The Role:

DailyPay is looking for an analytically-minded and solutions-oriented Director of Strategic Initiatives & Business Operations to manage initiative and business performance and identify and evaluate opportunities for operating enhancements. Reporting to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the CEO, this role will work closely with the DailyPay’s executive leadership team and cross-functional business owners to ensure priorities and progress are aligned to the strategic roadmap and corporate objectives. A successful leader in this role will create transparency to performance, supporting accountable leaders to prioritize initiatives and optimize effective cross-functional execution.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Strategic Initiatives:
  ○ Support executive leadership team to identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic initiatives to support progression of strategic roadmap and vision
  ○ Create and operationalize frameworks to drive transparency, progress, & business accountability for execution and success of strategic initiatives
  ○ Lead dedicated end-to-end project management for select priority cross-functional strategic initiatives, as prioritized by CEO
• Business Operations
  ○ Partner with business owners and operational teams (data, finance, revenue ops) to develop executive dashboards, reporting, and tools to provide transparency to business performance
  ○ Operationalize routines and cadences including our weekly cross-functional operating meetings, and other meetings/programs that facilitate swift and effective issue resolution across the company
  ○ In partnership with business leaders, leverage reporting and routines to identify operating gaps and opportunities to enhance performance & realize strategic roadmap
  ○ Lead research and analysis & partner with cross-functional stakeholders to further understand gaps and and synthesize findings into strategic recommendations presented to accountable owners
  ○ Support business owners to operationalize solutions, organizing the enhancements as formal initiatives where appropriate, including tracking of success metrics

What You Bring to The Team:

• 7+ years experience in management consulting, a job with ample executive exposure, or time on a business operations or strategy team
• Ability to execute with conviction and good judgment with limited guidance; needs minimal direction in an ambiguous context to take action and then adapt quickly
• Naturally analytical mindset with ability to break down and communicate; just as comfortable in a spreadsheet as a slide deck
• Experience in a highly cross functional role and ability to clearly describe and work within the organizational dynamics of a fast-growth company
• Discretion, executive presence, strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization
• Advanced problem-solving, conflict resolution, active listening, and time management skills
• World class project management skills

What We Offer:

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company outings and events
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K with company match