Director of Strategic Initiatives Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning: Developing strategic vision, conducting market analysis, and creating detailed strategic plans.
- Project Management: Leading the execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget, and tracking benefits.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Leading and motivating diverse teams, fostering collaboration, and communicating effectively with executives, including respectfully challenging leadership with thoughtful insights.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, delivering compelling presentations, and acting as a strategic partner to the executive team.
- Analytics and Performance Measurement: Conducting advanced data analysis, utilizing data visualization, establishing KPIs, and performing post-implementation reviews.
- Change Management: Developing strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new processes and systems.
Director of Strategic Initiatives Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Engineering, or a related field; an MBA or equivalent advanced degree is highly preferred.
- 8+ years in strategic planning, business transformation, or project management, preferably in a leadership capacity, with experience in large-scale change initiatives across various business functions (e.g., HR, Legal, Technology, Payroll, Finance).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams. Proficiency in project management tools is also essential.
- Certifications (Preferred): Lean Six Sigma methodologies; PMP Certification is a plus.
Why Join Our Client?
- Award-Winner Workplace: Our client has been nationally recognized as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” reflecting their commitment to employee enrichment.
- Employee-Centric Culture: Employees consistently praise the collaborative and respectful environment, highlighting the approachable leadership team and the company’s dedication to employee well-being.
LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.
LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Marketing, Technology, Supply chain, Healthcare Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search. LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries. LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends and hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets.
