Strategic Initiatives in United States

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Director, AI Engineering, Transformation Team Overview: The Transformation Team leads strategic change initiatives to reimagine how Mastercard works and scales, simplifies, and accelerates business outcomes. The team partners across leadership, product, technology, and operations to design and implement new organizational models, embed AI across key workflows, drive enterprise-wide transformation programs, improve operating effectiveness, and ensure successful adoption of change. By combining strategy, AI engineering, organizational design, change management, and program execution, the team helps align people, processes, and priorities to support long-term growth and business performance. Role: • This job develops and executes short-term and medium-term strategic plans for AI Engineering across Mastercard, aligning functional initiatives with organizational objectives by modifying existing methods to make significant improvements to existing processes, programs, and/or policies. • Drives the development and execution of short-term functional strategies for AI/ML teams, translating organizational priorities into actionable plans and deliverables. • Collaborates with product and business leaders to translate organizational needs into scalable AI solutions and operational strategies. • Ove

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Director, Office of Transformation Process Redesign Overview The Transformation Team leads strategic change initiatives to reimagine how Mastercard works and scales, simplifies, and accelerates business outcomes. The team partners across leadership, product, technology, and operations to design and implement new organizational models, embed AI across key workflows, drive enterprise-wide transformation programs, improve operating effectiveness, and ensure successful adoption of change. By combining strategy, AI engineering, organizational design, change management, and program execution, the team helps align people, processes, and priorities to support long-term growth and business performance. The Process Redesign Lead is accountable for defining the operating model and process architecture: leading process discovery, mapping current-state journeys, and architecting redesigned processes through to implementation handoff. The Director-level Process Redesign Lead brings deep process expertise, AI fluency, and structural-frame thinking to the most ambiguous, cross-functional problem spaces, translating strategic intent into clean, scalable operating designs. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset, with a track record of modernizing legacy

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Senior Manager, Corporate Development — M&A Integration plays a critical role in advancing the organization’s mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic growth initiatives. This individual will support multiple transactions simultaneously and partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to plan and execute due diligence, integrations, and separations. As a key member of the M&A Integration team, the Senior Manager will develop and manage value chain analyses, entanglement assessments, stranded-cost analyses, one-time cost evaluations, service grids, and transition services agreements for acquisitions and divestitures. The ideal candidate brings strong M&A execution experience, strategic thinking, financial acumen, stakeholder-management expertise, and the ability to deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment. Key Responsibilities Transaction Execution and Integration Support multiple acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions concurrently. Partner with Corporate Development leadership to evaluate, plan, and execute complex transactions. Lead critical integration and separation planning activities to support smooth transitions and achieve transaction objectives. Develop and maintain transaction workplans, timelines, milestones, risk logs,

The GTM Strategy & Operations Associate will join a global team driving Datadog’s next phase of growth. We’re interdisciplinary thinkers leveraging diverse business backgrounds in tech, management consulting, investment banking and business development to accelerate Datadog’s global growth. We work directly with Datadog’s most senior leaders to set corporate strategy, improve efficiency across the business, support data-driven decision-making, own complex operations, and more. In this role, you will identify opportunities for revenue growth and design strategic go-to-market (GTM) initiatives by evaluating business tradeoffs and partnering with senior leaders to shape GTM strategy. You will drive key planning processes, including capacity planning and quota planning, optimization and expansion strategies, and KPI design and measurement. Additionally, you will lead critical operational initiatives and long-term strategic projects that improve execution and help build the foundation for the company's continued growth. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What you’ll do: Strategic roadmap development: Develop short- and long-term GTM strategies by identifying growth opportunities, setting business priorities, and aligning sales and growth targets. Lead strategic planning initiatives, including headcount and KPI planning, incentive design, and cross-functional projects to improve execution and accelerate revenue growth. Global quota ownership: Own quotas for the global Sales organization – build and maintain quota models, adjust them throughout the year in response to org changes, and drive stakeholder alignment along the way. GTM analysis, reporting, and modeling: Analyze sales and GTM data to identify trends and understand efficiency by channel. Develop data

Work Flexibility: Hybrid What you will do The Senior Sourcing Manager (Hybrid) will play a critical leadership role in driving sourcing strategies and supplier performance for Stryker’s Endoscopy business unit. This position offers the opportunity to combine strategic foresight with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, global, and highly matrixed environment. As a key business partner to operations, quality, and finance, you will shape supplier capabilities, and deliver measurable business results through supplier alignment, cost optimization, and performance excellence. You will lead and develop a high-performing onsite procurement team, overseeing and sustaining sourcing activities, ensuring best-in-class quality, service, and value. This role is ideal for a collaborative, forward-thinking employee who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and innovation—influencing decisions that directly support Stryker’s mission to make healthcare better. This is a hybrid role. We are seeking candidates based in or near one of the following Stryker locations: Flower Mound, TX, or San Jose, CA. The employee is expected to be onsite on average 3 days per week. Serve as a trusted advisor to the Business Unit SLT, shaping sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and risk management while balancing strategy with execution. Drive strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver industry-leading outcomes in cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability. Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations to align supplier strategies, budgets, and procurement initiatives with business goals. Anticipate industry and macroeconomic trends to evolve sourcing roadmaps and maintain competitive advantage. Champi

Datadog is seeking an Employment Counsel to join our growing global Employment Legal team. In this role, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor to the People team, business leaders, and cross-functional partners on a broad range of employment law matters impacting our workforce and culture. While your primary focus will be supporting our U.S. operations, you will also contribute to global initiatives and projects as the company continues to scale. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic people decisions while partnering across a fast-paced, collaborative technology organization. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Advise the People team and business leaders on a broad range of U.S. employment law matters, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, employee relations, investigations, compensation, terminations, restrictive covenants, and wage and hour compliance. Draft, review, and provide legal guidance on employment-related documents, including offer letters, contractor agreements, separation agreements, and employment policies. Partner cross-functionally with Legal, People, and business stakeholders to develop compliant employment practices and support strategic company initiatives. Provide employment law support throughout mergers, acquisitions, and post-close integration activities. Assess legal risk, recommend practical business solutions, and support decision-making on complex workforce matters. Monitor changes in employment laws and regulations and help implement policies and processes that promote ongoing compliance. Who You Are: J.D. from an accredited law school and an active member in good standing of a U.S. state bar (New York preferred). At least 4 years of experien

About the Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives. About the Role We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to serve as the primary legal partner supporting Robotics. In this role, you will provide practical, business-oriented legal counsel across hardware development, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and strategic commercial initiatives. You will work closely with Robotics leadership and cross-functional partners to help build scalable legal frameworks that enable innovation while thoughtfully managing risk. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the legal foundation of a rapidly growing robotics organization developing cutting-edge technologies. You will negotiate high-impact commercial agreements, advise on complex operational matters, and partner closely with technical and business teams to support the development and commercialization of next-generation robotics systems. This role is based in San Francisco, CA and requires in-person presence 4 days a week. In this role, you will: Serve as the primary legal partner supporting Robotics leadership and cross-functional teams. Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams across hardware engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement, finance, and operations. Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including supplier, manufacturing, development, consulting, licensing, procurement, and strategic partnership agreements. Advise on legal issues arising throughout the hardware development lifecycle, including manufacturing, supply chain operations, vendor relatio

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life The Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) Operating Unit develops technologies that help clinicians monitor, diagnose, and manage patients across care settings. Within ACM, the Product DNA organization is responsible for advancing product lifecycle processes, data governance, and digital capabilities that support efficient product development, commercialization, and ongoing lifecycle management. The team partners across research and development, quality, regulatory, operations, information technology, and business functions to drive standardized processes, enterprise system adoption, and operational excellence. This role may be based at the Medtronic campus in Lafayette, Colorado or the office in Mounds View, Minnesota. This is an onsite position that requires regular in-person collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders and project teams. Travel up to 25% is required to support program activities, stakeholder engagement, deployments, and collaboration across Medtronic locations. As Senior Program Manager, Business Transformation, you will lead strategic transformation initiatives like the PTC Windchill integration that improve how product information, business processes, and enterprise technologies support the product lifecycle. This role

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Global Pricing Operations Team The Pricing Operations team works in a cross-functional, fast-paced, and dynamic environment with many moving pieces and evolving business needs. The team partners with Pricing Strategy Managers, Product Managers, Technology, Data & Intelligence, and various GTM teams to ensure Okta is operationally ready to bring new product pricing, buying programs, and strategic monetization initiatives to market. The Pricing Operations Principal Opportunity Okta is seeking a Pricing Operations Principal to lead initiatives that transform Okta's pricing strategy into successful go-to-market execution. A successful person in this role will be a strong collaborator, intensely curious, and supremely organized. They are known for connecting the dots, simplifying complexities, communicating clearly and proactively, and driving highly collaborative efforts to completion, even when the path forward isn't perfectly defined. In this role, you will serve as an operational leader for new pricing launches and a strategic buying-program implementation, establishing the integrated roadmap, operating cadence, decision-making framework, readiness criteria, and stakeholder communications required to bring these initiatives from concept through launch and sustained adoption. You will partner closely with senior cross-functional leaders to make complex tradeoffs, resolve dependencies, and ensure the business is ready to sell, quote,

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Provider Digital Analytics and Intake Team is hiring a Business Analytics Specialist to support the reporting and data analytic needs for value capture and metric driven management of Aetna’s provider digital tools. This successful candidate will partner and support activities of the Provider Digital business team and advise on insights to drive value in digital tool offerings. Performs data analysis and issue research as well as participates in business and technical projects to assess the impact of that work on the reporting and data. Consults with internal clients to identify opportunities to implement data solutions to business problems at an intermediate level. Collaborates with business partners to understand their problems and goals to help solve by developing predictive modeling, statistical analysis, data rereports, and performance metrics. Participates in the implementation of information strategy and development of information products to ensure operational objectives and other strategic business initiatives are met. Ability to structure data analysis, driving analytics insights and analytical solutions to help determine the best analytical solution. Consults on the creation of analytics solutions that effectively weigh business and technical tradeoffs using an intermediate understanding of business strategy as well as relevant

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success. About the Department The Legal team provides practical legal advice and service to the broader organization by reviewing and analyzing the laws and regulations of the legal jurisdictions in which Franklin Templeton operates. Our in-house corporate attorneys interpret these laws and regulations and advise the business on actions required to comply with legal and regulatory obligations. They also guide the business on appropriate courses of action to minimize risk from financial or reputational loss. How You Will Add Value Provide legal advice and strategic counsel to Franklin Templeton businesses, investment advisers, advisory technology teams and senior management teams on regulatory matters arising under the Investment Advisers Act and other applicable securities laws and regulations. Lead and contribute to strategic business initiatives, including digital advice programs, technology-driven solutions and tools (Fintech), industry partnerships, the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI), and other transformational projects designed to enhance client experience and business growth. </l

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: As a key member of the Multifamily Digital Program Strategy team, the Strategic Transformation Professional will play a critical role in driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, technology portfolio governance, and strategic program execution. This position partners closely with business and technology leaders to align strategic priorities, facilitate delivery through Agile methodologies, and ensure successful implementation of large-scale digital transformation efforts. The ideal candidate will bring experience managing complex programs, leading business requirements activities, supporting Agile delivery teams, and providing executive-level reporting and insights. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making while collaborating across a broad network of Multifamily business and technology professionals. Our Impact: Freddie Mac Multifamily offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where team members contribute directly to the success of strategic technology modernization initiatives. The Multifamily Digital / Information Technology Portfolio Strategy team works closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders across Product Management, Business Operations, Architecture, Data Management, Risk & Controls, User Experience, and Technology Delivery to ensure program objectives are achieved and business value is realized. Your Impact: Partner with Multifamily Digital Program leadership, including providing direct strategic and operational support

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. About the role: Replit is the fastest way to turn ideas into software. With our powerful AI-powered Agent and Assistant, anyone can create and launch apps from natural language in just one click. Build and deploy full-stack applications directly from your browser—no setup required. Never written a line of code in your life? No problem. Replit makes software creation accessible, collaborative, and lightning-fast. Join us in our mission to empower the next generation of builders. We are seeking a Strategic Finance professional to join Replit's growing team in Foster City, CA. In this critical role, you'll work in a lean team supporting high-impact strategic and operational initiatives across the business to drive data-driven decision making. You’ll partner directly with executive leadership and the Board to align financial strategies with our ambitious growth objectives. This role reports to the Head of Finance. Roles & Responsibilities: You'll contribute to critical projects across three main core areas: Internal Strategic & Operational Initiatives Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Sales, Marketing, Support, Product, and Engineering teams to build financial models and analyses that drive organizational decision-making New product launches: Build and present financial models, business cases, and investment analyses for new product launches GTM Finance: Partner with go-to-market leadership to drive growth through sales capacity planning, funnel and pipeline analytics, pricing strategy and resource allocation Pricing & Packaging: Analyze pricing and packaging strategies using quantitative and qualitative frameworks to recommend optimal approaches Unit Economics: Recommend strategies that balance growth

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team The Infrastructure Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's engineering leadership. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's R&D investments and operating expenses. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help ensure the durability of our long-term financial performance. What you'll do We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Partner to join our growing team. You'll help us with the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for AI investments, including token spend, engineering headcount, and management tools. You'll collaborate with data science, engineering, and finance teams to deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems and metrics, and help drive our strategies for productivity improvement and cost efficiency. Responsibilities • Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions • Be your business teams' financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts) • Design and provide analytical rigor to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses • Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans) • Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and a

Position Overview At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Program Manager II within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA. The Program Manager II will lead strategic Enterprise Capabilities initiatives, focused on designing, developing, and executing programs that consolidate distributed capabilities into enterprise-owned utilities. This role plays a critical part in advancing enterprise operating models by driving standardization, scalability, and efficiency across corporate functions. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in enterprise communications, large-scale program execution, and capability consolidation, along with the ability to engage senior leadership and influence across complex organizations. Key Responsibilities: • Lead end-to-end execution of enterprise programs focused on consolidating capabilities into centralized enterprise utilities • Drive the design and implementation of enterprise models that standardize tools, processes, and capabilities