Director of Strategic Initiatives

Aquatech International LLC•Canonsburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Aquatech, we tackle the challenges of critical minerals, water scarcity, and complexity by leveraging technology, expertise, and financing to deliver comprehensive solutions that enable competitive, sustainable infrastructure. As a leading global provider of water and industrial process technology solutions, we help the world's most recognized companies achieve their sustainability and operational goals by implementing innovative approaches for water reuse, desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge, and critical minerals recovery. Aquatech has an immediate need for a full-time Director of Strategic Initiatives to work in our Canonsburg Pa location. The hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Director of Strategic Initiatives will perform the duties described in the job description below and will be considered an Exempt employee. The Director of Strategic Initiatives serves as a trusted advisor, strategic partner, and operational extension of the Executive Chairman & CEO. This role drives alignment, execution, governance, and accountability across the enterprise, ensuring that strategic priorities are translated into measurable results. The Director of Strategic Initiatives acts as the central orchestrator of the company's Management Operating Rhythm (MOR), Board Operating Review (BOR), strategic initiatives, leadership follow-through, and cross-functional business performance. The role provides leverage to the CEO and President by anticipating issues, coordinating execution, removing obstacles, and ensuring leadership focus remains on the highest-value activities.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive leadership experience
Experience working directly with senior executives and boards
Strong business acumen across operations, finance, commercial, and organizational effectiveness
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives
Experience managing complex stakeholder environments

Nice To Haves

Background in strategy consulting, business operations, transformation, private equity-backed companies, industrial technology, water, infrastructure, engineering, or manufacturing environments
Experience supporting Boards and executive committees
MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Ability to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

Translate strategic direction into actionable priorities and execution plans.
Drive preparation for executive decision-making and strategic discussions.
Conduct research, analysis, and scenario planning on critical business issues.
Support mergers, acquisitions, integration efforts, and strategic growth initiatives when required.
Serve as a thought partner on enterprise strategy, growth initiatives, organizational priorities, and transformation efforts.
Own and continuously improve the company-wide operating cadence.
Design and manage the annual MOR calendar.
Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual business review processes.
Coordinate enterprise KPI/Goals reviews and performance reporting.
Ensure alignment between strategic objectives and operational execution.
Drive accountability for commitments made during leadership meetings.
Monitor progress against key initiatives and escalate risks.
Serve as primary coordinator for Board and Committee activities.
Own the Board governance calendar.
Coordinate preparation of Board and Committee materials.
Ensure high-quality presentation content and executive recommendations.
Track Board actions and management commitments.
Partner with finance, legal, HR, and business leaders to consolidate Board information.
Ensure clear communication between Board directives and management execution.
Ensure consistent communication and alignment across the leadership team.
Develop executive messaging and communication materials.
Coordinate leadership meetings and offsites.
Drive follow-up and accountability from executive discussions.
Ensure alignment across functional leaders.
Prepare speeches, presentations, town halls, and leadership communications.
Provide visibility into the health of the business.
Monitor business performance indicators.
Coordinate monthly performance reviews.
Surface emerging risks and opportunities.
Facilitate enterprise prioritization.
Track strategic objectives and key results.
Coordinate activities across executive leadership.
Request updates and progress reports from business leaders.
Escalate execution risks to the Executive Chairman and CEO
Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, strategic