Director Strategy Operations

GTN Technical Staffing; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GTN Technical Staffing seeks an experienced Director of Strategy & Operations to lead enterprise planning, executive governance, and performance initiatives. You will work with the COO, CEO, CFO and senior leaders to translate strategy into executable plans with measurable goals and accountability.

The role oversees a Strategy & Operations team and requires strong strategic thinking, financial fluency, and the ability to build scalable governance in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in corporate strategy, Strategy & Operations, FP&A, management consulting, or equivalent.
• Experience developing multi-year strategic plans and annual operating plans.
• Strong financial and analytical skills aligned to performance metrics.
• Experience preparing executive, board, and investor materials.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex information into executive narratives.
• Experience leading teams and delegating ownership.
• Executive presence with C-suite interaction.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives with attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the company’s 3-Year Strategic Plan with executive leadership.
• Translate priorities into initiatives, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Own the Annual Operating Plan with calendars and cross-functional coordination.
• Partner with Finance and FP&A to align forecasts and priorities.
• Support value-driver initiatives and drive performance reporting.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and reporting for leadership.
• Lead Monthly Business Reviews and board/investor preparation.
• Establish scalable planning and governance processes.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Director of Strategy & Operations to lead enterprise planning, executive governance, and business performance initiatives for a rapidly growing organization.

This highly visible role will work closely with the COO, CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team to translate long-term strategy into executable operating plans, measurable goals, and clear accountability across the business. The Director will lead key planning processes including the 3-Year Strategic Plan, Annual Operating Plan, Monthly Business Reviews, OKRs, executive reporting, and board and investor preparation.

This position also carries direct leadership responsibility for an experienced Strategy & Operations team. The ideal candidate combines strong strategic thinking, financial fluency, executive communication, and operational discipline with the ability to build scalable planning and governance processes in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Business Performance

• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of the company’s 3-Year Strategic Plan in partnership with executive leadership.
• Translate long-range strategic priorities into clear initiatives, resource requirements, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Own the Annual Operating Plan process, including planning calendars, target setting, cross-functional coordination, and reconciliation with financial and strategic objectives.
• Partner closely with Finance and FP&A to ensure operating plans, financial models, forecasts, and strategic priorities remain aligned.
• Support value-driver initiatives by identifying, tracking, and reporting on the key levers impacting business performance.
• Help maintain and improve enterprise business models used for scenario planning, forecasting, and executive decision-making.

Executive Governance & Business Reviews

• Own the structure, preparation, and operating cadence of Monthly Business Reviews.
• Synthesize financial, operational, and functional performance data into concise, decision-ready executive narratives.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and reporting frameworks that provide leadership with clear visibility into business performance.
• Identify emerging risks, performance gaps, and strategic tradeoffs, and drive follow-through on key leadership decisions.
• Design and maintain effective weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual business rhythms without creating unnecessary governance overhead.

OKRs & Organizational Alignment

• Lead the translation of enterprise-level priorities and OKRs into functional and team-level operating metrics.
• Ensure teams understand how their objectives connect to broader company goals.
• Establish mechanisms for tracking progress, reconciling competing priorities, and adjusting metrics as business conditions change.
• Partner with functional leaders to strengthen accountability and improve execution against strategic priorities.

Board & Investor Support

• Lead development of board decks, pre-reads, briefing materials, and supporting analysis in partnership with executive leadership.
• Prepare executive teams for board discussions by identifying gaps, challenging assumptions, and ensuring a clear and defensible narrative.
• Support investor meeting preparation by coordinating business, financial, and operational content across leadership and Finance.
• Help ensure consistency between internal operating metrics, financial reporting, and external executive communications.
• Lead and develop a team of experienced Strategy & Operations professionals.
• Establish priorities, delegate ownership of major workstreams, and provide coaching on executive-level analysis and communication.
• Own team hiring, performance management, development planning, and succession.
• Build a culture of accountability, strong judgment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Identify gaps and friction within planning, reporting, and governance processes and lead improvements.
• Develop scalable frameworks, templates, tools, and operating standards that improve organizational effectiveness.
• Build and maintain a centralized repository for core business processes, creating a consistent source of truth for how key activities are executed.
• Represent Strategy & Operations in cross-functional leadership forums and ensure alignment between enterprise plans and functional execution.
• Act as a connector across teams, helping resolve dependencies and improve collaboration.
• Support company-wide culture, engagement, and organizational effectiveness initiatives as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, Strategy & Operations, FP&A, management consulting, investment banking, or a comparable function.
• Direct experience developing multi-year strategic plans and annual operating plans.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to connect strategic objectives to financial and operational performance.
• Experience preparing executive, board, and/or investor-level materials.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex and ambiguous information into clear recommendations and executive-ready narratives.
• Demonstrated experience leading experienced individual contributors and delegating meaningful ownership.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to work directly with C-suite leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
• Experience within a high-growth technology, cloud, infrastructure, data center, or related environment.
• Experience building Strategy & Operations, 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 working within an investment-backed or rapidly scaling organization.

Ideal Background

Strong candidates may come from corporate strategy, Strategy & Operations, management consulting, strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, or similar roles where they have owned enterprise planning, executive reporting, performance management, and cross-functional strategic initiatives.

The strongest profiles will combine executive-level strategic thinking with the operational discipline to turn strategy into measurable plans, operating rhythms, and accountability across the organization.