About The Role
A Strategy Director at Kyriba is a high‑impact operator responsible for shaping, pressure‑testing, and operationalizing Kyriba’s growth strategy. Partnering directly with the CSTO, ELT, and cross‑functional leaders in product, GTM, finance, customer, partnerships, and technology, you will lead strategic initiatives in our value creation plan from hypothesis to execution. Examples include market expansion, product and platform strategy, strategic partnerships/M&A, pricing/packaging evolution, and AI roadmap.
What You’ll Do
* Strategic Initiatives (~50‑60%)
* Drive the planning and execution of 1‑2 of the company’s highest‑priority strategic initiatives, focusing on those that require cross‑functional collaboration.
* Work with functional leaders on their own strategic initiatives, providing problem‑solving support, external perspective and market research, identifying dependencies, and helping to de‑bottleneck.
* Work with the business on an annual VCP / Strategic Plan refresh, ensuring alignment across different business functions—with light‑touch PMO (milestone tracking).
* Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure that strategy and key initiatives align with financial objectives, including input into the annual budgeting and financial planning processes.
* Governance & Board Engagement (20%)
o Prepare crisp narratives for XCO and Board: strategy updates, scenario plans, operating reviews, and investment cases.
o Create executive‑ready materials—dashboards, models, and storytelling that drive decisions and alignment.
* Corporate Development and M&A (~20‑30% to start, significantly more when a deal comes into play)
o Support the CSTO in the overall strategic agenda, and feed into the M&A framework (which will be maintained by a Corp Dev analyst).
o Support the company on highest‑priority strategic partnerships and/or M&A processes as they arise.
What You Bring
* Experience including:
o Top‑tier strategy/management consulting, corporate strategy, product strategy, or BizOps in SaaS/fintech/enterprise software.
o Proven track record leading multi‑quarter, cross‑functional strategic programs to measurable outcomes.
* Deep familiarity with SaaS / Fintech business models.
* Excellence in structured problem solving, financial modeling, market sizing, and executive storytelling.
* Strong operator: can turn strategy into plans, plans into roadmaps, and roadmaps into results.
* Influential leader and trusted partner to executives; low‑ego, high‑ownership, collaborative style.
* Bachelor’s degree required.
Nice to Have
* One or more of: treasury, cash management, bank connectivity, payments, risk & compliance, working capital, ERP ecosystems.
* Experience with pricing/packaging overhauls for enterprise SaaS.
* Exposure to AI/ML applications in finance operations.
* M&A pipeline screening, commercial/tech diligence, or integration planning.
* Global experience across North America, EMEA, and/or APAC.
Benefits
Kyriba offers a comprehensive compensation package, including a range of health, welfare and wellbeing benefits designed to support both your professional and personal life.
Kyriba believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship, and genetic information. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact us at TArequests@kyriba.com. Requests will be handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable local laws.
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