Director of Strategic Projects

Director Of Strategic ProjectsWatchfire is seeking a highly capable and execution-oriented Director Of Strategic Projects to partner directly with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to drive the Company's most critical, enterprise-wide strategic initiatives. This role will serve as the central owner for a portfolio of high-impact strategic projects spanning both product development and major commercial initiatives, each essential to Watchfire's growth, scalability, and long-term value creation.Approximately half or more of the role will focus on non-product, commercially oriented initiatives, including go-to-market programs, sales effectiveness initiatives, channel strategy, and the deployment of advanced tools and capabilities to improve commercial execution. Examples include the launch of a loyalty program for third-party dealer representatives in the on-premise channel, scaling and professionalizing the Sports salesforce, and implementing AI-enabled tools to improve sales call preparation, targeting, and customer engagement.In parallel, the Director Of Strategic Projects will lead select complex product development and commercialization programs, working closely with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain while ensuring alignment with Sales, Marketing, and other commercial leaders.This role requires a leader who can bridge strategy and executionbringing structure, discipline, and accountability to diverse initiatives, aligning technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders, and ensuring delivery on specification, on time, and on budget. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable driving product programs and leading commercial transformation initiatives in a fast-paced, private equitybacked environment.This is a highly visible role with significant exposure to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team and represents a unique opportunity to directly shape Watchfire's growth trajectory.Key responsibilities include enterprise strategic project ownership, product development & commercialization, commercial initiative leadership, sales & marketing enablement, cross-functional alignment, program management rigor, on-time/on-budget delivery, technology & tool enablement, executive communication, and value creation focus.Technical prerequisites include strategic program leadership, commercial & go-to-market experience, product & manufacturing exposure, technology enablement, cross-functional influence, execution discipline, financial & analytical acumen, change leadership, and executive communication.Interpersonal characteristics include a strong sense of ownership and accountability, high integrity with a collaborative leadership style, high organization and detail orientation, influential communication with strong EQ and stakeholder management skills, and structured problem-solving with clarity, rigor, and pragmatism.Education/qualifications include a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, marketing, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree is a plus. Formal training or certification in project or program management is beneficial but not required.Benefits include medical, dental, vision, company paid life/ADD, voluntary life/ADD, dependent life/ADD, 401k with employer match, vacation, and personal time.