Manager, Regional Strategy & Operations

Adecco; Fountain Valley (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Additional voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Adecco is assisting a leading global automotive organization in recruiting for a Manager, Regional Strategy & Operations. The role focuses on managing strategic initiatives, cross-functional collaboration across North American operations, and executive reporting.

The onsite position in Fountain Valley, CA requires strong project/program management, planning, and governance skills. You will drive planning, governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment with technology teams and regional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology Management, Operations, or related field.
• 5–7 years in project/program management, PMO, or strategic planning.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in governance, executive reporting, or strategic planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic initiatives across regional units and facilities, tracking timelines, milestones, deliverables.
• Translate priorities into actionable plans with measurable goals.
• Maintain visibility into status, risks, and dependencies; escalate when needed.
• Build relationships across functions to promote alignment and accountability.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, and briefing materials.
• Coordinate governance, investment planning, and leadership reviews.
• Facilitate planning sessions and maintain action logs for follow-up.
• Promote cross-regional alignment and standardization of planning practices.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

PowerPoint

Excel

Milestone tracking

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IS, Tech Mgmt, Operations

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Adecco is currently assisting our client, a leading global automotive organization, in recruiting for a Manager, Regional Strategy & Operations position. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project or program management professional to support strategic initiatives, business planning, and cross-functional collaboration across North American operations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, strategic planning, stakeholder coordination, and executive reporting. This position focuses on driving initiatives forward, improving visibility into project progress, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring alignment across business units and regional stakeholders. While the role partners closely with technology teams, it is primarily focused on project management, business strategy, and operational coordination.

Location: Onsite Fountain Valley, CA

Pay Rate: $50-$60/HR DOE

Key Responsibilities

• Project & Program Management: Coordinate strategic initiatives across regional business units and manufacturing facilities, tracking timelines, milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.

• Strategic Planning: Gather business priorities and planning inputs, helping translate organizational objectives into actionable plans and measurable goals.

• Portfolio & Risk Management: Maintain visibility into project status, dependencies, risks, resource requirements, and outstanding decisions. Identify potential roadblocks and coordinate appropriate escalation.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build relationships across business functions, regional teams, manufacturing operations, and technology stakeholders to promote alignment and accountability.

• Executive Reporting: Develop executive-ready PowerPoint presentations, status reports, dashboards, and briefing materials that communicate progress, risks, recommendations, and decisions required.

• Governance & Investment Planning: Coordinate documentation and stakeholder inputs for business cases, investment requests, governance reviews, and leadership presentations.

• Meeting & Action Coordination: Facilitate planning sessions, working groups, and leadership meetings. Maintain action logs, track commitments, and ensure timely follow-up.

• Cross-Regional Alignment: Identify opportunities to standardize planning practices, improve collaboration, reduce duplication, and share resources across regions and manufacturing locations.

• Process Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to project tracking, reporting templates, planning processes, and portfolio visibility.

• Issue Resolution: Work with stakeholders to clarify challenges, assess business impacts, identify decision owners, and coordinate resolution of issues requiring leadership attention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology Management, Operations, or a related field required.

• Approximately 5–7 years of experience in project management, program management, PMO, strategic planning, business operations, portfolio management, consulting, or business transformation.

• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and driving projects through completion.

• Experience working across multiple business units, geographic regions, or complex organizational structures preferred.

• Manufacturing, automotive, or multinational corporate experience is a plus.

• Experience supporting governance processes, executive reporting, business cases, or strategic planning activities is preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong project management, planning, organization, and prioritization skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving abilities.

• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills, including the ability to develop polished presentations, reports, and project trackers.

• Ability to translate complex information into clear plans, recommendations, and actionable next steps.

• Experience tracking project milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and deliverables.

• Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders without direct reporting authority.

• Strong business acumen, attention to detail, and a results-oriented mindset.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Preferred Certifications: PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant project or portfolio management certifications.

What Makes This Opportunity Exciting?

This role offers the opportunity to support high-visibility strategic initiatives within a global automotive organization. The successful candidate will work with regional business leaders, manufacturing stakeholders, and technology teams to improve planning, strengthen cross-functional alignment, and drive meaningful business outcomes across North America.

Benefits

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• commuter benefits
• 401K plan

Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.

• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday pay

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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