Manager, Business Transformation

Hire Point Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Point Recruiting's client is seeking a Manager, Strategic Initiatives to join a high-impact team driving complex, cross-functional projects across the organization. The role acts as an internal consulting and execution function, partnering with leaders to solve challenging problems, improve processes, and deliver high-priority initiatives.

The Manager will own projects from assessment to completion, evaluate business needs, develop plans, align stakeholders, and remove roadblocks to

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in operations, consulting, PM, transformation, or strategy.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong PM, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity with changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities across levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Partner with business leaders to assess challenges, define objectives, and develop actionable plans.
• Coordinate initiatives across departments, business units, and stakeholders.
• Support integration activities related to acquisitions and organizational changes.
• Lead or support technology and systems implementation projects.
• Identify risks and roadblocks and develop solutions to maintain momentum.
• Establish timelines, milestones, ownership across project teams.
• Facilitate meetings with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analyze processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Communicate status, key decisions, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Navigate ambiguous situations and create structure and momentum.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder influence without formal权

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Our client is seeking a Manager, Strategic Initiatives to join a high-impact team responsible for driving complex, cross-functional projects across the organization.

This group operates as an internal consulting and execution function, partnering with leaders across the business to solve challenging problems, improve processes, and successfully deliver high-priority initiatives. Projects may span business integration, M&A-related activities, organizational transformation, technology and systems implementations, process improvement, and other enterprise-wide initiatives.

The Manager will take ownership of projects from initial assessment through execution and completion. This individual will evaluate business needs, develop structured plans, align key stakeholders, identify potential risks and roadblocks, and ensure initiatives continue moving forward.

This is a highly visible, hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys working across functions, solving complex business problems, and operating in fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives from initial planning through successful execution.
• Partner with business leaders to assess challenges, define objectives, and develop actionable project plans.
• Coordinate initiatives involving multiple departments, business units, and stakeholders.
• Support integration activities related to acquisitions, organizational changes, new business initiatives, and operational improvements.
• Lead or support technology and systems implementation projects across the organization.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and roadblocks and develop solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Establish timelines, milestones, deliverables, and ownership across project teams.
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and execution.
• Communicate project status, key decisions, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Influence stakeholders and drive accountability without relying on direct reporting authority.
• Step into ambiguous or evolving situations and create structure, clarity, and forward momentum.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–8+ years of professional experience in business operations, consulting, project management, transformation, integration, strategy, or a related field.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to work across multiple levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience with business transformation, systems implementations, M&A integration, or enterprise-wide initiatives is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Ideal Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on problem solver who can quickly understand a business challenge, develop a practical approach, bring the right people together, and drive an initiative through completion. This person should be comfortable moving between strategy and execution and enjoy working on a variety of high-impact projects across the organization.