Director of Strategic Initiatives & Governance

Spartronics LLC•Town of Perinton, NY

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Spartronics is seeking a Director of Strategic Initiatives & Governance, a senior individual contributor role responsible for driving enterprise-wide initiatives by bringing structure, prioritization, and execution discipline. This role will focus on critical initiatives such as regulatory compliance (CMMC), enterprise system deployments (D365 ERP, FactoryLogix, Arena), cloud transformations, data and analytics platforms, AI deployments, and Power Platform projects. The Director will ensure these initiatives are well-defined, sequenced, and governed, aligning cross-functional stakeholders and enabling executive leadership to make informed decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
8+ years of experience in strategic initiatives, PMO, transformation, or operations leadership.
Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment.
Must be a US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, EMS, or multi-site operational environments.
Experience with enterprise systems (ERP, MES, PLM) and/or digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Establish a single intake and prioritization model across all initiative types (compliance, cyber, ERP, infra, apps).
Define what qualifies as a “strategic initiative” vs. “lights-on” project work.
Ensure consistent business cases, scope clarity, and success metrics.
Help prevent fragmentation between ERP, PLM, MES, Cyber, and Analytics projects.
Ensure alignment of all initiatives to enterprise strategy, customer commitments, and operational capacity across manufacturing sites.
Stand up and facilitate an IT Executive Steering committee aligned to enterprise priorities.
Help drive prioritization across competing demands: compliance vs. growth, plant needs vs. enterprise standards, speed vs. risk.
Present clear tradeoffs and recommendations to leadership.
Enable data-driven decision making by incorporating financial, operational, and resource impact into prioritization discussions.
Work directly with initiative owners to turn loosely defined efforts into structured programs.
Clarify dependencies (e.g., ERP, Analytics, Power Apps).
Identify sequencing conflicts across plants and systems.
Ensure initiatives are sequenced appropriately to minimize disruption to manufacturing operations and customer delivery commitments.
Create a single, trusted enterprise portfolio view, including status, risks, and interdependencies.
Identify resource constraints across shared teams.
Highlight systemic risks (e.g., overloading plants, IT bandwidth conflicts).
Introduce just enough structure to improve outcomes through standard templates (charters, status, risk logs) and clear ownership and accountability models.
Drive accountability across initiative owners and functional leaders to ensure delivery against defined outcomes.
Continuously improve governance processes to scale with organizational growth and increasing initiative complexity.
Support execution of enterprise transformation initiatives including ERP, MES, PLM, data/analytics platforms, and compliance programs.
Ensure alignment between digital transformation efforts and operational realities within a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans.
HSA/FSA Options.
401(k) with company match.
Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
Company-paid life and disability insurance.
Basic Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance (company paid).
Voluntary insurance plans at a group discount.
Employee Assistance Program.
Tuition Reimbursement Program.
Opportunities to grow and excel in the Electronics Manufacturing industry at a company that values promotions and learning from within.