VP Strategy Programs & Execution

Description:

The VP Strategy Programs & Execution will serve as the owner of the company’s cross-functional initiative program, ensuring that innovation, core, and infrastructure programs are aligned, prioritized, and delivered into actual use. This is not a traditional product role focused on markets or end-customers, but rather an internal product/program leadership position driving alignment, focus and execution across Research, Engineering and IT.

Key Responsibilities

·        Projects Portfolio Management – Map, monitor, and prioritize all company initiatives (Core, Scale-Up, Explore, Infra).

·        Strategic Prioritization – Define clear criteria (ROI, impact, cost of delay, feasibility) and lead executive-level decisions on prioritization.

·        Execution & Continuity – Limit the number of open initiatives, secure continuous ownership until delivery and adoption.

·        Initiative Maturation – Drive projects from exploration stage to scale-up, ensuring readiness and sustainability.

·        Cross-Department Alignment and collaboration – Reduce bottlenecks, lead quarterly planning, enhance collaboration between departments.

·        Transparency & Reporting – Provide regular updates to leadership on initiative status & progress.

·        Solid understanding of engineering and infrastructure domains, enabling informed prioritization decisions.

·        Proven experience in Product Leadership, COO, or strategic operations roles in companies of 200+ employees, with cross-organizational scope.

·        Strong track record in portfolio management, prioritization frameworks, and execution discipline.

·        Experience in Agile at scale, OKRs, and portfolio governance models.

·        Ability to bridge diverse teams (researchers, engineers, IT, executives) and foster alignment and trust.

·        Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, capable of reducing silos, facilitating decision-making, and inspiring teams.