Growth Strategy & Execution Manager, CEO Office

This role is located in Somerville MA - We are a hybrid work environment and this role requires in office presence 4-5 days per week.

Tulip the leader in AI-native frontline operations is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with composable connected apps leading to higher quality work improved efficiency and end-to-end traceability across operations. Tulips cloud-native no-code platform powered by embedded AI is driving the digital transformation of industrial environments through composable human-centric solutions that go beyond disrupting the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) category.

A spinoff out of MIT Tulip is headquartered in Somerville MA with offices in Germany Hungary Singapore and Israel. Tulip has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast award winner one of Energages Top Workplaces USA and one of Built In Bostons Best Places to Work and Best Midsize Places to Work.

About You:

• You are a strategic operator in the CEO Office someone with prior high-level consulting or Chief-of-Staff experience ready to take on ambiguous high-impact growth challenges and turn them into structured programs and measurable outcomes.
• Analytical highly structured and execution-driven you translate complex challenges into clear recommendations and roll up your sleeves to drive them to completion.
• Youve seen the inside of a strategy deck and have been in rooms where the real conversations happen and youd rather be in those rooms..
• Strong business acumen operational judgment and a bias for action; you manage stakeholders influence without authority and maintain momentum on multi-year high-impact initiatives.
• Hands-on with AI and productivity tools using them to analyze track and accelerate strategic programs and operational workflows.
• You own outcomes are feedback-driven and bring self-awareness that elevates teams and drives scalable impact.

What skills do I need

• 3 years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting internal strategy or Chief-of-Stafftype roles in high-growth B2B SaaS environments
• Strong data and analytical skills able to define metrics track progress and translate results into executive-ready insights and actionable recommendations
• Proven program and project management experience comfortable with agile and lean approaches designing and owning end-to-end business processes and keeping complex multi-stakeholder initiatives on track with measurable outcomes
• Hands-on AI fluency uses an AI-first mindset to accelerate analysis synthesis and execution; prototypes lightweight tools templates automations and repeatable workflows to scale CEO Office and growth programs; basic scripting a plus
• Strong business acumen in high-growth B2B SaaS or enterprise software; experience with cross-functional growth initiatives and GTM strategy is a plus

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Business Operations

• Own the day-to-day operations of the CEO Office designing documenting and managing processes end-to-end to ensure smooth execution across all initiatives.
• Build frameworks operating rhythms and accountability structures that scale the CEO Office and Executive Teams impact without adding headcount.
• Identify inefficiencies diagnose root causes and implement structured sustainable solutions using lean agile and continuous improvement principles.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable plans defining owners milestones and success metrics while keeping the CEO and leadership team aligned and focused.
• Serve as the operational backbone of the CEO Office ensuring strategy programs and cross-functional initiatives are coordinated tracked and delivered with impact.

Growth Strategy Programs

• Lead cross-functional growth initiatives from problem definition and planning through execution and measurement focusing on strategic priorities rather than GTM operations.
• Build business cases impact models and frameworks to prioritize high-leverage growth opportunities and initiatives.
• Support international growth readiness (e.g. EU/Japan) by structuring cross-functional workstreams aligning stakeholders and tracking progress toward strategic objectives.
• Provide analysis and recommendations for pricing and packaging initiatives including segmentation business cases rollout plans and internal enablement ensuring alignment with overall growth strategy.
• Own end-to-end project and program management for CEO Office initiatives tracking owners milestones risks and outcomes.
• Drive multiple complex cross-functional workstreams simultaneously while ensuring progress ownership and measurable outcomes.

Executive Preparation & AI-Enabled Execution

• Produce executive-ready memos briefings and slide decks for high-stakes meetings board reviews and key customer interactions.
• Frame strategic options and recommendations for leadership decisions ensuring trade-offs risks and implications are clearly articulated.
• Build institutional knowledge of the business customers partners and competitors to anticipate what executives need.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis synthesis and the creation of repeatable workflows across CEO Office initiatives.
• Prototype lightweight tools templates automations and repeatable analyses to scale CEO Office execution capacity.

Anything It Takes / Cross-Functional Support

• Show up as a true strategic partner to the CEO Office ready to take on the unexpected fill gaps and do what the business needs at the moment.
• Engage in real-time prioritization conversations with the CEO Chief of Staff and COO flagging trade-offs surfacing risks and offering a clear point of view.
• Bring a company-builder mindset proactively improving workflows processes and execution across the organization.

Working At Tulip:

We know even great candidates experience imposter syndrome. Even if you dont match every requirement applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.

Were building a strong diverse team that values hard work families and personal well-being. Benefits of working with us include:

• Direct impact on product and culture
• Company equity
• Competitive benefits package including Health Dental Vision Short-term Disability Long-term Disability Life Insurance AD&D Insurance Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Commuter Benefits Parental Leave and 401(K)
• Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
• Virtual company events and happy hours
• Fitness subsidies
• An inclusive dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues

We are an equal opportunity employer. At Tulip we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform frontline operations.

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