Executive Director – Strategic Initiatives
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $186,800 - $311,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive Enterprise Initiative Execution
- Define and structure a focused portfolio of high-impact, company-level initiatives aligned to leadership priorities
- Establish clear ownership, success metrics, and milestones for each initiative
- Drive progress across functions, proactively identifying and resolving risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks
- Ensure accountability and sustained momentum between leadership touchpoints
- Design and implement consistent, standardized approaches for managing cross-functional initiatives across the enterprise
- Partner with the COO to establish and maintain a consistent enterprise operating cadence
- Work across Operations, Finance, IT, Business Development, HR, and Quality to align stakeholders on shared priorities
- Introduce pragmatic, outcome-oriented approaches to breaking complex initiatives into manageable workstreams
Requirements
- 15–20+ years of experience in operations, program leadership, or enterprise transformation roles within complex organizations
- Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that span multiple business units or functions
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at the executive level, influencing senior leaders and driving alignment without direct authority
- Experience establishing enterprise-level operating models, governance, or execution framework
- Strong ability to translate strategy into execution, structuring ambiguous problems into clear plans and deliverables
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies (applied practically, not academically)
Benefits
- healthcare benefits
- paid leave
- retirement plans
- insurance programs
- education and training assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise initiative executionoperating modelsgovernance frameworksLean methodologySix Sigmacontinuous improvementprogram leadershipcross-functional initiativesstrategic executionrisk management
Soft Skills
influencing senior leadersstakeholder alignmentproblem structuringaccountabilitycommunicationcollaborationproactive identification of risksorganizational skillsleadershipoutcome-oriented approaches