Principal – Business Operations and Strategy
Instructure
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead Enterprise Strategy & Planning: Own the annual strategy and planning cycle — from long-range vision to yearly investment allocation.
- Drive Strategic Execution: Govern the company’s OKR and business review process to ensure accountability and measurable progress toward strategy.
- Oversee Strategic Initiative Portfolio: Manage cross-functional initiatives that advance Instructure’s strategic priorities; align resources and resolve execution bottlenecks.
- Operationalize Visibility: Build and continuously evolve the enterprise “Strategy Scorecard” and shared dashboards to quantify progress and impact.
- Build Organizational Maturity: Establish consistent systems, processes, and decision-rights frameworks to move the company from reactive to managed to strategic.
- Coach & Influence: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership; lead, mentor, and scale the BizOps team; drive cultural adoption of data-informed, strategy-driven execution.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or business operations at a high-growth SaaS company.
- Proven success leading large-scale cross-functional programs with executive visibility.
- Analytical and structured problem solver who can convert insight into action.
- Highly skilled communicator able to influence at the executive level.
- Track record of building operational systems and governance models at scale.
- Comfortable balancing enterprise strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program - because everyone should have a stake in our success.
- Flexible work culture. Our remote, hybrid and in-office collaboration spaces vary by role, team and location.
- Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.
- Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support
- Annual learning and development stipends to support your growth
- The technology and tools you need to do your best work
- Motivosity employee recognition program
- A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic planningOKR governancecross-functional program managementoperational systems developmentgovernance modelsdata-informed executionstrategy scorecard developmentdashboards creationanalytical problem solvingbusiness operations
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringinfluencingcommunicationcoachingstrategic thinkingproblem solvingcollaborationcultural adoptiondecision-making