Strategic Governance Manager — COO Ops & M&A (Hybrid)

Grant Thornton; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Manager, Business Governance to join the Office of the COO. The Experienced Manager plays a key role in driving strategic initiatives and operational governance across the COO’s evolving organization.

This role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate priorities into actionable plans and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, or related field; PMP or similar certification preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in project management, operations, transformation, or management consulting.
• Solid understanding of business drivers, operating constructs, and value levers of professional services companies.
• Ability to assess organizational challenges and identify opportunities to improve governance, communication, prioritization, and ways of working.
• Experience designing processes, operating models, business cases, or management mechanisms that improve team effectiveness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains detailed project plans, timelines, and status reports to ensure accountability and transparency.
• Tracks and follows up with key initiatives across a portfolio of functional domains, mapping deliverables to progress.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams to drive execution and resolve issues quickly.
• Supports the COO and senior leaders with executive-level presentations and decision-support materials.
• Facilitates effective communication and information flow across teams reporting to the COO.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and implements scalable solutions.
• Leads PM of strategic initiatives aimed at M&A integration, process optimization, and transformation.
• Adapts with emotional intelligence to diverse stakeholder needs and team dynamics.

Skills

Experience: 8+ years PM/ops/transform

Executive communication

Analytical problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Matrixed environment experience

AI tooling interest for productivity

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, or related field

PMP or similar certification preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Asana

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Manager, Business Governance to join the Office of the COO. The Experienced Manager plays a key role in driving strategic initiatives and operational governance across the COO’s evolving organization.

This role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate priorities into actionable plans and deliver high-impact outcomes.