What you'll be doing:
- Drive Operational Strategy: Design and lead cross-functional operational strategies that enhance efficiency, scalability, and member outcomes across departments;
- Lead Complex Problem Solving: Tackle high-impact, ambiguous challenges by identifying root causes, designing innovative solutions, and influencing decision-making at the leadership level;
- Departmental Leadership: Take full ownership of team deliverables and performance; set priorities, mentor team members, and ensure alignment with departmental goals;
- Program Ownership: Lead the execution of high-stakes programs or initiatives, managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder alignment to ensure measurable impact;
- Capacity Planning: Own departmental headcount planning, driving cost optimization without compromising quality or growth;
- Influence & Collaboration: Actively engage with stakeholders across Product, Clinical, and Commercial teams to shape strategic initiatives, align processes, and deliver unified outcomes;
- Process Innovation: Leverage advanced data analysis to build frameworks, define metrics, and continuously improve operational workflows and strategic planning.
What you need to have:
- 7+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, or operations roles in high-growth environments;
- Deep analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in SQL, Looker, and advanced spreadsheets;
- A strong bias towards execution, a hands-on approach and the ability to adapt quickly as priorities shift;
- Sound critical-thinking, sharp analytical ability and clear communication and decision-making skills;
- A proactive, self-start attitude that allows you to drive change independently;
- Strong leadership presence and ability to mentor mid and junior level talent, fostering a high-performance culture;
- Demonstrated success navigating ambiguity, managing multiple stakeholders, and executing under pressure with limited guidance;
- A systems-thinker who can connect the dots between data, processes, people, and outcomes at a strategic level.
What we would love to see:
- Phyton proficiency.
To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:
- A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity;
- A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company;
- Career development and growth, with a competitive salary;
- The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare;
- A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation;
- Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions);
- Remote or Hybrid work policy: We have offices in Porto and Lisbon, so if you want to have face-to-face contact you can always work from there.
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What We Do
SWORD Health is the world’s fastest growing virtual musculoskeletal (MSK) care provider, on a mission to free two billion people from chronic and post-surgical pain. The company’s clinical-grade virtual therapy platform pairs expert physical therapists with FDA-listed wearable technology to deliver a personalized treatment plan that is more effective, easier and less expensive than traditional physical therapy. SWORD Health believes in the power of people to recover at home, without resorting to imaging, surgeries or opioids. Since launching in 2015, SWORD Health has worked with insurers, health systems and employers in the U.S, Europe and Australia to make quality physical therapy more accessible to everyone.


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