Senior Lead, Enterprise Strategy and Operations (R6096)
Core
Drive multi-year strategic planning, capital allocation, and M&A integration for a defense-tech company's portfolio of autonomous systems and aircraft.
Role type
Senior Lead, Enterprise Strategy and Operations
Builds
Enterprise-wide capital allocation frameworks, investment business cases, and post-acquisition integration operating models
Domain
Defense technology, aerospace, autonomous systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic planning, financial modeling, market sizing, competitive analysis, M&A integration, cross-functional transformation leadership, scenario modeling, unit economics analysis
Preferred skills
Experience in aerospace, defense, AI, or advanced manufacturing
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Support multi-year strategic planning and annual operating strategy cycles; Evaluate portfolio tradeoffs across platforms, software, hardware, and emerging growth vectors; Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and scenario modeling across U.S. and allied defense markets; Build financial models and analytic frameworks for investment decisions; Assess TAM, margin structure, capital intensity, payback, and risk-adjusted returns; Contribute to the development of enterprise-wide capital allocation frameworks and governance processes; Translate strategic priorities into cross-functional execution plans with defined KPIs and milestones; Lead the planning and execution of integration efforts for acquisitions, strategic investments, and other inorganic growth initiatives; Track and report on progress through structured operating cadences; Identify bottlenecks, analyze root causes, and recommend actionable solutions to sustain execution velocity; Lead end-to-end integration planning and execution for acquisitions, strategic investments, and other inorganic-growth initiatives; Establish the integration operating model, including governance, decision rights, cross-functional cadences, KPI dashboards, and risk-escalation mechanisms; Partner with business, functional, and acquired-company leaders to resolve integration bottlenecks, manage interdependencies, and track synergy realization, organizational readiness, and strategic outcomes against the original investment case
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership