Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
The Strategic Operations team sits at the center of the CEO agenda and works on the company’s highest-impact, enterprise-level problems. The team partners directly with the CEO and executive leadership to set strategy, drive cross-functional execution, and ensure leadership decisions are grounded in a single source of truth.
The Sr. Strategic Operations Manager will assist the Chief of Staff to the CEO in two main areas:
Enterprise Strategy:
Own the end-to-end annual strategic planning process, including drafting enterprise strategy narratives, board materials, and monthly business reviews. Lead top-down market and industry analysis, initiative prioritization, and strategic recommendations, including framing where to play and how to win.
Execution of CEO & Board-Level Initiatives:
Serve as the CEO’s execution partner on the most critical, cross-functional initiatives, often ambiguous and without a natural owner, ensuring alignment, momentum, and outcomes until long-term ownership is established.
Qualifications
- 3 to 7 years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or high-impact business operations
- Proven ability to shape and execute enterprise-level strategy, including exposure to C-suite and board-level initiatives
- Strong analytical judgment with the ability to turn complex data into clear, executive-ready insights
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau are a plus
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while balancing multiple priorities
- Experience leading workstreams or mentoring analysts preferred
What Success Looks Like
- You translate enterprise strategy into clear priorities and decisive action
- Strategic initiatives advance with momentum and measurable impact
- Executive and board-level stakeholders receive concise, insight-driven updates that inform decisions
- You are a trusted partner to senior leadership, ensuring strategy turns into results
Pay:
$115,000.00 - $173,000.00 + Eligible for Variable Compensation PlanCommensurate with relevant qualifications and experience
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Life and Disability Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Paid Time Off and Holidays
Flexible Working Schedule
Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
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What We Do
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. We help enterprises build sustainable businesses while keeping people and the planet safe. Our solutions provide critical visibility and alignment across safety, risk, and supply chains -- empowering organizations to create lasting, sustainable impact.
Our Mission:
To create a safer, more sustainable and productive world by advancing operational excellence. Sphera's many internal initiatives, such as its annual Mentoring Program, running for its sixth year in 2025, supports staff in feeling and achieving their best. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to help participants achieve career development, personal growth, and create opportunities to partner with others from across the organization.
Why Work With Us
At Sphera we are solving some of the most important challenges facing the world today. Our staff, some of the world’s leading safety and sustainability experts, are meeting this challenge. Sphera is a hybrid company, with Chicago team attending SpheraIn days.
We are always looking for talented people who want to make a difference.
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