Contingent Workforce Strategy Director

Strativ Group; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Strativ Group is partnering with a Defense-Tech business and seeks a veteran leader to design and scale a contingent workforce program. You will define strategy, policy, and supplier models, and stand up the technology and governance to unify contractors, consultants, and SOW partners.

You will build the program from the ground up, lead a small team, and advise executives on staffing speed, cost savings, and compliance with ITAR/EAR and related regulations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in contingent workforce management and related fields.
• 5+ years leading a contingent workforce program.
• Proven ability to build programs from scratch or redesign existing ones.
• Hands-on VMS implementation experience with MSP collaboration.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. worker classification and contractor compliance.
• Strong commercial skills with supplier negotiations and savings.
• Ability to tell a clear data-driven story to executives and move fast in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, vision, operating model, and roadmap for contingent programs.
• Define governance, policy, and co-employment/compliance frameworks.
• Stand up the technology and connect HR, finance, IT, and security systems.
• Shape the supplier market with MSPs and master agreements.
• Turn data into decisions with spend, headcount, and performance reporting.
• Lead and influence engineering, manufacturing, and program leaders as the program scales.

Skills

Contingent WM

Workforce solutions

Talent acquisition

Procurement

Program leadership

VMS experience

Negotiation

Data storytelling

Executive briefing

Tools

SAP Fieldglass

Beeline

Workday VNDLY

Job description

Strativ Group is partnering with a Defense-Tech business and seeks a veteran leader to design and scale a contingent workforce program. You will define strategy, policy, and supplier models, and stand up the technology and governance to unify contractors, consultants, and SOW partners.

You will build the program from the ground up, lead a small team, and advise executives on staffing speed, cost savings, and compliance with ITAR/EAR and related regulations.