Strategic Operations Analyst (Remote, United States EST/CST)

June 12, 2026

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Description • Translate strategic priorities into clear workstreams, owners, timelines, and deliverables, and drive follow-through to completion. • Build and maintain lightweight program management artifacts such as operating plans, workback schedules, decision logs, action trackers, and weekly priorities. • Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies proactively and escalate or resolve them with the right stakeholders. • Run the execution cadence by coordinating calendars, meetings, agendas, pre-reads, notes, action items, owners, and deadlines. • Ensure meetings are decision-oriented and outcome-driven with clear ownership and deadlines. • Maintain alignment between leadership’s understanding of progress and the actual status of work across teams. • Define KPIs and baseline measurement approaches to quantify progress and track performance credibly. • Perform hands-on Excel analysis, including data cleanup, modeling, scenario analysis, impact estimation, and performance tracking. • Create and maintain dashboards and reporting outputs in Excel, PowerPoint, and BI tools where applicable. • Prepare executive-ready PowerPoint decks, decision memos, strategic readouts, and concise written summaries for leadership. Requirements • 1–4 years of experience in an execution-oriented environment such as business operations, consulting, investment banking, strategy & ops, program support, GTM ops, or analytics. • Advanced Excel skills, including analysis, modeling, and comfort working with imperfect data. • Strong PowerPoint skills with the ability to build clean, executive-ready decks quickly and accurately. • Excellent written communication skills that are concise, structured, and action-oriented. • Strong ownership and reliability, with a consistent focus on execution and follow-through. • Highly organized and able to manage multiple threads without losing track of details. • Experience supporting operating rhythms such as weekly business reviews, QBRs, or operational reviews is preferred. • Familiarity with dashboards and BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and/or basic SQL is preferred. • Exposure to SaaS business models, pricing and packaging, or cross-functional transformation initiatives is preferred. • Participation in the recruitment process, including an initial screening, hiring manager interview, and additional stakeholder interviews, with an estimated applicant time commitment of about 3 hours. Benefits • Remote-enabled work with flexibility to establish your own life/work balance. • 10 paid holidays annually. • Unlimited PTO. • Matching 401(k) plan with 25% of employee contributions up to the IRS maximum. • Health insurance with PPO and HDHP/HSA plan options. • Dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance. • Flexible spending plan for medical and dependent expenses. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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