Senior Director, Strategic Execution
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SchoolHouse ConnectionEducation Nonprofit
United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary152,000 - 190,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 10 years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipOperations ManagementChange Management
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in senior operations, strategy, chief of staff, or organizational leadership roles, preferably in complex, national education nonprofits.
- Demonstrated success translating strategy into execution across multiple teams or functions.
- Experience designing and leading planning processes, operating rhythms, and progress-monitoring systems.
- Experience leading teams through growth, change, or increased complexity.
- Strong understanding of nonprofit operating models, capacity constraints, and cross-functional coordination.
- Experience serving as a strategic partner to an Executive Director, CEO, Chief Operating Officer, or equivalent executive leader.
- Experience building organizational operating systems and management infrastructure in growing organizations.
- Demonstrated success facilitating cross-functional decision-making among senior leaders.
- Experience balancing organizational agility with disciplined execution.
- Exceptional systems thinking, pattern recognition, and project management skills.
- Excellent clear, concise writing and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Executive Director to translate strategic vision into prioritized organizational goals, outcomes, and timelines.
- Design and continuously improve core management processes, including annual retreats, quarterly planning, and leadership operating rhythms.
- Develop and maintain practical operating systems, dashboards, and planning tools to increase transparency and project accountability.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and decision-making to resolve challenges in scope, sequencing, and resource allocation.
- Provide candid strategic counsel to the Executive Director to optimize organizational decision-making and reduce operational bottlenecks.
- Oversee the integration of organizational growth initiatives, including state-based pilot expansions, into broader strategic operations.
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