Director of Strategic Growth Initiatives & Business Management

Redmond, WA (Hybrid)

$131K/yr – $272K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic planning and cross‑functional execution for Surface growth initiatives, aligning surface business, product, and GTM teams to deliver measurable impact.

  • Own end‑to‑end growth initiatives from planning to impact with cross‑functional alignment.
  • Must-have: 4+ years of business experience with a Master’s or 6+ years with a Bachelor’s, or equivalent.
  • Standout: Executive‑level narratives and planning artifacts that enable senior leadership decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and orchestrate strategic planning for Surface growth initiatives, partnering with Surface Business, Product, and GTM teams to align priorities, sequencing, and trade‑offs.
  • Lead execution of growth initiatives grounded in customer insight, competitive intelligence, and business priorities, with end-to-end accountability for measurable business impact.
  • Develop Go To Market strategies, narratives, and enablement frameworks that support consistent execution for strategic growth initiatives, including clear differentiation and proof points to win in competitive deals.
  • Structure ambiguous problem spaces into clear decision frameworks, options, and recommendations that accelerate alignment and execution.
  • Ensuring growth initiatives are grounded in customer insight, market context, and business priorities while remaining executable at scale.
  • Act as a chief‑of‑staff–like partner for strategic planning and growth initiatives, supporting leadership with planning discipline, clarity of outcomes, and operational rigor.
  • Support executive‑level business management activities, including planning inputs, synthesis of insights, and leadership readouts
  • Create and maintain frameworks, scorecards, and planning artifacts that enable leaders to track progress, risks, and dependencies across initiatives.
  • Identify gaps, friction points, and decision bottlenecks, and proactively drive resolution through structured analysis and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in business
  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in business
  • or equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years marketing or sales experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business
  • or equivalent experience.
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