Strategic Initiatives Manager

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Manager to strengthen structured analysis, priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, and performance measures while providing executive decision support. The role collaborates across functions and helps establish scalable processes in an early-stage company.

The successful candidate will turn priorities into clear, dependable work, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with autonomy as responsibilities evolve with company growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with structured analysis and scenario planning.
• Ability to own and translate priorities into plans.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across structured analysis, company priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, performance measures, and executive decision support.
• Translate the priorities of the Strategic Initiatives Manager role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Structured analysis

Scenario planning

Strategic initiatives

Performance measures

Executive decision support

Communication

Job description

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Help build Nicely Co.'s structured analysis, company priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, performance measures, and executive decision support as Strategic Initiatives Manager, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Manager to strengthen structured analysis, company priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, performance measures, and executive decision support. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Strategy function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across structured analysis, company priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, performance measures, and executive decision support.
• Translate the priorities of the Strategic Initiatives Manager role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to structured analysis, company priorities, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, performance measures, and executive decision support.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Strategic Initiatives Manager scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Strategy.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.