Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations

Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations page is loaded## Senior Associate, Strategy & Operationslocations: New York, NYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: R13121**The Company**NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC[2]) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.**The Position**We are seeking a highly analytical and proactive Senior Associate of Strategy & Operations to support the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of complex, cross-functional value creation programs. In this role, you will be a critical driver of operational excellence—connecting strategy to execution by building and maintaining integrated program plans, translating ambiguity into clear ownership and cadences, and producing decision-ready artifacts that accelerate delivery across multiple workstreams.This role will partner closely with project managers, engineers, finance, procurement, and other stakeholder groups, including third parties, to design solutions that meet strategic business objectives and align schedules, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring programs stay on track and deliver high-impact outcomes. Ideal candidates bring a consulting mindset, strong facilitation and synthesis skills, and the ability to operate across a broad remit—supporting both program and delivery management needs in dynamic environments.**Responsibilities:*** Support the development and evolution of integrated program strategies, ensuring alignment with the company’s long-term vision and value creation objectives.* Partner with leadership to design and implement future-state operating models, translating strategic intent into actionable changes across processes, technology, organizational structures, and skills.* Develop and maintain integrated program and/or delivery plans, tracking key milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across all workstreams and partners.* Produce decision-ready artifacts and executive-ready communications (e.g., one-pagers, briefings, trackers, integrated schedules, and status updates) that clarify options, assumptions, and critical paths.* Reflect strategic priority shifts in operational roadmaps, ensuring ongoing alignment as business conditions, technology, or market landscapes shift.* Perform deep-dive analyses of program data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities (strategic & operational).* Own risk, issue registers, and decision logs, ensuring timely escalation, mitigation planning, and ownership assignment.* Contribute to the development and refinement of program delivery methodologies, frameworks, and best practices. Uphold governance frameworks, cadences, standards, and follow-through to closure.* Plan and facilitate cross-functional working sessions and workshops, translating outcomes into integrated plans, decision points, and action ownership.* Support scope clarity and partner governance by translating ambiguous objectives into objective deliverables, acceptance criteria, and gate-based milestones.* Develop tools and models to improve forecasting, capacity planning, and portfolio-level oversight.* Define and track KPIs that measure the success of transformation initiatives, ensuring progress is transparent and tied to strategic goals.* Facilitate data-driven scenario planning, supporting leadership in evaluating alternative pathways and making informed, forward-looking choices.* Facilitate lessons learned sessions and integrate feedback into future project execution cycles.**Requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, Project Management, Operations, or related field.* 5-10 years of experience in program/project analysis or management consulting, preferably in cross-functional, dynamic environments.* Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with a strategic, consulting-oriented approach; able to analyze issues holistically, identify root causes, and deliver actionable solutions that align with business goals.* Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and shifting scopes in fast-paced environments.* Experience operating within governance rhythms (cadences, logs, trackers), supporting cross-team alignment and delivery..* Bonus: Certification in project/program management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, MSP) or Agile delivery frameworks; scope governance and acceptance criteria is a plus.*It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.***Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.****Benefits & Perks:*** **Company-Paid Lunch Stipend**: Lunch is provided via GrubHub* **Company-Paid Benefits:** 100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability* **401(k):** Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%* **Optional Employee-Paid Benefits:** Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.* **Time Off:** 25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**NORTHMARK STRATEGIES LLC IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.locations: New York, NYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days AgoNorthMark Strategies is a leading investment firm, combining capital, innovation, and engineering to drive long-term value. From operating complex businesses to backing breakthrough technologies, our mission is to build enduring businesses. Our team combines intelligent risk-taking, operational excellence, exceptional talent, and world-class computing capacity to create shareholder value.Our company offers a dynamic environment where individuals have the freedom to lead companies toward bold achievements by embracing innovation, leveraging technology, and fostering differentiated business strategies. Our values are Integrity, Ability, and Energy, and the company aims to hire individuals who possess those qualities.At NorthMark Strategies, we believe the future isn’t something to hope for, it’s something to build. We don’t just invest, we create. Bringing together strategic insight and technical horsepower to deliver outcomes that endure. #J-18808-Ljbffr NorthMark Strategies LLC