Senior Director Business Operations

Insight Global; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Director of Business Operations and Strategy in New York City. This role involves managing business operations and strategy for a major fintech client. The ideal candidate should have over 12 years of experience in business operations or finance and demonstrate exceptional financial acumen and executive communication skills. The position requires a hands-on approach to drive operational success and support leadership effectively.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, finance, or consulting.
• Strong experience in managing operating cadence, planning processes, and resource management.
• Demonstrated financial acumen and budget management.
• Exceptional executive communication skills, including storyboarding and deck development.
• Highly organized, independent operator with strong judgment and bias for action.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and run the CMCD operating cadence.
• Support mid-long term planning and execution.
• Oversee Opex and headcount tracking and monitoring.
• Track progress against priorities, KPIs, and commitments; identify gaps and course-correct as needed.
• Act as the primary business operations interface with Finance, HR, Marketing, Product, Risk, Enterprise Operations, and other corporate partners.
• Support internal communications, including leadership updates, org-wide messaging, and executive presentations.

Skills

Business operations

Strategy

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Organizational skills

Independent operation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Position: Senior Director of Business Operations & Strategy

Duration: 6 month contract

Location: New York, NY- 3x a week onsite

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Business Operations leader to join one of our largest fintech clients to join the Consumer, Marketing, Communications, and Design team. This role acts as a trusted operational partner to CMCD leadership, ensuring continuity across planning, operating cadence, resource management, and performance oversight. This person will focus on execution, decision support, and operational rigor—running established rhythms, managing resources, driving alignment across partners, overall enabling leadership to move quickly and effectively. This is a hands-on role requiring strong judgment, financial acumen, and the ability to operate independently in a complex, matrixed environment. The ideal candidate will lead a team of business operations professionals, each accountable for a distinct set of deliverables supporting CMCD priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own and run the CMCD operating cadence, including leadership meetings, business reviews, planning checkpoints, and All Hands
• Support mid-long term planning, translating leadership priorities into executable plans and milestones
• Oversee Opex and headcount tracking and monitoring, including budget pacing, forecasts, and variance analysis
• Track progress against priorities, KPIs, and commitments; identify gaps and course-correct as needed
• Act as the primary business operations interface with Finance, HR, Marketing, Product, Risk, Enterprise Operations, and other corporate partners
• Support internal communications, including leadership updates, org-wide messaging, and executive presentations

Must Haves

• 12+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, finance, or consulting within a large, matrixed organization
• Strong experience managing operating cadence, planning processes, and resource management
• Demonstrated financial acumen, including budget management and investment tradeoff analysis
• Exceptional executive communication skills, including storyboarding and deck development
• Highly organized, independent operator with strong judgment and bias for action
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred