Director, Strategy & Operations

ŌURA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 164,900 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and parental leave

Employee discounts for Oura Rings

Job summary

A leading health technology company in San Francisco is seeking a Director of Strategy & Operations. This role requires 10-12+ years of experience, focusing on translating company priorities into effective operational plans and ensuring execution across various functions. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, AI fluency, and experience in high-growth environments. The role come with a competitive salary and substantial benefits, supporting a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 10–12+ years experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence.
• Experience in high-growth environments with operational rigor.
• Ability to design and run operational systems from scratch.
• Familiarity with C-suite executives in portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Translate company strategy into clear operational plans.
• Lead the annual planning process, ensuring proper resource allocation.
• Maintain understanding of business performance and risks.
• Design and run the company's operating rhythms.
• Proactively address misalignments across functions.

Skills

Strategy consulting experience

Executive presence

Building operating models

AI fluency

Communication skills

Job description

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We\'ve helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.

We are seeking a Director of Strategy & Operations who will partner closely with business leadership to translate company priorities into clear operating plans, decision frameworks, and executional rigor across various functions. You\'ll own our planning cycles end-to-end, from setting the annual direction to driving quarterly OKR reviews that ensure we stay focused on what matters most. You will act as the chief architect and executor of the strategy and operating models—bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to a rapidly scaling organization.

Responsibilities

Strategic Analysis & Decision Support

• Partner with the executive team to translate company strategy into clear annual direction, enterprise priorities, and execution frameworks
• Lead the annual planning process — setting timelines, aligning cross-functional leaders, and ensuring resources are allocated to the highest-impact opportunities
• Continuously evolve and operationalize strategy across product, GTM, finance, and operations as conditions change
• Build and maintain a real-time enterprise portfolio view of major initiatives, resourcing, interdependencies, and performance against plan
• Maintain a strong, real-time understanding of business performance, competitive dynamics, and emerging risks — bringing clarity and perspective to leadership when it matters most

Operating Cadence & Governance

• Design and run the company\'s operating rhythms, including annual planning cycles, quarterly OKR reviews, business performance checkpoints, and executive forums
• Establish clear decision-making frameworks, accountability mechanisms, and follow-through processes that enable focus and durable growth
• Lead quarterly business reviews to assess performance, recalibrate strategy, and reallocate resources based on results
• Build AI-native planning infrastructure that powers Oura’s planning model and portfolio management

Cross-Functional Alignment & Organizational Scale

• Proactively identify when the business is overextended, underinvested, or misaligned — and mobilize the right people to resolve it
• Design and implement the planning infrastructure (frameworks, tooling, operating rituals) that scales with the company and enables execution with speed and clarity
• Serve as the primary integrator across Product, GTM, Finance, and Operations — clarifying ownership, surfacing trade-offs, and resolving misalignment quickly
• Lead and develop a high-performing planning and operations team — setting clear expectations, providing mentorship, and building a culture of rigor and speed

Requirements

We would love to have you on our team if you:

• Have 10–12+ years of experience in strategy consulting (MBB preferred) and/or corporate strategy with direct ownership of enterprise planning processes
• Bring executive presence, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive clarity and alignment without positional authority
• Have experience building operating models and processes in high-growth environments and demonstrate strong strategic orientation and exceptional operational rigor
• Have the proven ability to design and run operating systems from scratch — not just maintain inherited ones
• Operate with AI-fluency — you can build scalable planning tools, accelerate analysis, and raise the output quality of the teams around you using AI
• Have worked with C-suite executives on portfolio management and resource allocation
• Experience in consumer tech, subscription businesses, or digital health (a plus)

Location

We have a strong preference for candidates based in San Francisco or the Bay Area.

Benefits

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Region 1: $200,600 - $236,000
• Region 2: $182,750 - $215,000
• Region 3: $164,900 - $194,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in certain states due to policy restrictions.

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on protected characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.