The Senior Strategy & Operations Lead is a high-impact partner to IT leadership, responsible for driving strategic alignment, operational excellence, and execution rigor across all IT pillars. This role leads IT-wide planning, governance, and communications to ensure the CIO’s priorities translate into measurable business outcomes.
We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities- Lead IT Strategic Planning & Governance
- Drives the definition of IT OKRs, quarterly business reviews, and multi-year strategic planning cadences to align priorities and track value delivery - Drive Executive Decision Enablement
- Build insights, narratives, and recommendations that inform CIO/leadership decisions, including board materials and enterprise updates - Orchestrate Cross-Functional Initiatives
- Coordinate strategic programs that span pillars, ensuring ownership clarity, risk management, and measurable outcomes - Evolve IT Operating Model
- Deploy “run IT like a product” standards across agile delivery, resource planning, intake, and change management - Champion Operational Excellence
- Standardize ways of working, reporting frameworks, and collaboration mechanisms across IT
- 8–10 years in technology strategy, PMO leadership, or chief-of-staff–style roles, ideally within a CIO’s office
- Experience partnering with senior executives and driving cross-functional impact
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and organizational leadership skills
- Familiarity with product-centric delivery, agile, and enterprise planning tooling
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.
Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
Req ID - 4263309677
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