Senior Staff, Strategic Initiatives

BILL•San Jose, CA

About The Position

At BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don’t stop there: we’re creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters. Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that’s ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or in a remote-eligible role, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks. BILL builds high performing teams and we seek to hire the best talent for every role. We're committed to building a workplace that fosters inclusion and diverse perspectives, valuing each person’s unique skills and experiences. We’d love to hear from you—you might be just what we’re looking for, whether in this role or another. ✨ Let’s give businesses more time for what matters. At BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don’t stop there: we’re creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters. Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that’s ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or in a remote-eligible role, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks. BILL builds high performing teams and we seek to hire the best talent for every role. We're committed to building a workplace that fosters inclusion and diverse perspectives, valuing each person’s unique skills and experiences. We’d love to hear from you—you might be just what we’re looking for, whether in this role or another. ✨ Let’s give businesses more time for what matters. The Strategy and Operations team at BILL partners with leaders across the business to turn high-priority ideas into measurable outcomes for our customers and our company. As a Senior Staff, Strategic Initiatives, you will be the execution engine behind some of our most important cross-functional programs. Translating strategy into clear plans, driving alignment, and ensuring we deliver results. This is a highly visible, high-autonomy role for a generalist operator who enjoys moving between big-picture thinking and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

8-10+ years of total work experience, ideally including 3+ years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and development, or an equivalent function at a high-growth company
Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or programs in a high-growth environment (e.g., fintech, SaaS, consulting, strategy & operations, or similar).
Exceptional program management skills, with a track record of bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous problems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort working with data to size opportunities, diagnose issues, and measure impact.
Executive-ready communication skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear narratives and influence senior stakeholders.
High bias toward action, ownership, and collaboration—you are equally comfortable setting direction and rolling up your sleeves to get things done.
Visa Sponsorship: Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from scoping and planning through implementation and post-mortem.
Translate high-level business goals into clear workstreams, timelines, and milestones, driving accountability with partners across Product, Operations, Finance, and other teams.
Build and manage lightweight program structures (governance, operating cadences, decision logs) that keep senior stakeholders aligned and unblock decisions quickly.
Analyze qualitative and quantitative inputs to frame problems, develop options, and make clear, data-informed recommendations to senior leaders.
Define success metrics and build dashboards or reporting to track progress, risk, and impact for your initiatives.
Identify and codify best practices, tooling, and processes that improve how Strategy and Operations executes work across the company.
Mentor and provide thought partnership to teammates and cross-functional partners, raising the bar on execution quality and strategic rigor.