Director, Strategic Initiatives

SNI Companies has partnered with a growing company in the Greater DC area in search of a Director, Strategic Initiatives. This is a direct hire position. This position is a hybrid position. A candidate can be in the Washington DC/Baltimore area or New York, New York area.

*****The role is taking their ETF/Financial Tech products to market*****

Comp: $180K -$250K per year base to start + Bonus + Full Benefits

This position is not open for C2C or referrals.

Only US Citizens or Green Card Holders

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• MBA or equivalent graduate degree preferred.
• 10-12+ years of relevant experience, including time in management consulting, business transformation, or enterprise program management within the asset management or financial services industry.
• Proven success leading large, complex business programs with cross-functional scope—especially in front-office, product, investment, or distribution settings.
• Familiarity with ETFs, mutual funds, or other investment vehicles strongly preferred.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership and influencing senior stakeholders across departments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expertise in change management, program/project management, stakeholder alignment, including the ability to manage complex business processes through influence when all the resources necessary for a successful outcome are not directly under the individual’s control.
• Executive-level communication: able to synthesize issues and present clearly to C-suite stakeholders.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinker with a high level of business judgment.
• Self-starter with exceptional ownership and follow-through; thrives in ambiguity and fast-paced environments.
• Skilled in management consulting-style problem solving and structured execution frameworks.
• Balanced orientation to detail and big-picture thinking.