Narvar

Program Director, Strategic Initiatives

Narvar

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects that align with company priorities.
  • Translate executive-level goals into actionable plans and ensure alignment, momentum, and measurable results.
  • Oversee the end-to-end delivery of complex projects spanning various functions, products and regions.
  • Collaborate with senior functional leadership (e.g., Product, Engineering, and Sales) to develop insights, execute plans and uphold accountability.
  • Drive the execution of multi-team projects, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met within scope and time.
  • Develop and monitor KPIs, leveraging analytics to inform decisions and course-correct initiatives as needed.
  • Anticipate risks and develop contingency plans, using industry experience to proactively address challenges.
  • Build and nurture relationships with internal stakeholders to facilitate alignment and drive results.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and change management throughout strategic project portfolios.
  • Provide regular updates and reports to executive leadership on project status and impact.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management and/or management consulting
  • Preferred background in retail / digital commerce, management consulting
  • Demonstrable experience leading organizational change and transformation projects in SaaS, preferably with outcome-based (transactional) product experience.
  • Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and business acumen.
  • Proven capability to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive cross-team execution.
  • Analytical, data-driven mindset with expertise in leveraging technology to deliver business outcomes.
  • Highly organized and collaborative; able to work with cross-functional stakeholders and multiple deliverables at any given time
  • Experience working closely with C-suite
  • Self-motivated, curious, and rapid learner who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Experience with SAAS, B2B required
  • Previous startup experience strongly preferred