Senior Director, Strategic Operations & Transformation

ServiceNow; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 397,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Matching donations

Flexible time away plan

Family leave programs

Job summary

ServiceNow seeks a Senior Director of Strategic Operations & Transformation to design, operate, and continuously improve the LSGA operating model. Reporting to the COO, this leader will oversee rhythm of business, budgets, governance, and strategic programs, guiding a small high-performing team to scale the organization for growth.

The role focuses on driving operational excellence, cross-functional alignment, and leveraging AI to enhance productivity and decision making, while ensuring

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategic operations or related executive operating roles.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide initiatives in complex organizations.
• Strong business and financial acumen including budgeting and planning.
• Exceptional program management and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior executives and drive alignment.
• Experience building scalable operating models and improving effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve LSGA's operating cadence, planning processes, governance, reporting, and budget oversight.
• Lead the LSGA PMO and portfolio of strategic initiatives with clear ownership and risk management.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes, operating models, and governance across LSGA.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, data, and technology to improve productivity and decision-making.

Skills

Strategy ops

Program leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Enterprise initiatives

Transformational leadership

Job description

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500 work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

The Senior Director, Strategic Operations & Transformation serves as a trusted advisor to the COO of Legal, Societal, and Global Affairs (LSGA) and is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving the organization's operating model.
Reporting to the COO - Legal, this leader oversees LSGA's rhythm of the business, business operations, budget and resource planning, governance processes, strategic programs, and Project Management Office (PMO). The role also serves as an internal transformation and operational excellence function, identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve effectiveness, strengthen accountability, and help LSGA scale for the future.
Leading a small, high-performing team, this individual will help run the Office of the President & CLO, ensuring the organization operates with discipline, transparency, agility, and focus as it supports ServiceNow's next phase of growth and impact.

Lead LSGA's Operating System

• Own and evolve LSGA's annual operating cadence, including planning processes, business reviews, leadership team governance, performance management, and organizational reporting.
• Oversee budget planning, resource allocation, headcount management, vendor governance, and operational reporting across the organization.
• Partner closely with Finance, People, Digital Technology, and executive leadership to ensure strategic priorities are translated into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Establish scalable operating mechanisms, governance processes, dashboards, and metrics that improve transparency, accountability, and execution.

Drive Strategic Programs and PMO

• Lead the LSGA PMO and portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring clear prioritization, ownership, risk management, and successful execution.
• Coordinate complex cross-functional programs spanning Legal, Compliance, Ethics, Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Sustainability, Social Impact, and ServiceNow.org.
• Anticipate issues, remove roadblocks, and help drive alignment across the LSGA leadership team and key enterprise stakeholders.

Drive Operational Excellence and Transformation

• Lead the continuous assessment and improvement of LSGA processes, operating mechanisms, governance models, and organizational workflows.
• Conduct process mapping, organizational diagnostics, and operating model reviews to simplify work, eliminate friction, and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, data, and technology to improve productivity, visibility, and decision‑making.
• Build and lead a small, high-impact Strategic Operations team that acts as an internal "SWAT team" for the organization's most critical operational challenges, transformation efforts, and emerging priorities.
• Partner with leaders across LSGA to clarify ownership, streamline processes, improve service delivery, and strengthen execution at scale.

• 12+ years of experience in strategic operations, business operations, management consulting, program leadership, transformation, or related executive operating roles.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, planning, and resource management.
• Exceptional program management, organizational leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives, drive alignment, and execute through ambiguity.
• Track record of building scalable operating models, improving organizational effectiveness, and delivering measurable business impact.

What Success Looks Like

• LSGA operates through a clear, disciplined, and scalable operating model.
• Strategic priorities are translated into action, measured, and delivered consistently.
• Leaders have visibility into organizational performance, risks, and resource allocation.
• Processes are streamlined, ownership is clear, and teams spend more time on high-value work.
• The organization is continuously improving, simplifying, and modernizing how work gets done.

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $220,300 - $396,500, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third‑party service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

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