Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

In this role you drive strategic initiatives within Alira Health’s PMO, translating corporate strategy into actionable plans and ensuring high-impact project delivery and M&A integrations. You lead cross-functional teams, partner with the COO and senior leadership, and advance operational governance and process optimization. Your work shapes the organization’s strategic execution and transformation across global offices. This is a hands-on, leadership-focused role with meaningful impact on performance and growth.

• Oversee budgets and financial performance for corporate projects, track costs, resources, and risks
• Lead breakdown of strategic goals into operational plans and drive large-scale initiatives within the PMO portfolio
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to integrate M&A and operational improvements into wider strategy
• Establish governance frameworks, standardize PM practices across offices, ensure regulatory compliance
• Design and implement client governance to align operations with client needs and monitor satisfaction
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership; represent the PMO in leadership meetings
• Provide mentorship and development pathways for PMO team members and foster accountability and continuous improvement
• Lead process optimization and adoption of lean/agile methodologies; drive adoption of tools and technologies to improve efficiency
• Oversee the PMO portfolio to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and measurable outcomes
• Identify and implement AI-enabled capabilities to enhance management workflows and reduce manual effort
• 6-7+ years of project management experience
• 3+ years leading cross-functional teams in a global environment
• Proven track record with large-scale xysqume operational projects and strategic planning
• Experience working with senior leadership (COO or C-suite)
• Familiarity with international operations, especially US and EU markets
• Exceptional leadership and team management
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement across functions and geographies
• Strategic thinking with execution focus
• Expertise in project portfolio management tools and methodologies
• Process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
• Financial performance tracking and KPI analysis

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