Senior Director, Global Business Transformation

SharkNinja • Needham, MA

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About The Position

The Senior Director, Global Business Transformation is a senior enterprise leader responsible for converting strategic ambition into measurable, repeatable business outcomes. Operating as a trusted advisor to the ELT and a key orchestrator of the enterprise transformation agenda, this leader aligns strategy, structure, processes, and capabilities to accelerate value creation and strengthen SharkNinja’s global operating model. This role requires exceptional systems thinking, executive influence, and the ability to mobilize cross-functional teams to deliver improvements in throughput, cost, speed, and organizational effectiveness. The Senior Director drives transformation not only by solving problems, but by building durable mechanisms, mindsets, and operating rhythms that raise performance across the enterprise.

Requirements

• 12+ years in business transformation, consulting, performance improvement, enterprise PMO, or similar strategic leadership roles.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives with quantifiable outcomes.
• Strong financial acumen; comfort translating P&L and balance sheet drivers into operational levers.
• Expertise in KPI design, operating rhythms, productivity measurement, and performance governance.
• Exceptional communication, synthesis, executive presence, and the ability to simplify complexity for decision-makers.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience enabling automation, AI, and digital transformation a significant plus.
• Consumer products experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape, evolve, and communicate future-state operating models aligned to corporate strategy.
• Advise ELT members on performance improvement levers, resource allocation, portfolio trade-offs, and enterprise prioritization.
• Translate strategic goals into clear programs, workstreams, KPIs, and execution plans that drive measurable business results.
• Establish enterprise-wide operating rhythms that reinforce accountability, transparency, and rapid decision-making.
• Lead complex, enterprise-scale initiatives that improve productivity, simplify workflows, and remove systemic barriers to throughput.
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional problem-solving sessions (“hacks”), workshops, and design sessions to unlock priority outcomes.
• Diagnose structural, process, and capability gaps across functions; design scalable, sustainable solutions with clear owners and mechanisms.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders to influence direction, resolve organizational friction, and accelerate alignment.
• Design and implement KPI frameworks, dashboards, and governance structures to measure value creation and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with IT, Operations, Product Development, Finance, and other key business functions to enable automation, AI adoption, and technology-supported process redesign.
• Embed productivity mechanisms, standardized processes, and scalable best practices that strengthen organizational efficiency.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• employee stock purchase program
• life insurance
• AD&D
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• generous paid time off
• company holidays
• parental leave
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• pre-paid legal insurance
• back-up child and eldercare days
• product discounts
• referral bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees