Senior Director, Enterprise Transformation - Acceleration Office

What you'll do

• Drive execution: Le ad enterprise- wide t ransformation workstreams from strategy through execution ; ensuring accountability by translating strategic objective s into clear milestones and measure progress against milestones . Unblock dependencies and resolv e issues quickly.

• Help define the new way of working: I dentify operating model opportunities and elevate to leadership for further definition

• Scale Value Delivery: Establish execution rigor through monitoring key program OKRs and KPIs and sequencing work to deliver the most value to NM quickly.

• Orchestrate parts of the transformational roadmap : orchestrate decision forums and meeting cadences that enable, high ‑ quality decisions and clear ownership .

• Shape the strategic narrative: Develop and deliver executive-level communications, progress reports, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership , translating complexity into clarity .

• Problem Solver: Identify and eliminate systemic barriers, process bottlenecks, and organization friction that impede teams operating within the new model

• Credibility: Build credibility and influence across the enterprise to operate as a trusted advisor and deliver results through influence

What you'll bring

• 10+ years in management consulting (MBB or Big 4) with experience with operati ng model transformation efforts strongly preferred.

• Blended strategy ‑ and ‑ execution skill set; experience in portfolio/project management, strategic/operational planning, technology modernization, and/or leading complex, enterprise ‑ wide initiatives.

• Bias towards action, defaulting to making things happen efficiently and effectively

• Comfort operating in a highly ambiguous environment where the playbook does no t yet exist, and you may need to even write it yourself.

• Strong cross ‑ functional stakeholder management and facilitation across business and technology.

• Clear, concise communicator; strong storyteller; confident building and presenting C ‑ suite materials.

• Ability to drive change, including communications and coaching on new ways of working.

• Data ‑ driven approach to track ing and manag ing programs via RAID/decision logs and dependency management; experience building dashboards and report ing on OKRs/KPIs and targets.

• Highly independent self ‑ starter; thrives in high ‑ demand, high ‑ visibility settings; moves fast with quality under tight deadlines while maintaining high integrity and discretion.

• Comfort with ambiguity and leading change; strong business acumen; ability to raise the bar and bring new thinking.

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Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:
$126,000.00

Pay Range - End:
$234,000.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure:

Structure 110:
$138,600.00 USD - $257,400.00 USD

Structure 115:

$144,900.00 USD - $269,100.00 USD

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