Director of Strategy

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list. 

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 46 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [email protected].

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

Pattern is currently seeking a results-driven Director of Strategy. The Director of Strategy will serve as an execution partner and support to the Chief Growth Officer & Chief of Staff, operationalizing strategic direction and executing high-priority, cross-functional initiatives that advance Pattern’s long-term growth objectives. This role blends strategy execution, organizational transformation, M&A assessment and integration support, and program/project leadership in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.

This individual will be responsible for transforming strategic direction into structured plans, managing complex work streams, and ensuring momentum across critical initiatives such as acquisitions and integrations, annual planning (OKRs), and enterprise-wide growth initiatives and programs. This is a player-coach individual contributor role that requires strong collaboration with functional leaders and the broader Pattern team across Product, Finance, Operations (Commercial & Logistics), Technology, and Marketing.

This full-time role is based in Lehi, UT, with a flexible hybrid schedule.

• Strategy Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership:
• Translate executive strategy into structured roadmaps, operating plans, and execution frameworks.
• Partner with CGO/CoS to lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives ensuring coordinated execution from concept through delivery.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and resource needs across initiatives.

• Program & Project Management:
• Own program governance, workback schedules, and execution discipline across major initiatives.
• Partner with technical and commercial teams on project planning and delivery.
• Drive accountability through structured workflows, reporting, and communications.

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Integration Support:
• Partner with the Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of M&A on M&A diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition execution.
• Own and manage day to day integration work streams across operations, technology, finance, product, and go-to-market.
• Track integration milestones, synergies, risks, and value-creation progress over extended timelines.

• Communications & External Materials:
• Execute the CGO/CoS vision through developing structured and polished PowerPoint presentations for board-level and executive external audiences, brand partners, and industry conferences and Pattern-hosted events.
• Translate complex strategies, data, and initiatives into clear, compelling executive narratives.
• Communicates with confidence and clarity.
• Handles sensitive, high-stakes initiatives with discretion and professionalism.

• Annual Planning, OKRs, & Operating Rhythm:
• Lead strategic planning processes in support of annual OKR setting and enterprise initiatives.
• Track execution progress, ensure follow-ups, manage timelines, and support cadence of reviews.
• Maintains visibility into initiative health, signals risks, and supports positive outcomes through proactive engagement with the team.

• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, consulting, commercial operations, corporate development, program leadership, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives in fast-growth or complex organizations.
• Advanced PowerPoint / executive presentation expertise with a strong track record of building board-level and external-facing materials.
• Familiarity with project management tools and structured delivery methodologies.
• Experience supporting annual planning, OKRs, and/or enterprise or commercial operating rhythms.
• Highly organized with exceptional ability to manage multiple parallel work streams.
• Working M&A and post-merger integration experience with hands-on execution responsibility.
• Working knowledge of core P&L concepts.
• Experience leading and managing teams.  
• Comfortable operating independently with limited structure while maintaining tight coordination with leadership.

• Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications
• Background in e-commerce, digital commerce, retail, or marketplaces.
• Experience working with or alongside product, engineering, or technical teams.
• Exposure to SaaS, data platforms, or digital transformation initiatives.

• You are friendly, trustworthy, and a high-performer.
• You follow through and fast.
• You wow customers time and time again and build immense trust quickly.
• You bring smart solutions to problems and engagements.
• You give 100% and always go the extra-mile.
• You actively volunteer and participate in group collaborations.
• You take full ownership of your projects to completion.
• You proactively identify areas of opportunity and work to execute on them.

• This is a small, dynamic team focused on the most strategic projects at Pattern—initiatives that are highly important to the executive team. Team members are deeply involved in leading and shaping both the current and future state of the organization, and we’re looking for true builders who want to have a meaningful voice and impact within the company.

• Game Changers: A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics: A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed: An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers: Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

• Screen with a recruiter.
• Zoom Interview with a potential coworker.
• Zoom Interview with a potential coworker.
• Onsite Interview with a potential leader and cross-functional leader.
• References.
• Executive Review.
• Offer.

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples.
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team.
• Focus on mentioning how you would make a difference at Pattern.
• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics.

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

- Unlimited PTO

- Paid Holidays

- Onsite Fitness Center

- Company Paid Life Insurance

- Casual Dress Code

- Competitive Pay

- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

- 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred. 

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.