Strategic Initiatives Director - GTM

Job Description

About the Role: Fragomen, an AmLaw 100 firm and the leading immigration services provider, is seeking a key addition to our Strategic Initiatives Office (SIO): SIO Director. Fragomen’s Strategic Initiatives Office focuses on exciting challenges, including product commercialization, go-to-market strategy, market analysis, and internal advisory/consulting. The SIO Director will lead cross functional strategic initiatives, assist in integration planning, and work on new ventures. A strong candidate will have prior related experience, exceptional communication skills, and ability to build relationships with internal and external senior leaders. The SIO Director will work closely with a Senior Director and executive leadership in creating value for the firm, building upon existing structure and initiatives.

How will you make a difference as a Strategic Initiatives Office Director at Fragomen?

• Lead product commercialization efforts and go-to-market (GTM) strategy, in collaboration with other SIO and business leadership
• Facilitates consensus building among SIO stakeholders and organizational leadership
• Foster a project-management-oriented culture and mindset
• Engage senior leadership and business partners to advance the SIO mission, goals and operating model
• Improve delivery via project management processes, methods, tools, guidelines, standards, and a maturity roadmap to establish a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders
• Lead the identification, implementation, and facilitation of portfolio management processes and governance, including the intake mechanism, to ensure adherence to the enterprise strategy and drive business value
• Assist in managing the enterprise roadmap aligned to enterprise strategic initiatives
• Leverage best practices and techniques in identifying, quantifying and tracking the realization of expected benefits defined in business cases
• Identify, develop, implement, and monitor project and portfolio KPIs, metrics, leading indicators, project trending, executive presentations, and portfolio status reports
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to SIO staff and project managers
• Build and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor
• Foster collaboration, strategic alignment and integrated planning and execution across multiple functions in a matrixed organization.
• Evaluate the management of a project and identify the areas (Business Case including Financial Model, ROI, Scope, Staff, Resource, Schedule, Risk and Finance) that either require additional definition or are not being sufficiently managed.
• Up to 25% travel may be required

Leverage your valuable skills and experience to make an impact at Fragomen:

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree is required; Master’s Degree in a business-related disciple is preferred
• Go-to-market (GTM) experience, especially as related to product commercialization and digital services
• Expertise in delivering technology-driven services
• 10+ years of relevant project and program management experience
• 5+ years of building or transforming businesses
• Proficient knowledge of law firms preferred
• M&A or private equity experience may be beneficial
• Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in an environment of competing interests and limited resources
• Portfolio, Program and Project Management skills and experience, plus significant knowledge of project planning tools with evidence of practical application, such as Clarity and MS Project Server
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate a strategic vision, and inspire and motivate others
• Strategic mindset to evolve an organization focused on portfolio, program, and project management and continuous improvement
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and anticipate the needs of a changing landscape

Benefits:

At Fragomen, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits which includes:

• 22 PTO days + Federal holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans + FSA & HSA Plans
• 401K plan, with company matching