Director of Strategy

DigitalOcean • Seattle, WA

7h • Remote

About The Position

DigitalOcean is seeking a Strategy & Business Operations Leader to translate high-level corporate vision into rigorous, executable growth initiatives. This is a high-output strategy role, focusing on driving execution rather than just planning. The individual will act as an embedded strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, SVP of Corp Dev & IR, and the CPTO. The role involves translating ambiguous business questions into structured analyses, providing clear recommendations, and personally owning and driving execution plans with cross-functional teams, serving as a primary engine for the company's evolution in cloud computing and AI.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a high-output strategy, corporate development, or business operations role within the technology or cloud infrastructure sector.
• The ability to translate ambiguous, open-ended business problems into structured, data-driven analyses.
• Experience partnering directly with Product, Finance, Cloud Capacity, and GTM leaders to translate strategy into operating plans.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex industry trends (AI/ML, developer tools) into executive-level insights.
• A "builder" mentality: you are comfortable owning the recommendation and the execution plan, not just the process.
• Experience supporting strategic due diligence and financial rationale for corporate development workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of CEO/CFO-sponsored growth initiatives and special projects with defined deliverables, driving cross-functional task forces to hard decisions rather than just alignment.
• Own Competitive Intelligence and Corporate Strategy, tracking competitor moves across cloud infrastructure, AI/Agentic, NeoClouds, and developer platforms to publish quarterly briefings for the C-Suite.
• Synthesize industry developments in AI/ML and developer tooling into actionable briefs and develop the analytical backbone for Board presentations and Investor Day sessions.
• Inform "Build, Partner, or Buy" decisions by contributing market intelligence for growth vectors like database, security, and AI inference, while supporting strategic due diligence and business case development.
• Optimize Business Operations by supporting the ELT quarterly business review process, ensuring operating performance connects to strategic priorities with clear metrics and accountability.

Benefits

• competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy
• reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development
• bonus in addition to base salary
• equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees