Career Opportunity

Director of Strategic Initiatives

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Strategy & Transformation

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Location

Atlanta, Georgia

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Salary

$160,000 - $200,000

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Job Reference

188479

Job Description

Director of Strategic Initiatives


Location: Atlanta, GA (preferred)


About the Company

We’re partnered with a leading field services organization serving commercial clients across the Southeast. Backed by top-tier private equity, the company is in a rapid growth phase, driven by an active acquisition strategy and a commitment to building best-in-class operations across its footprint.


With a strong presence across multiple Southeastern markets, the organization is scaling quickly and investing heavily in operational excellence, technology enablement, and strategic growth initiatives across the business.


The Opportunity

This is a high-impact role designed for a sharp, early-career operator looking to transition from advisory work into true ownership.


As Director of Strategic Initiatives, you will partner closely with executive leadership to identify, prioritize, and execute critical value creation initiatives across the organization. You’ll work directly with senior leaders and field operators to solve complex operational challenges, improve performance, and help scale the business during a period of significant growth.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead High-Impact Strategic Initiatives: Partner with executive leadership to identify and execute initiatives that drive operational improvement, growth, and enterprise value creation
  • Support Post-Acquisition Integration Efforts: Help onboard and integrate newly acquired businesses by assessing operations, identifying gaps, and implementing structured operating plans
  • Develop & Implement AI Strategy: Identify practical AI use cases across corporate and field operations, prioritize opportunities, support implementation, and measure adoption and value creation impact
  • Improve Customer Retention: Analyze drivers of customer churn, develop proactive retention strategies, and build tools and reporting to support account management teams
  • Streamline Operational Processes: Identify opportunities to automate and simplify field administrative workflows, enabling teams to focus more on service delivery and customer communication
  • Drive Revenue Growth Initiatives: Support strategies aimed at increasing enhancement sales and improving commercial execution across the business
  • Build Operational Infrastructure: Develop reporting, processes, and management rhythms that improve visibility, accountability, and execution
  • Bridge Strategy & Execution: Work closely with field leaders and front-line teams to translate strategy into practical, actionable improvements
  • Support Leadership Decision-Making: Provide analytical rigor, financial insight, and structured problem-solving to inform high-impact business decisions


What We’re Looking For

  • 2–5 years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey, etc.), private equity operations group, or similarly rigorous analytical environment
  • Strong problem-solving ability with a bias toward action, execution, and ownership
  • Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and bring structure to complexity
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders
  • Comfort working in field-based, operational environments alongside front-line teams and leadership
  • Interest in operational leadership and a long-term path toward broader business leadership or P&L ownership
  • Exposure to operational transformation, technology enablement, AI initiatives, or process improvement work is a plus
  • MBA preferred, but not required



Why This Role

  • Direct exposure to senior leadership and private equity ownership
  • Opportunity to drive meaningful operational and strategic transformation across a rapidly growing organization
  • High-visibility role with broad exposure across multiple functions and business units
  • Fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment with significant runway for growth


Job Responsibilities

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Location: Birmingham, AL (preferred) or Atlanta, GA

About the Company

We’re partnered with a leading field services organization serving commercial clients across the Southeast. Backed by top-tier private equity, the company is in a rapid growth phase, driven by an active acquisition strategy and a commitment to building best-in-class operations across its footprint.

With a strong presence across multiple Southeastern markets, the organization is scaling quickly and investing heavily in its Install Division as a key area of future growth.

The Opportunity

This is a high-impact role designed for a sharp, early-career operator looking to transition from advisory work into true ownership.

As Director of Strategic Initiatives, you will partner closely with senior leadership to diagnose, stabilize, and scale the Install Division. You’ll work directly with executive leadership and field operators to identify the biggest value creation levers, build actionable plans, and drive execution on the ground.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and operations and offers a clear path toward broader leadership and P&L responsibility over time.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Post-Acquisition Integrations: Deploy into newly acquired businesses for 60–90 day integrations—assessing operations, identifying gaps, and implementing structured operating plans
  • Diagnose & Improve Performance: Identify key operational, financial, and organizational issues and drive measurable improvements
  • Build Operating Infrastructure: Develop reporting, processes, and management rhythms that improve visibility, accountability, and execution
  • Drive Strategic Initiatives: Evaluate market focus, pricing, estimating, and customer strategy to ensure the business is competing in the right areas
  • Bridge Strategy & Field Execution: Work closely with field leaders and front-line teams to translate strategy into practical, actionable improvements
  • Support Leadership Decision-Making: Provide analytical rigor and structured thinking to inform high-impact business decisions

What We’re Looking For

  • 2–4 years of experience in a top-tier consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey, etc.) or similar analytical environment
  • Strong problem-solving ability with a bias toward action and ownership
  • Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and bring structure to complexity
  • Comfort working in field-based, operational environments and influencing a wide range of stakeholders
  • Interest in operational leadership and a long-term path toward P&L ownership
  • MBA preferred, but not required

Why This Role

  • Direct exposure to senior leadership and private equity ownership
  • Opportunity to shape and scale a critical business unit
  • Fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment with significant runway for growth
  • Clear path to broader operational leadership

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