Sr. Director Strategic Initiatives

Lumentum Inc.•San Jose, CA

47d

About The Position

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a global leader in photonics and optical communications, powering the technologies that connect our world. From 5G infrastructure and hyperscale data centers to next-generation cloud and edge networking, our solutions enable faster, smarter, and more reliable networks. This role provides high-level strategic and operational support to the executive leader, driving alignment across key initiatives and enabling the organization to achieve its business goals efficiently. The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, project manager, and cross-functional connector-helping translate strategy into action, streamline operations, and enhance organizational effectiveness. This role combines strategic planning, operational execution, and leadership support responsibilities, freeing executive bandwidth to focus on high-impact priorities.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in strategic operations, business management, or Chief of Staff capacity.
Strong project management and organizational skills with experience driving cross-functional initiatives.
Deep understanding of optical communications, data center interconnect, coherent optics, and cloud networking.
Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across executive and functional teams.
Bachelor's degree required

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with the executive leader to develop and implement strategic initiatives aligned with business and company objectives.
Drive goal-setting processes, with a specific focus on departmental goals, divisional (DW) goals, and revenue targets.
Lead large-scale, cross-functional projects from concept through execution, ensuring milestones and outcomes are achieved.
Focus on strategic growth initiatives such as New Product Introductions (NPI) and Total Addressable Market (TAM) expansion.
Identify operational inefficiencies and optimize workflows to improve performance.
Monitor and enhance Sales and FAE (Field Application Engineer) utilization and ensure alignment to customer and Product Line (PL) strategies.
Support organizational scaling efforts, including defining business development roles, FAE role structures, and future team expansion.
Partner with leadership to position the Sales organization as a proactive, strategic growth driver.
Collaborate with finance to develop and manage budgets, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and revenue targets.
Track and report financial performance to ensure alignment with business goals.
Prepare executives for key meetings by providing analysis, briefing materials, and ensuring follow-up on action items.
Manage weekly huddle reports-filtering, sanitizing, and reviewing with the executive prior to executive leadership meetings.
Serve as a liaison between the executive team, internal departments, and external stakeholders.
Ensure alignment and coordination across product line presidents, Chiefs of Staff, and General Managers (GMs).
Act as a thought partner and trusted advisor, supporting data-driven decision-making and strategic planning.
Promote collaboration, build trust, and help resolve conflicts across leadership teams to ensure strong alignment and execution.
Partner with Human Resources on staffing plans, talent acquisition, and employment policies.
Support new hire onboarding and ensure resource alignment to strategic priorities.