Reports To: Chief Operating Officer
Location: Needham, Massachusetts
Travel: Frequent domestic and international travel required.
About the Role The Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Growth & Transformation is responsible for driving the successful execution of SharkNinja's highest-priority enterprise initiatives. The portfolio includes growth-oriented and transformational initiatives such as geographic expansion, new channel development, DTC growth, social commerce, AI-enabled transformation, operating model enhancements, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
Key Responsibilities - Lead a portfolio of high-impact enterprise initiatives aligned to strategic priorities and growth objectives.
- Drive execution of initiatives spanning geographic expansion, channel development, commercial growth, AI-enabled transformation, operating model enhancements, and enterprise transformation.
- Lead initiatives from desired business outcomes through implementation, adoption, and scale, ensuring delivery of measurable results and sustained organizational impact.
- Develop and execute change management strategies that drive stakeholder alignment, organizational readiness, user adoption, and realization of business benefits.
- Drive accountability, governance, risk management, and executive visibility across the initiative portfolio.
Experience - 15+ years of experience in program leadership, business transformation, operations, consulting, strategic initiatives, or related disciplines.
- Proven track record leading complex enterprise-wide initiatives with significant business impact.
- Demonstrated experience leading AI-enabled transformation initiatives, including the evaluation, implementation, and adoption of technologies that create measurable business value and operational impact.
- Cross functional matrix leadership to delivery business results through influence.
- Exceptional influence, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong systems thinker with a bias for action and measurable outcomes.
- Credible, confident leader who can challenge constructively and lead through ambiguity.
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage from the Executive Leadership Team to frontline teams.
- Strong project management skills to ensure initiatives deliver on time and at cost.
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$258,800-$310,000 USD
