Executive Director, Field Activation and Execution Excellence

Role Summary

Executive Director, Field Activation and Execution Excellence. Remote-based in the U.S. with up to 50% travel. Leads strategic initiatives and daily operations to elevate field-based organizations, guiding transformation, communications, and planning to align with enterprise priorities and deliver measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Shape the vision and strategy for operating models and governance, ensuring routines, decision-making paths, and accountability that foster alignment and operational excellence.
• Support teams in adopting and refining processes that help the organization run smoothly and stay focused on strategic goals.
• Empower teams to enhance business operations, optimize resources, and maintain daily discipline, with emphasis on tracking and achieving KPIs.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and scaling best practices across the organization.
• Integrate transformation efforts into everyday work, equipping teams to embrace and sustain new approaches.
• Turn enterprise goals into practical plans with milestones and success measures; monitor progress for meaningful results.
• Guide internal communications to reflect priorities and build engagement across teams.
• Prepare leaders for key forums and milestones, crafting narratives and materials that drive clarity and alignment.
• Lead planning and execution of strategic meetings and leadership forums, ensuring agendas and outcomes are tied to priorities and tracked for impact.
• Advocate for smart use of technology in operations, leveraging digital tools, automation, and data insights to boost decision-making and performance.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree from a four-year college or university.
• Required: 10+ years‚Äô experience leading enterprise-wide transformation within complex, matrixed environments, with proven ability to embed new ways of working.
• Required: Deep expertise in B2B engagement strategies, with a strong track record of managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships and delivering impactful outcomes.
• Required: Demonstrated success in program and change management, including initiative tracking, milestone delivery, and driving cultural and operational shifts.
• Required: Strong communication capabilities to craft and deliver clear, compelling messages across diverse audiences and channels.
• Required: Hands-on experience in business operations, including design and implementation of governance frameworks and process improvements that enhance performance.
• Required: Skilled in strategic meeting planning and execution, aligning leadership forums to business priorities and fostering inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Required: Advanced proficiency in digital tools and data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for insight-driven decision-making and transparency.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries or complex B2B environments (pharma, biotech, technology, financial services, logistics).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, transformation frameworks, and enterprise planning tools.

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree from a four-year college or university (listed under Required).