About Prove
As the world moves to a mobile-first economy, businesses need to modernize how they acquire, engage with and enable consumers. Prove’s phone-centric identity tokenization and passive cryptographic authentication solutions reduce friction, enhance security and privacy across all digital channels, and accelerate revenues while reducing operating expenses and fraud losses. Over 1,000 enterprise customers use Prove’s platform to process 20 billion customer requests annually across industries, including banking, lending, healthcare, gaming, crypto, e-commerce, marketplaces, and payments. For the latest updates from Prove, follow us on LinkedIn.
Prove is driving the future of digital identity. We are looking for Provers who know how to make an impact. We’re talking self-starting professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environment, process information quickly, and make intelligent decisions. The work is challenging and requires not only smart but natural curiosity and tenacity. Teamwork is also important to us – we work together and play together.
Prove has big plans, and we’re excited about the future. If this sounds like the place for you – come join our team!
Title: Head of Strategic Initiatives
Department: Business Development
Reports To: Head of Growth and Business Strategy
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Summary
The Head of Strategic Initiatives will work closely with Prove’s executive team to lead company-critical initiatives, drive strategic planning for specific areas, and ensure cross-functional alignment across various business units, ultimately accelerating market adoption and revenue growth.
This executive will operate at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution, working closely with the executive leadership team, to identify, prioritize, and lead company-critical programs that directly impact our sales pipeline and customer wins. This role demands a seasoned leader capable of navigating complex, ambiguous environments, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving measurable results that enhance enterprise value and market leadership, specifically by equipping the organization with the strategic focus and operational excellence needed to surpass competitors.
This individual will act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, proactively identifying and addressing strategic challenges, and delivering insightful analysis and recommendations to inform critical business decisions that maximize effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead company-critical initiatives and programs.
- Drive strategic planning and ensure cross-functional alignment.
- Operate at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution.
- Identify, prioritize, and lead programs that directly impact sales and customer wins.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration.
- Drive measurable results to enhance enterprise value and market leadership by enabling strategic focus and operational excellence.
- Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, proactively addressing challenges.
- Deliver insightful analysis and recommendations for critical business decisions.
Key Initiatives
- Executive-Level Projects: Direct complex, strategic cross-functional projects (e.g., GTM pilots, strategic partnerships, operational improvements).
- Strategic Communications: Develop and execute communication strategies for messaging, board presentations, and market positioning.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Lead the operationalization of key strategies to achieve organizational goals.
- Narrative & Market Positioning: Refine the company's narrative and market positioning to engage stakeholders and enhance enterprise value.
- Special Projects: Serve as a trusted strategic advisor on sensitive, time-critical priorities.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 15+ years of management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations.
- Proven success in leading strategic planning and performance management processes.
- Strong analytical and financial skills, ability to link strategy to metrics.
- Exceptional communication and presentation abilities.
- Promote, maintain and enhance our cultural values of humility, passion, inclusion, and leadership.
- Strong passion for learning about our products and markets through in-house and external training.
- Experience in high-growth /pre-IPO Technology companies.
This position description should not be considered the final description of the position. The position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the positions. It should be assumed that we would, to some extent, structure responsibilities in accordance with the successful candidate’s capabilities and changing business conditions. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
The anticipated salary range for this role is $240,000 - $285,000 plus company bonus. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, geo-location and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Benefits & Perks for FTE Provers:
- Competitive salaries & Bonus Plan (for eligible roles) and Equity Plan
- Modern Health for financial, mental, and physical wellness
- 401(k) Retirement Plan & Match (US Offices) and Local Country Pension (International Offices)
- Unlimited Vacation and Flexible hours
- Comprehensive medical benefits for you and your family ❤️
- Emotional & Physical Wellness – Access to wellness services (EAP & Prove Well-Being Reimbursement)
- Bottomless snacks & beverages for certain office locations
- Daily GrubHub stipend for lunch if coming into the office (US Offices)
- A great place to work and connect with other talented Provers like yourself!
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Prove we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Equal Opportunity Employment:
Prove is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics
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