Senior Director of Strategic Growth

Colorado Access•Denver, CO

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Director of Strategic Growth who can help shape our vision and support our mission. This role involves leading enterprise strategy development with the executive leadership team, defining strategic objectives, and establishing diversification strategy. The position partners with executive leadership to identify and prioritize growth opportunities and strategic partnerships that advance the Company’s mission, resilience objectives, and diversification goals. It also manages the development, evaluation, and negotiation of growth opportunities and strategic partnerships to ensure strategic alignment, operational feasibility, financial value, and meaningful health and community impact. The role develops and secures external funding opportunities to advance strategic priorities and owns corporate strategy rhythms, including governance, engagement, and refresh cycles for objectives and key results (OKRs). Collaboration with leadership is key to align strategy across internal teams by clarifying ownership, establishing start/stop boundaries, and translating strategy into actionable and measurable OKRs. The Senior Director works across the organization to translate strategy into financial and operational insights, including modeling, investment prioritization, scenario planning, and resource tradeoff decisions. Additionally, the role guides ROI and value assessments for acquisitions (technology and business) and workforce investments to support disciplined, data-driven decision-making. The Senior Director also provides strategic direction and oversees the management and maintenance of multiple department deliverables striving for operational excellence (productivity, quality, SLAs, customer experience of services provided, etc.). They build high performing teams with vision, leadership, goals and metrics, and serve as a role model for team members, taking action and inspiring them to embrace and implement culture initiatives. Providing awareness to department leaders and staff on how their work impacts other departments, programs, and the enterprise, encouraging collaboration, and holding team members accountable for outstanding results are also key responsibilities. The role is responsible for all management functions including hiring, training, planning and directing work, coaching and staff development, managing and evaluating performance, recognizing and rewarding employees, corrective action procedures and practices, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. Developing and managing multiple department budgets, working closely with Directors across the organization to make tactical and operational decisions that advance company strategies and goals, and collaborating to deliver on company-wide deliverables/requirements are also part of the role. The Senior Director oversees/leads projects and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple departments and/or cross-functional teams, and oversees the development and implementation of multiple department policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and company policies, rules, and regulations. Other duties as assigned by the CSTO.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in health administration, Business, Information Systems or related field; master’s degree preferred.
Equivalent combination of experience and/or education may substitute with a preference for ten years progressive relevant work experience.
Eight years’ experience with the strategic planning and business development processes of health care and/or health related organizations.
Experience with program/project management, and leadership experience required.
Advanced levels of experience in strategy development, implementation of business solutions, creating key performance indicators and automating processes required.
Experience developing relationships with C-level external partners ideal.
Experience with large public sector RFPs processes, tracking and long-term planning ideal.
Strong analytical abilities related to business strategy, finance, and operations.
Familiarity with the provision of, and leadership, in public sector health services.
Strong working knowledge of the healthcare system.
Demonstrates support for the company’s mission, vision, and values.
Strategic business planning, change management, team leadership, and program design/evaluation skills required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong public speaking skills to present management and financial information in a credible and professional manner to both internal and external stakeholders.
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills; ability to develop strategic partnerships both internally and externally.
Strong leadership skills required including team development, mentoring and coaching, and personnel management.
Ability to initiate and drive change and demonstrates results-driven approach.
Strong organizational and time management skills with demonstrated process and project management expertise.
Must be a team player.
Proficient in Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
May be required to manage multiple priorities and projects with tight deadlines.
A valid driver's license and proof of current auto insurance will be required for any position requiring driving.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Ten years progressive relevant work experience.
Experience developing relationships with C-level external partners ideal.
Experience with large public sector RFPs processes, tracking and long-term planning ideal.

Responsibilities

Leads enterprise strategy development with the executive leadership team, defining strategic objectives and establishing diversification strategy.
Partners with executive leadership to identify and prioritize growth opportunities and strategic partnerships that advance the Company’s mission, resilience objectives, and diversification goals.
Manages the development, evaluation, and negotiation of growth opportunities and strategic partnerships to ensure strategic alignment, operational feasibility, financial value, and meaningful health and community impact.
Develop and secures external funding opportunities to advance strategic priorities.
Owns corporate strategy rhythms, including governance, engagement, and refresh cycles for objectives and key results (OKRs).
Collaborate with leadership to align strategy across internal teams by clarifying ownership, establishing start/stop boundaries, and translating strategy into actionable and measurable OKRs.
Works across the organization to translate strategy into financial and operational insights, including modeling, investment prioritization, scenario planning, and resource tradeoff decisions.
Guides ROI and value assessments for acquisitions (technology and business) and workforce investments to support disciplined, data driven decision-making.
Provides strategic direction and oversees the management and maintenance of multiple department deliverables striving for operational excellence (productivity, quality, SLAs, customer experience of services provided, etc.).
Builds high performing teams with vision, leadership, goals and metrics.
Serves as a role model for team members; takes action and inspires team members to embrace and implement culture initiatives.
Provides awareness to department leaders and staff how their work impacts other departments, programs and the enterprise.
Encourages collaboration and holds team members accountable for achieving outstanding results.
Responsible for all management functions including hiring, training, planning and directing work, coaching and staff development, managing and evaluating performance, recognizing and rewarding employees, corrective action procedures and practices, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Develops and manages multiple department budgets.
Works closely with Directors across the organization to make tactical and operational decisions that advance company strategies and goals and collaborates to deliver on company-wide deliverables/requirements.
Oversees/leads projects and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple departments and/or cross-functional teams.
Oversees the development and implementation of multiple department policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company policies, rules and regulations.
Performs other duties as assigned by the CSTO.

Benefits

PTO
Floating holidays
Nine company paid holidays
Hybrid work environment
Employee Assistance Program
401K
Tuition reimbursement
Leadership training
Promotion opportunities
Performance evaluations
Employee recognition
Language pay stipend
Medical, dental, vision insurance that starts the first day of the month following start date.
Supplemental insurance such as critical illness and accidental injury.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending account options.
Employer-paid basic life insurance and AD&D (employee, spouse and dependent).
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, dependent).
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Annual bonus program (based on eligibility, requirements and performance).