Manager, Business Operations
Data Direct Networks
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Data Direct Networks seeks a high‑caliber Manager, Business Operations to join its Business Operations & Strategy team. This high‑visibility role partners with senior leadership on strategic, operational, and corporate development initiatives, driving multi‑phase programs from scoping through execution.
The ideal candidate thrives in fast‑paced environments, combines strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, and can deliver impact in a high‑growth tech company focused on data storage and AI
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of total professional experience; prior experience in management consulting, investment banking, tech operations, or corporate strategy strongly preferred
- Ideally track record of operating in high‑growth technology companies, particularly in infrastructure, enterprise software, or AI/HPC markets
- Demonstrated experience supporting or owning corporate development workstreams (M&A research, diligence, integration)
- Experience owning complex cross‑functional programs with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Familiarity with AI infrastructure, cloud, or data storage markets is a meaningful plus
- Exceptional analytical skills, comfortable with financial modeling, market sizing, and data‑driven storytelling
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to craft executive-ready materials with minimal guidance
- High degree of organizational rigor, tracks details, manages up, and follows through without prompting
- Ability to switch fluidly between strategic framing and tactical execution
- Proficient in PowerPoint/Google Slides, Excel/Sheets, and productivity tools; familiarity with Salesforce, Tableau, or BI tools a plus
- Low-ego, high-output orientation; comfortable in ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Education: Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred (not required for exceptional candidates with equivalent experience)
Responsibilities
- Drive cross-functional operational programs from scoping through execution, maintaining accountability to milestones, owners, and outcomes
- Support the design and implementation of scalable business processes across GTM, Finance, Product, and People functions
- Build and maintain operating cadences, weekly/monthly/quarterly, including meeting structures, reporting rhythms, and dashboard infrastructure
- Prepare high-quality materials for executive and board-level audiences, including briefings, decision memos, and performance reviews
- Identify operational gaps and recommend prioritized interventions; track execution and measure impact
- Act as a connective tissue across functions, ensuring alignment and information flow on key initiatives
- Conduct research and analysis in support of M&A targets, strategic partnerships, and investment opportunities
- Develop market maps and target screening frameworks across DDN's addressable segments
- Support post-merger integration planning and execution, including workstream coordination, synergy tracking, and stakeholder alignment
- Prepare deal materials including executive summaries, investment theses, and diligence support packages
- Maintain competitive intelligence on adjacent companies and market participants relevant to DDN's strategic expansion
- Contribute to DDN's annual and multi-year strategic planning cycles, including market sizing, scenario modeling, and priority setting
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform strategic decisions across product, go-to-market, and geographic expansion
- Support investor relations and fundraising efforts with research, benchmarking, and narrative development
- Monitor industry trends, technology shifts, and competitive dynamics; distill into actionable insights for leadership
- Assist in drafting and refining executive communications, strategy documents, and organizational announcements
- Education: Bachelor''s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred (not required for exceptional candidates with equivalent experience)
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Job description
We are on our way to being the first company to power 1 MILLION GPUs and want world‑class talent to join our amazing team!
The world is moving faster than ever, and yet, it will never move this slowly again. We are at the forefront of an incredible technological revolution but, at its core, it is fueled by incredible people. People like you.
1,000 Global Employees
11k Happy Customers
16 International Offices
We are the world’s leading data intelligence platform that reliably accelerates massive datasets for actionable real‑time insights. Join our team to help the best and brightest minds tackle the world’s biggest challenges in business, science, medicine, academia and government.
For the past 20 years, our team has kept us at the forefront of storage technology and has provided the foundation for enabling researchers to push the limits of “what can be done.”
These innovations take research and discovery to the next level, enabling them to discover cures to disease, observe global warming patterns, model innovative automotive and aerospace designs, discover new sources of energy, make communities safer, and accelerate business results across a wide variety of industries.
At DDN, we understand our customers’ diverse needs. Whether you’re a data scientist, IT professional, executive, or researcher, our solutions empower you with cutting‑edge technology and unparalleled support.
Highly Competitive Vacation Plans
Paid Holidays
Bonus Programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
Paid Leave Programs
Anniversary and Recognition Awards
Full time
Hybrid
Department G&A Finance FP&A and Strategic Finance
THE ROLE
We are seeking a high‑caliber Manager, Business Operations to join DDN's Business Operations & Strategy team. This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact role that sits at the center of DDN's most critical strategic, operational, and corporate development initiatives. The successful candidate will partner directly with senior leadership on a wide range of mission‑critical workstreams from day‑to‑day operational excellence to corporate development research and strategic planning.
This role is ideal for an analytically rigorous, execution‑oriented professional who thrives in fast‑paced environments, can move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands‑on execution, and is motivated by having real impact on a high‑growth technology company.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Operations & Program Management
Drive cross‑functional operational programs from scoping through execution, maintaining accountability to milestones, owners, and outcomes
Support the design and implementation of scalable business processes across GTM, Finance, Product, and People functions
Build and maintain operating cadences, weekly/monthly/quarterly, including meeting structures, reporting rhythms, and dashboard infrastructure
Prepare high‑quality materials for executive and board‑level audiences, including briefings, decision memos, and performance reviews
Identify operational gaps and recommend prioritized interventions; track execution and measure impact
Act as a connective tissue across functions, ensuring alignment and information flow on key initiatives
Corporate Development Support
Conduct research and analysis in support of M&A targets, strategic partnerships, and investment opportunities
Develop market maps and target screening frameworks across DDN's addressable segments
Support post‑merger integration planning and execution, including workstream coordination, synergy tracking, and stakeholder alignment
Prepare deal materials including executive summaries, investment theses, and diligence support packages
Maintain competitive intelligence on adjacent companies and market participants relevant to DDN's strategic expansion
Contribute to DDN's annual and multi‑year strategic planning cycles, including market sizing, scenario modeling, and priority setting
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform strategic decisions across product, go‑to‑market, and geographic expansion
Support investor relations and fundraising efforts with research, benchmarking, and narrative development
Monitor industry trends, technology shifts, and competitive dynamics; distill into actionable insights for leadership
Assist in drafting and refining executive communications, strategy documents, and organizational announcements
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
3–5 years of total professional experience; prior experience in management consulting, investment banking, tech operations, or corporate strategy strongly preferred
Ideally track record of operating in high‑growth technology companies, particularly in infrastructure, enterprise software, or AI/HPC markets
Demonstrated experience supporting or owning corporate development workstreams (M&A research, diligence, integration)
Experience owning complex cross‑functional programs with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Familiarity with AI infrastructure, cloud, or data storage markets is a meaningful plus
Exceptional analytical skills, comfortable with financial modeling, market sizing, and data‑driven storytelling
Strong written and verbal communication; able to craft executive‑ready materials with minimal guidance
High degree of organizational rigor, tracks details, manages up, and follows through without prompting
Ability to switch fluidly between strategic framing and tactical execution
Proficient in PowerPoint/Google Slides, Excel/Sheets, and productivity tools; familiarity with Salesforce, Tableau, or BI tools a plus
Low‑ego, high‑output orientation; comfortable in ambiguity and rapid iteration
Education
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree from a top‑tier institution preferred (not required for exceptional candidates with equivalent experience)
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