Director of Strategy
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a Strategy & Business Operations Leader who is passionate about translating high-level corporate vision into rigorous, executable growth initiatives. This is a high-output strategy role, not a planning function, and the company is looking for a driver. You will operate as an embedded strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, SVP of Corp Dev & IR, and the CPTO. The ideal person will become a primary engine for the company's evolution, responsible for translating ambiguous business questions into structured analyses with clear recommendations and execution plans that you will personally own and drive with a cross-functional team. The role is part of a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing 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
- Local Employee Meetups
- 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
- You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance.
- equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire
- the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
