Job Description:

• Own and drive cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives to completion
• Partner with executives and business leaders to deliver strategic initiatives, including value creation projects and operational priorities
• Scope and prioritize A-LIGN’s strategic growth initiatives
• Establish program governance, steering committee structures, decision rights, escalation paths, and operating cadences
• Build roadmaps, milestones, KPIs, and dashboards translating strategy into measurable execution
• Track initiative progress, remove blockers, drive accountability, and proactively mitigate risks and dependencies
• Identify AI opportunities, conduct workflow discovery, evaluate AI use cases, and recommend practical solutions
• Coordinate, pilot, implement, and scale AI-enabled solutions across business units
• Document and promote AI best practices through presentations, training materials, videos, and internal communications
• Lead 0-to-1 builds and scaling initiatives, including new lines of business, capability builds, and operating processes or playbooks
• Drive cross-functional transformations and translate analysis into actionable plans
• Develop business cases, scenario models, and benefits-realization analyses for high-stakes decisions
• Transition embedded operating processes and playbooks to functional owners
• Prepare executive updates and progress reports for leadership review
• Bridge communication across functions and operationalize strategy
• Implement and operate an OKR or equivalent goal-setting framework
• Design and run leadership meeting cadences, strategy reviews, business reviews, and planning sessions
• Support organizational structure design aligned to A-LIGN’s growth ambition
• Build a metrics-led reporting framework for the Board of Directors
• Prepare board materials with narrative, financial framing, and initiative-level milestone updates
• Drive annual strategic planning linked to budget, hiring, and execution plans
• Establish decision-making frameworks supporting delegation and leadership-team autonomy
• Optionally support M&A integration planning, integration PMO activities, functional integration, and integration playbooks

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or other relevant fields
• 5 to 7 years' experience in program management or strategic planning, preferably with a foundation in top-tier management consulting (e.g., Big 4, BCG, McKinsey, or equivalent)
• 2+ years' operating experience in a corporate or PE-backed environment
• Track record of leading complex, cross-functional programs from scoping through measurable business outcomes
• Experience producing board-level materials and operating in a metrics-led management environment
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and data analysis tools
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• B2B services or tech-enabled services experience preferred
• Cybersecurity, compliance, audit, regulated services, or federal contracting experience is a strong plus
• Exposure to enterprise scaling, M&A integration, or AI-enabled product strategy is a plus
• Outcome orientation with strong discipline on priorities and results
• Mental agility and comfort with complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to lead through influence and credibility, across executives and operators
• Business acumen connecting strategy, operations, and financials
• Detail orientation with strong analytical thinking
• Executive-level written and verbal communication, including board-ready synthesis
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Thrives in fast-paced environments and balances strategic vision with hands-on execution

Benefits:

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
• Competitive Bonus Structure
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Certification Reimbursement
• Personalized Career Coaching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Office Closure December 25-January 1
• Vacation Bonus
• Summer Hours