Description
The Director of Vertical Operations is the strategic right hand to the President of the Electronics Vertical Business, translating the President's vision into actionable strategy across Consumer Electronics, Semi-conductors and Datacenter markets.
This leader owns the operating model, performance management cadence, and executive narrative that keep the business aligned, accountable, and delivering against its operating plan.
Acting as a strategic sounding board, operational governor, and cross-functional integrator, the Director anticipates risk, closes execution gaps, and drives achievement of key initiatives and OKRs.
The role carries end-to-end accountability for connecting strategy to execution across the Vertical and serves as the primary liaison to corporate strategy functions, acts as a strategic advisor to the President.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own translation of the President's vision into strategy and strategic priorities across Consumer Electronics, Semi-conductors and Datacenter high growth markets.
- Serve as primary strategic sounding board and thought partner to the President, shaping strategic decisions and trade-offs.
- Lead and govern the operating model, management operating system (MOS), cadence, and performance management framework.
- Hold leadership teams accountable for execution outcomes and intervene to resolve strategic delivery gaps.
- Steward the executive narrative, strategic messaging, and performance communication.
- Serve as the primary interface to Business Group (BG) functions, driving strategic planning and key initiatives.
- Anticipate strategic risks and drive mitigation actions to ensure successful business outcomes.
- Identify execution gaps and mobilize action to realign delivery with strategic objectives.
- Execute success metrics, initiatives, and OKRs to deliver the key initiatives in the operating plan.
- Align cross-functional goals across Sales, Application Engineering, Finance, and Strategy.
- Strengthen employee engagement and organizational alignment through strategic communication and leadership engagement initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field.
- Ten (10) years of progressive experience in strategy, business operations, or strategy-and-operations leadership roles.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or advanced degree in business, engineering, or a related discipline.
- Industry experience in Electronics or related sectors.
- Experience in a global, matrixed organization serving multiple business units or verticals.
- Demonstrated success translating executive vision into prioritized strategy and measurable execution across a complex, multi-sector business.
- Proven experience building and running executive operating cadences.
- Track record of producing board-ready narratives and performance communications.
- Experience influencing and aligning senior cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
The expected compensation range for this position is $287,281 - $351,122, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
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