director will own key planning and performance processes including the 3-Year Strategic Plan, Annual Operating Plan, Monthly Business Reviews, OKRs, executive reporting, and board and investor preparation. This role also leads an experienced Strategy & Operations team and serves as a key connector across Finance, functional leadership, and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Planning

• Lead development and refinement of the company’s multi-year strategic plan.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear initiatives, milestones, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Own the Annual Operating Plan process and coordinate target setting across functions.
• Partner with Finance and FP&A to align strategic priorities, operating plans, forecasts, and financial targets.
• Support scenario planning, value-driver analysis, and executive decision-making.

Business Performance & Governance

• Own the structure and cadence of Monthly Business Reviews.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting frameworks.
• Synthesize financial and operational performance into concise, decision-ready insights.
• Identify performance gaps, emerging risks, and strategic tradeoffs.
• Drive follow-through on leadership decisions and critical business commitments.

OKRs & Organizational Alignment

• Translate enterprise priorities into functional and team-level goals and metrics.
• Maintain alignment between strategic objectives, operating plans, and execution.
• Track progress against key priorities and surface cross-functional dependencies.
• Strengthen accountability, visibility, and execution across the organization.

Board & Investor Support

• Lead preparation of board decks, pre-reads, executive briefings, and supporting analysis.
• Partner with executive leadership and Finance to ensure a clear and consistent business narrative.
• Support investor meeting preparation and executive communications.
• Challenge assumptions, identify gaps, and improve the quality of board-level materials.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop an experienced Strategy & Operations team.
• Set priorities and delegate ownership of major planning and performance workstreams.
• Coach team members on strategic analysis, executive communication, and problem-solving.
• Support hiring, performance management, development, and succession planning.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Improve enterprise planning, reporting, governance, and business-management processes.
• Develop scalable tools, templates, frameworks, and operating standards.
• Establish a consistent source of truth for core planning and performance activities.
• Act as a connector across functions to resolve dependencies and improve execution.
• Represent Strategy & Operations in executive and cross-functional forums.

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, Strategy & Operations, strategic finance, FP&A, management consulting, investment banking, or a related function.
• Experience leading multi-year strategic planning and annual operating planning.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Experience preparing executive, board, and/or investor-level materials.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and executive narratives.
• Experience with OKRs, business performance management, or enterprise operating frameworks.
• Experience leading experienced individual contributors.
• Strong executive presence and comfort working directly with C-suite leaders.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in a high-growth technology, cloud, infrastructure, data center, or related environment.
• Experience building strategy, planning, or governance processes within a scaling organization.
• Background in management consulting, investment banking, corporate development, or strategic finance.
• Experience with scenario modeling, enterprise forecasting, and value-driver analysis.
• Experience within an investment-backed or rapidly scaling company.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a strategic operator who can move seamlessly between long-range planning, executive decision support, and day-to-day business performance.

The strongest candidates will combine strategic thinking, financial acumen, executive communication, team leadership, and operational discipline with the ability to turn enterprise priorities into measurable plans and accountable execution.