Strategy Director: Cross-Functional Execution

U.S. Engineering; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Engineering seeks a Director of Strategy to partner with the President in turning the strategic plan into repeatable workflows across Project Development, Site Operations and DfMA.

You will own cross-functional handoffs, standard processes and the operating rhythm to keep three functions aligned. You will translate strategy into initiatives with owners, milestones and metrics, lead monthly reviews, and support leadership summits and planning cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in management of strategy and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Demonstrated success standardizing processes or leading change across multiple teams without direct authority over them.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including presenting to executive and field audiences.
• Technically proficient in Excel, Power BI, Salesforce, and similar analytical software.

Responsibilities

• Translate the annual USEI strategic plan into a tracked portfolio of initiatives, each with an owner, milestones and measures.
• Run a monthly initiative review with the Innovations Management Team and report status to the leadership team quarterly.
• Lead preparation and follow-through for leadership summits and the annual strategic planning cycle.
• Map and standardize the major handoffs between functions.
• Drive adoption of standard workflows.
• Maintain a single library of USEI standard processes, templates and playbooks, and retire duplicate or outdated versions.
• Design the operating rhythm that keeps the three functions aligned: meeting cadences, decision rights, and escalation paths.
• Own internal communication of strategy and change so every leader and team member understands what is changing and why.
• Partner with HR Director to interpret engagement survey results and team feedback to target communication and collaboration gaps.
• Partner with Management Team to define company-level KPIs that connect functional results to the strategic plan.
• Build a leadership dashboard that shows initiative progress alongside operational performance.
• Coordinate with USEC, USES, USEMX and Holdings on shared processes and intercompany resources.
• Support the President on special projects such as organizational design, AI best practices and implementation, and communication with USE Holdings Board of Directors

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Project management

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Salesforce

Job description

U.S. Engineering seeks a Director of Strategy to partner with the President in turning the strategic plan into repeatable workflows across Project Development, Site Operations and DfMA.

You will own cross-functional handoffs, standard processes and the operating rhythm to keep three functions aligned. You will translate strategy into initiatives with owners, milestones and metrics, lead monthly reviews, and support leadership summits and planning cycles.