[Hiring] Sr. Strategic Initiatives Program Manager @Avalara

Role Description

The Sr Strategic Initiatives Program Manager is a strategic leader responsible for driving projects that ensure Revenue Operations and Go-to Market (GTM) success. This role partners with executive leadership to translate business strategy into executable programs, ensuring alignment and measurable results. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced SaaS environment and has a proven ability to lead enterprise-wide programs, influence partners at all levels, and deliver complex programs from strategy through execution. You will combine program management expertise with change leadership and the ability to use AI-driven tools and data insights to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.

• Lead strategic programs that support Revenue Operations and GTM priorities from planning through successful execution.
• Partner with executive leaders to define program goals, align priorities, and ensure strategic programs deliver measurable value.
• Develop comprehensive program plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, budgets, resource allocation, and success metrics.
• Facilitate executive-level governance, steering committee meetings, and weekly status reporting, delivering concise updates, escalations, and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Build strong partnerships across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Operations to drive alignment and execution across matrixed organizations.
• Lead organizational change management efforts, including stakeholder engagement, partner engagement, communication planning, adoption strategies, and process enablement.
• Drive improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify workflows, increase operational efficiency, and improve program governance.
• Utilize AI-powered tools and business intelligence platforms to enhance program reporting, forecasting, executive communications, and operational insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program management, strategy and operations, or consulting experience in GTM.
• 4+ years of direct experience in change management or organizational transformation in GTM.
• Ability to manage complex programs.
• Strong strategic thinking, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance tactical execution and long-term planning across competing priorities.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills with experience influencing senior leaders and C-suite executives, including preparing and presenting steering committee decks.
• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Glean, Claude) and business intelligence solutions (e.g., Power BI, SQL) to enhance program management, reporting, and executive decision support.

Benefits

• Total Rewards: In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Health & Wellness: Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Inclusive culture and diversity: Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.