Director Strategic Initiatives and Execution (PMO/Project Leader)

Growing Food Manufacturer is hiring for a Director Strategic Initiatives and Execution (Project Leadership) in their Central NJ Office!

The Director, Strategic Initiatives and Execution is accountable for four primary outcomes:

Run the Companys System

• Own the weekly Executive Leadership Team meeting rhythm: agendas, pre-reads, decisions, action logs, and follow-through
• Maintain the company OKR and KPI process
• Work with leadership team members to set, update, and track OKRs and a focused set of critical KPIs
• Support the CEO and CFO in preparing and running:
• • Monthly period-close reviews
  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Company town halls
• Ensure decisions made in these forums translate into clear action, ownership, and follow-through

Lead PMO for major enterprise priorities

• Lead and act as the PMO for the Organization for major enterprise initiatives including Stage Gate Process, the Division integration, etc. ensuring prioritization, execution and allocation of resources.
• Define milestones, governance, dependencies, and risks across work streams
• Provide strong project management discipline across three to five additional enterprise priorities
• Maintain the single source of truth for major initiatives: owners, timing, status, risks, and expected financial or operational impact
• Coordinate effectively with internal teams and external partners, including consultants and vendors
• Escalate issues cleanly and early when needed

Drive Board and executive preparation

• Partner with the CFO and Finance team to tie initiative tracking back to the P&L, EBITDA story, and Board narrative
• Coordinate inputs into Board materials and executive reviews across functions
• Build and maintain a small set of recurring CEO and Board dashboards
• Standardize how information is presented: concise, clear, analytical, decision-useful, not bloated
• Improve the quality and consistency of preparation across the leadership team

Enable Executive Leadership Team effectiveness

• Improve meeting quality, decision making, and accountability across the team
• Help create cleaner prioritization and stronger cross-functional handoffs
• Reduce noise, rework, and lack of clarity in enterprise execution
• Bring issues forward with context, analysis, options, and recommended next steps

• 5-7 years total experience, with strong exposure to operating complexity and senior leadership.
• 3+ years of experience with a consulting firm, or Internal Strategy/PMO experience.
• Exposure to CPG, food, manufacturing, or distribution is a plus.

Comp Range is up $150k - $185k base (dependent upon experience), 20% base and Benefits!