Hiring: Senior Strategic Execution Lead Company: NetApp Location: San Jose, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 11:31:41 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •Extensive collaboration across leadership, field teams, corporate strategy, finance, legal, HR, communications, operations, and executive business management stakeholders required. •Travel requirements will vary by business need, executive engagement priorities, escalation support, and strategic project requirements. •On-time delivery of strategic milestones and executive-sensitive commitments •Reduced escalation cycle time and faster resolution of urgent blockers •Clear decision documentation, issue framing, and executive-ready status reporting Required Skills: •Strategic Scope and Operating Model •Drive high-priority strategic projects, confidential initiatives, and urgent escalations from planning through execution and closeout. •Build structured project plans with clear outcomes, milestones, owners, dependencies, decision points, risks, and executive inspection moments. •Coordinate cross-functional execution across partner, field, finance, legal, HR, communications, operations, strategy, and other stakeholder teams. •Create executive-ready briefs, decision memos, issue narratives, escalation summaries, and status updates that clarify options, implications, and recommended actions. •Manage dependency maps, issue logs, action plans, and follow-up trackers to ensure commitments are visible, owners are clear, and work remains on schedule. •Support escalation operating rooms by organizing daily action plans, severity assessments, decision needs, communications inputs, and closure criteria. •Protect confidentiality and apply strong judgment when managing sensitive executive, organizational, partner, or cross-functional workstreams. Qualifications: •10+ years of experience in strategic execution, business operations, program management, corporate strategy, partner operations, executive operations, or related enterprise roles. •Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives through influence in highly matrixed organizations. •Strong project planning discipline, including milestone management, dependency tracking, risk management, decision documentation, and executive status reporting. •Demonstrated capacity to create clear, concise executive materials that frame issues, options, risks, tradeoffs, recommendations, and next actions. •Strong business acumen and ability to connect strategic priorities to practical operating plans, governance forums, and measurable outcomes. •Comfort operating in ambiguity, resolving blockers, aligning stakeholders, and driving work forward without relying on formal reporting authority. •Excellent communication, facilitation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams. •Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline preferred. •Advanced degree, program management certification, or equivalent enterprise execution experience preferred. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!