Strategic Programs Lead

Block•Bay Area, CA, United States of America, CA

3d•$164,300 - $297,000•Remote

About The Position

The Strategic Programs Lead will join the GTM Programs & Product Intelligence team within the Revenue organization. This role is responsible for leading the planning and execution of Revenue’s most important cross-functional initiatives. These initiatives include launching new products, strategic partnerships, enabling new markets, and delivering complex regulatory programs. The individual will collaborate with various departments such as Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, Operations, and executive leadership to ensure successful delivery of high-priority initiatives and organizational readiness for market introduction. This is a highly autonomous individual contributor role that requires influencing across organizations, structuring ambiguity, driving decisions, and managing complex programs.

Requirements

8+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs in strategy, operations, product, consulting, or go-to-market organizations.
Demonstrated experience leading major product launches, strategic partnerships, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
Exceptional ability to influence and build alignment without direct authority.
Strong executive presence and experience communicating with senior leaders.
Outstanding organizational and program management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously.
Strong commercial instincts and an understanding of how operational execution drives business outcomes.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and creating clarity in fast-moving environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience in payments, fintech, SaaS, or another highly regulated industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic cross-functional programs
Own end-to-end delivery of Revenue’s highest-priority initiatives, from initial planning through launch and post-launch stabilization.
Develop integrated program plans that align Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, Operations, and other stakeholders around a shared execution plan.
Drive cross-functional alignment, proactively identifying dependencies, risks, and decisions that could impact successful delivery.
Establish governance, operating cadences, executive reviews, and decision forums to keep initiatives on track.
Lead the commercial execution of new product launches, ensuring the Revenue organization is prepared to successfully bring new capabilities to market.
Serve as the program lead for strategic partnerships, coordinating technical, operational, legal, commercial, and go-to-market workstreams through launch.
Partner closely with Product throughout development to ensure launch plans align with product readiness and business objectives.
Coordinate operational readiness across customer-facing teams, including Sales, Account Management, Support, and Partnerships.
Develop repeatable launch frameworks, playbooks, governance models, and operating processes that improve execution across future initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify cross-functional execution and reduce operational friction.
Create clear executive communications that enable rapid decision-making and provide visibility into program health.