Director, Operations & Strategy at Changent
Canada
$135k - $155k
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Position:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Director, Operations & Strategy</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Reports To:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> Chief Operations & Strategy Officer</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Department:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Operations & Strategy</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Supervisory Role:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> Yes</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Location:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> Remote, U.S.<br><strong>FLSA Status:</strong> Full-Time, Exempt</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins; color: #18216d;">POSITION OVERVIEW</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">The Director, Strategy & Operations shapes the systems and practices that enable Changent to advance its mission and create lasting impact for communities. The role leads business operations, improves operating rhythms, oversees enterprise initiatives, manages risk and business continuity, and brings clarity to complex organizational work.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">The Director connects strategy, business intelligence, and partnerships to help Changent make informed decisions and act on its priorities. Through analytics, market insight, operational knowledge, and purposeful relationships, the role helps Changent adapt to change, pursue opportunity, and build the organizational capacity needed to extend its impact.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins; color: #18216d;">ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">50% | Business Operations</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Develop and implement operational strategies that support organizational objectives and priorities.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Establish operating rhythms, management practices, and enterprise processes that support effective execution across the organization.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Oversee enterprise initiatives from planning through implementation to track progress, address issues, and close the loop on decisions and commitments.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Provide oversight of cross-functional initiatives and resolve barriers that affect progress toward defined objectives.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Identify process gaps, workflow issues, and operational challenges and work alongside functional leaders to improve processes and standard operating procedures.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Shape and improve operational practices that strengthen efficiency, accountability, communication, and collaboration.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Develop reporting and other tools that give leadership visibility into implementation, operational performance, risks, and emerging issues.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Lead risk management and business continuity activities, including risk identification, mitigation planning, continuity planning, and periodic review.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Oversee change management activities and implementation efforts for new initiatives, processes, and organizational changes.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Manage budgets associated with assigned strategic and operational initiatives.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Address unexpected operational challenges, assess their organizational impact, and coordinate solutions with the appropriate functional leaders.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Support adherence to applicable regulatory requirements and company policies within areas of responsibility.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">35% | </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Strategy & Business Intelligence</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Support executive leadership in enterprise strategic planning, priority-setting, and decision-making.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Analyze organizational, operational, market, and other relevant data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Translate data, research, market intelligence, and stakeholder input into insights that inform strategic priorities and decision-making.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Evaluate strategic options, trade-offs, and potential implications to support executive decision-making.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Assess market, policy, funding, competitive, and industry developments and translate findings into strategic insights.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Leverage data analytics and forecasting tools to support business analysis, operational modeling, and strategic decision-making.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Develop business cases, strategic analyses, executive presentations, board materials, and other materials that support strategic decisions and organizational planning.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">15% | Strategic Partnerships</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Identify and vet partnership opportunities based on strategic fit, organizational value, and potential impact.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Develop business cases and recommendations for strategic partnerships, initiatives, and new opportunities.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Develop partnership plans that define objectives, roles, responsibilities, and expected outcomes.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Build and maintain relationships with external partners and vendors.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Coordinate internal and external stakeholders involved in partnership development and implementation.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Research potential partnerships, emerging opportunities, and external developments to inform partnership decisions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Measure partner performance against agreed objectives, commitments, and results.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Review partnership arrangements and recommend whether to renew, modify, or end based on performance and organizational priorities.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins; color: #18216d;">KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & EXPERIENCE</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management, or a related field; equivalent experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Minimum of </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">7 years of progressive experience in strategy, operations, business analysis, organizational effectiveness, management consulting, or a related field.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Knowledge of business operations, process improvement, risk management, business continuity, and change management.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into action through operational planning, initiative oversight, process improvement, and cross-functional execution.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex information, identify patterns, and inform business decisions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Demonstrated experience leveraging business intelligence, analytics, forecasting, and operational modeling to inform organizational decisions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Knowledge of strategic planning and market intelligence, including the ability to assess external developments, competitive activity, and emerging opportunities.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Experience developing business cases, strategic analyses, and executive materials that inform organizational decisions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Experience developing and managing external partnerships, assessing opportunities, establishing expectations, and evaluating partnership performance.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Relationship-building skills with the ability to navigate competing priorities and move work forward across functions.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive organizational, financial, strategic, and external information.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">Proficiency with data analytics, business intelligence, and productivity tools used for analysis, reporting, forecasting, and executive decision support.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins; color: #18216d;">SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Poppins;">This position reports to the Chief Operations & Strategy Officer and has direct reports.</span></p>
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