Strategic Initiatives Director

Job Description: • Provide strong leadership, management and accountability to the Strategic Initiatives Managers. • Lead the SI Department with clear expectations, coaching, accountability and regular 1:1's. • Conduct bi-annual performance reviews and support team members' professional development. • Uphold PLM's culture and values within the SI team. • Own the implementation, consistency and improvement of Agile Methodology across PLM. • Ensure the SI team uses agile practices (planning meetings, sprint cycles, huddles, reviews, etc.) effectively. • Train, coach and support other departments to adopt appropriate agile processes, as needed. • Lead the creation and prioritization of the SI project slate, in collaboration with the Senior Director of Strategic Execution. • Maintain a high-level view of all SI Initiatives, identifying risks and removing obstacles. • Serve as a core member of PLM's Leadership Team: Participate in strategic planning rhythms. • Assist in setting organizational short and long-term goals. • Represent the SI department in cross-departmental planning, discussions and decision-making. • Aid Strategic Initiative Managers in setting project scopes, deliverables, timelines and success metrics. • Ensure project outputs are high-quality, cohesive and aligned with organizational strategy. • Manage departmental resources, timelines and budget. Requirements: • Commitment to the pro-life movement and the mission of Protect Life Michigan. • Positive, mission-minded approach to support-raising; Prior support raising experience preferred. • Management experience strongly preferred, especially supervising managers or multiple staff. • Experience in project leadership, innovation or strategic planning. • Agile project management experience strongly preferred. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong problem-solving, strategic thinking and solution-design abilities. • Ability to work collaboratively across teams in a dynamic environment. • A self-starter with the ability to work independently and lead effectively. • Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout Michigan. • Flexible work schedule. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite. Benefits: • After completing 1 year of work, eligibility for employer-matched Simple IRA. • Ample professional development opportunities. • Protect Life Michigan is a support-raising organization. • The salary and all expenses associated with this position will be fundraised by the candidate. • Protect Life Michigan will provide excellent training and coaching in order to help the candidate reach full support and will pay the candidate while they raise support. • Ample paid vacation time, holidays, and sick days. • Semi-flexible schedule to be set with the employee and supervisor. • Dependent Care Reimbursement Program for childcare and/or babysitting costs. • Ability to work from home. Apply tot his job