What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Strategic Growth position at NEON SOLUTIONS SERVICES LLC?
About Us: We are a leading educational childcare company dedicated to giving every child a great start in life! As part of our commitment to growth, we are establishing a Strategic Growth function to drive expansion, innovation, and long-term success. We seek an experienced leader to spearhead this initiative on a consulting or contract basis.
Role Overview: The [Director of Strategic Growth] will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to drive revenue growth through strategic initiatives, channel expansion, and business offering expansion. This role requires a seasoned professional with a background in strategy, business development and execution. This individual must be entrepreneurial, willing to test, fail, iterate, and adapt quickly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive data-driven decision-making by analyzing market trends, competitive landscapes, and internal performance metrics.
- Identify and evaluate new market opportunities, partnerships, and business models.
- Apply a test and iterate approach to develop, launch and scale new offerings or partnership strategies
- Develop and implement strategic growth plans aligned with company objectives.
- Work cross-functionally with leadership teams to align growth strategies with operational capabilities.
- Develop and activate localized sales motions across distributed footprint
- Design and implement efficient scalable processes that minimize customer and operating friction
- Define and establish KPIs and reporting for key initiatives (funnel and pipeline reporting, deal statistics, etc.)
- Lead strategic projects, including new service offerings, partnerships, distribution channels, and customer segment expansions.
- Develop and manage project plans for multiple initiatives with clear timelines and cross-functional dependencies
- 10 years of experience in business development, venture building, corporate strategy & development, management consulting or other relevant experience
- Experience in leading growth-focused initiatives in a dynamic business environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate actionable insights.
- Proven track record of executing successful growth strategies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Self-starter with ability to work both independently and cross-functionally in a consulting/contract capacity to drive results.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in distributed retail operations environment, education or other care-based experience a plus
- Prior consulting experience a plus