Studio Operations & Initiatives Director

Pfizer; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a Director, Operations and Key Initiatives Lead to oversee studio and team operations across product, engineering and innovation. You will own operating cadence, onboarding/offboarding, resourcing logistics, vendor management, budgeting, and the connective tissue between the studio and Pfizer Digital.

You will lead cross-pillars initiatives, shape operating models, leadership reviews and enterprise programmes, and coordinate with finance and HR to keep delivery on track, while

Responsibilities

• Own studio and team operations: operating rhythm, onboarding and offboarding, resourcing and hiring logistics, FTE and contractor administration, vendor management, tooling, and budget tracking.
• Lead studio-level initiatives that cut across pillars: operating model, leadership reviews, enterprise programmes, major events, and time-bound campaigns.
• Translate DLT / Digital requests into the smallest viable studio response; shield product and engineering from undifferentiated administrative load.
• Own the studio’s external narrative with Scott Gavin: plans, status, risks, and decision papers that are honest and short.
• Build and run a light operating cadence (forums, artefacts, follow-ups) that people actually use; kill ceremonies that do not earn their time.
• Line-manage the Sr. Manager, Product & Studio Operations; set the standard for how FTE administration, vendors, and logistics get done.
• Coordinate dependencies with sibling platforms, governance, finance, and HR so hiring, funding, and risk topics do not stall delivery.
• Spot portfolio-level conflicts (duplicate work, unclear owners)

Job description

Pfizer is seeking a Director, Operations and Key Initiatives Lead to oversee studio and team operations across product, engineering and innovation. You will own operating cadence, onboarding/offboarding, resourcing logistics, vendor management, budgeting, and the connective tissue between the studio and Pfizer Digital.

You will lead cross-pillars initiatives, shape operating models, leadership reviews and enterprise programmes, and coordinate with finance and HR to keep delivery on track, while