Strategic Initiatives & Execution Lead

Forvis Mazars US; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking an experienced leader to steward the enterprise-wide strategic initiative portfolio from Dallas. You will prioritize, sequence, and communicate initiatives with Senior Leadership, ensuring a coordinated execution plan and clear alignment to firm priorities.

You will partner with the CEO and SLT to monitor KPIs, surface risks, and drive enterprise-wide decision-making, translating strategy into disciplined action and measurable impact across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Management, Communications, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, chief of staff, program management, transformation, or related roles supporting strategic initiatives
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and supporting cross-functional, enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, and relationship-building skills.
• Master's degree (MBA or related field) preferred.
• Experience with enterprise portfolio management, organizational change, or business transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive, enterprise-wide view of all strategic and material operational initiatives across the firm, serving as a central point of visibility for leadership.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify interdependencies, overlaps, sequencing considerations, and organizational capacity constraints that impact execution.
• Enable disciplined, enterprise-level prioritization aligned to Thrive objectives and broader firm strategy, ensuring focus on initiatives that deliver the greatest strategic value.
• Surface execution, integration, and change-readiness risks, providing proactive insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive leadership attention and decision-making toward the work that matters most to enterprise outcomes.
• In partnership with the CEO, define and monitor key performance indicators and success measures to assess the effectiveness and strategic impact of enterprise initiatives and this role.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Management, Communications, Organizational Leadership, or related field

Master's degree (MBA or related field)

Tools

Enterprise Portfolio Mgmt Tools

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking an experienced leader to steward the enterprise-wide strategic initiative portfolio from Dallas. You will prioritize, sequence, and communicate initiatives with Senior Leadership, ensuring a coordinated execution plan and clear alignment to firm priorities.

You will partner with the CEO and SLT to monitor KPIs, surface risks, and drive enterprise-wide decision-making, translating strategy into disciplined action and measurable impact across the organization.