Strategic Operations Lead, Cross-Functional Growth

Datavant; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a strategic operator to drive high-impact initiatives within the Strategic Operations team. You will shape answers to broad business problems, build scalable operating models, and deliver executive-ready recommendations.

You will partner with senior leaders to manage cross-functional programs, define work plans, and ensure timely, quality outcomes while fostering continuous improvement and growth.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or program management, ideally in a high-growth, fast-paced setting
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and program management; able to structure ambiguous problems and manage complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience developing clear, compelling, executive-ready presentations
• Strong stakeholder management; able to influence without authority and work effectively with senior leaders and colleagues at all levels
• Working proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Slides; curious about using AI and new tools to work smarter
• Self-starter who takes ownership, moves quickly without sacrificing quality, brings ideas forward, and is eager to learn and grow through feedback

Responsibilities

• Take broad, ambiguous business problems and bring structure: define the question, develop the approach, and drive toward clear recommendations.
• Develop and refine strategies, operating models, and playbooks that help teams operate more effectively as the business scales.
• Prepare executive-ready materials and recommendations, including business reviews and leadership updates.

Skills

Management consulting

Corporate strategy

Business operations

Program management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Excel

Google Sheets

AI tools

Self-starter

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

Datavant is seeking a strategic operator to drive high-impact initiatives within the Strategic Operations team. You will shape answers to broad business problems, build scalable operating models, and deliver executive-ready recommendations.

You will partner with senior leaders to manage cross-functional programs, define work plans, and ensure timely, quality outcomes while fostering continuous improvement and growth.