Veeam Software

Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager

Veeam Software$135K — $252K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in management or strategy consulting, business transformation, or strategic operations, ideally in software or tech
  • Proven experience overseeing complex cross-functional initiatives with measurable outcomes
  • Strong ability to apply data-driven insights to enhance decision-making
  • Familiarity with SaaS business models and customer dynamics
  • Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts
  • Strong facilitation skills to align senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Identify and resolve high-priority business issues organization-wide
  • Lead strategic initiatives from conception to measurable outcomes
  • Design solutions for cross-functional challenges and ambiguous problems
  • Utilize data and market insights for problem framing and decision-making
  • Drive alignment and decision-making among senior stakeholders
  • Apply SaaS business fluency to initiative design
  • Advocate for an AI-first approach to enhance work effectiveness

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off and 12 paid holidays including global self-care days
  • Paid parental leave with 8 weeks for all parents and 16 weeks for birthing parents
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting first day
  • Mental health support and therapy sessions via Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • Support for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy
  • 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
  • Legal services and identity protection options
  • Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
  • Opportunities for professional development through learning programs and mentorship
Full Job Description
We are seeking a dynamic, execution-oriented Sr., Strategic Initiatives Manager to drive the most complex, high-priority cross-functional programs across the organization. This role reports to the Vice President, Business Excellence.

This is a role for someone who operates at the intersection of strategic clarity and disciplined execution, a leader who can take ambiguous, high-stakes initiatives from whiteboard to measurable outcomes. You bring a sharp lens for business strategy and data-driven insights, not as an end in themselves, but as the foundation for making smart decisions and driving alignment. You think in systems, lead through influence, and actively leverage AI and intelligent agents to multiply your impact.

This role is best suited for someone who thrives in complexity, has a track record of moving organizations forward on work that spans functions and defies clean ownership - and who is energized by building new muscle in a high-growth SaaS environment.

What You'll Do
  • Identify, frame, and solve high-priority business problems across the organization. Defining the right question before designing the solution, and driving that solution through to measurable outcomes
  • Lead these strategic priorities end to end: not just coordinating workstreams, but actively shaping the approach, making tradeoff decisions, and ensuring the work lands with real impact
  • Design solutions to complex cross-functional challenges and gaps, bringing structure to ambiguous problems and building the operational and organizational logic needed to move forward
  • Apply a strategy and insights lens to all initiative work: use data, market context, and business fundamentals to sharpen problem framing, pressure-test assumptions, and ground recommendations in sound logic
  • Drive alignment and decisions across senior stakeholders and functions - synthesizing competing perspectives, surfacing tradeoffs clearly, and moving leadership toward action
  • Bring SaaS business fluency to initiative design, understanding how product adoption, retention, and expansion dynamics connect to the problems being solved
  • Champion an AI-first approach to how work gets done to accelerate progress and multiply impact

What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of experience in management or strategy consulting, business transformation, or strategic operations roles - ideally in or around the software or technology industry
  • Demonstrated track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives end to end, with measurable outcomes and the ability to navigate organizational ambiguity
  • Strong business strategy and data-driven insights acumen: able to use data and market context to sharpen decisions without needing to personally own the analysis
  • Familiarity with SaaS business models and the levers that drive product adoption, expansion, and retention
  • Actively AI-first in how you work: comfortable identifying where AI tools and agents can replace or accelerate manual effort, and building that habit across your work
  • Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills (written, verbal, and visual) with the ability to synthesize complexity into crisp narratives for senior audiences
  • Strong facilitation and influence skills; able to drive alignment across senior stakeholders without direct authority
  • High bias for action, strong intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative working style with low ego
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree a plus. Prior consulting experience strongly preferred

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What you'll get
  • Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
  • Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
  • Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
  • AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
  • Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
  • Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O'Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Compensation Transparency

Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.

In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.

U.S. Geographic Zones & Compensation Ranges (TTC / OTE)

Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Boroughs

$162,900-$302,400 USD

Zone 2: Washington, California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area)

$149,400-$277,300 USD

Zone 3: Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, New York (excluding NYC boroughs); Sales roles located in Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona

$135,800-$252,100 USD

Zone 4: All other US locations

$118,100-$219,400 USD

About Veeam Software

Veeam Software is a privately held information technology company that develops backup, disaster recovery and intelligent data management software for virtual, physical and multi-cloud infrastructures. The company's headquarters are in Baar, Switzerland, and it has offices in more than 30 countries. Veeam has more than 375,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500 and 69% of the Global 2,000 enterprises. The company was founded in 2006 by Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov.
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