Director, Strategy & Operations

Elios, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Elios, Inc. seeks a Director, Strategy & Operations to shape enterprise strategy and drive growth across strategy, corporate development, and cross-functional execution.

You will translate complex questions into actionable, measurable recommendations for senior executives and the board. The role combines market analysis, investment evaluation, and value-creation initiatives, with AI-enabled workflows and BI tools to accelerate insights.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in management consulting, enterprise/corporate/growth strategy or related environment.
• Experience in high-growth technology companies preferred.
• Comfort using AI-enabled workflows, automation platforms and business intelligence tools.
• Hybrid role with in-office presence 3 days/week in Charlotte or Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise strategy and drive priority growth/value creation initiatives.
• Turn ambiguous business questions into clear, actionable recommendations with measurable outcomes.
• Lead complex strategic programs and evaluate investments in growth/opportunity areas.
• Support build, buy or partner decisions across strategy, corporate development and cross-functional execution.
• Synthesize market, customer, financial and operational insights into executive-ready materials for leadership and board discussions.

Skills

Strategy

Corporate development

M&A

Market research

Financial modeling

Executive presentations

Board materials

Cross-functional leadership

Business intelligence

Automation platforms

AI workflows

Excel

Tools

BI tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Enterprise strategy Corporate development Growth strategy Build-buy-partner analysis M&A assessment Partnership evaluation Market scanning Competitive positioning Value creation Executive presentations Board materials Cross-functional program leadership Business intelligence Automation platforms AI workflows Financial modeling Market research Excel

Job Description

Our client is hiring a Director, Strategy & Operations for a hybrid, full-time role based in Charlotte or Washington, DC. You'll work closely with the VP of Strategy & Operations and senior executives to shape enterprise strategy, drive priority growth and value creation initiatives, and turn ambiguous business questions into clear recommendations with measurable outcomes.

This role sits across strategy, corporate development, and cross-functional execution. The work includes synthesizing market, customer, financial, and operational insights into decision-ready materials for executive leadership and board discussions. You'll lead complex strategic programs, identify growth opportunities and operational expansion initiatives, evaluate investment opportunities and adjacent markets, assess partnerships and M&A opportunities, and support build, buy, or partner decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of experience in management consulting, enterprise strategy, corporate strategy, growth strategy, or a related environment, ideally within a high-growth technology company. You should also be comfortable using AI-enabled workflows, automation platforms, and business intelligence tools to improve the speed and quality of analysis. This is a hybrid role with an expected in-office presence 3 days per week in Charlotte or Washington, DC.