Senior Director, Strategy and Operations

Decagon Decagon · Vertical AI · San Francisco, CA · Deployment Strategists

Senior Director, Strategy and Operations for a conversational AI platform company. This role focuses on scaling post-sales execution, standardizing deployment processes, improving visibility, and partnering with GTM, Product, and Engineering to ensure successful customer outcomes. The role involves leading a team, driving cross-functional initiatives, and building repeatable systems for a rapidly scaling business.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and maintain repeatable processes that improve deployment consistency and ongoing customer operations.
  2. Establish operating rhythms and reporting that create visibility into delivery health, risks, and key bottlenecks.
  3. Drive planning and resourcing practices that support predictable execution as the business scales.
  4. Partner with GTM to improve upfront alignment on customer goals, scope, and readiness.
  5. Lead cross-functional initiatives with Product and Engineering to unblock execution and improve outcomes.

Skills

Required

  • Director-level scope in Strategy & Operations, BizOps, post-sales operations, CX operations, delivery operations, or adjacent functions
  • Diagnose ambiguous problems, drive structured workstreams, and influence senior stakeholders
  • Experience scaling a post-sales, CX, or delivery organization during hypergrowth
  • Executive communication and trust-building skills
  • Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Nice to have

  • Direct experience partnering with Sales/GTM on deal scoping, success readiness, and pre-close operational rigor
  • Background in B2B SaaS, enterprise software, or AI-adjacent companies
  • Prior experience building an operations function from scratch or leading it through early scale

What the JD emphasized

  • scaling a post-sales, CX, or delivery organization during hypergrowth
  • building playbooks, operating cadences, and resourcing/capacity planning systems