Head of Strategic Execution & Portfolio Operations

Summary

Join Mozilla, a non-profit portfolio of companies, as a Senior Director and play a pivotal role in shaping the internet's future. Lead and collaborate on high-impact initiatives, translating board strategies into actionable workstreams. Enhance portfolio governance, reporting, and cross-organizational collaboration. Develop and refine execution dashboards and shared scorecards. Provide strategic advice and support to the COO, ensuring efficient decision-making. This remote US-based role requires 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or portfolio leadership, exceptional execution skills, and the ability to manage influence across diverse stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, senior chief of staff, or portfolio/program leadership roles
• Strong operator-executor who can see problems before or as they arise and is the COO’s eyes and ears on the ground
• Proven expertise in deploying and managing medium-to-light processes for mid-market size companies and/or portfolio organizations, and demonstrated experience running and managing internal cross-functional operations
• Sound analytical and logical thinking while problem solving crossi-portfolio problems (from capital allocation to other topics)
• Exceptional execution skills; equally comfortable zooming out to portfolio strategy and zooming in to resolve execution issues
• Comfortable managing influence without authority across distributed and varied stakeholders (boards, leaders, others)
• Systems thinker who can balance structure and adaptability in high-trust, low-alignment environments
• Maturity, discretion, and humility in supporting executive decision-making
• Adept at synthesizing complexity and creating clarity through process and design

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead time-bound, high-impact initiatives at the portfolio level (e.g., post-acquisition integration, trademark governance reform, AI initiative support)
• Translate Board-approved portfolio strategies into clear workstreams with milestones and delivery cadences
• Partner with Operating Org execs and Board liaisons to unblock execution bottlenecks
• Operate as a steward for the management company’s role in OpCo governance: help prep for Board updates, execute on governance priorities (e.g., capital deployment frameworks, trademark licensing, impact reporting)
• Continued evolution of the structure of the Mozilla.org holding company and management company and related portfolio-wide initiatives
• Develop and refine execution dashboards and shared scorecards across entities, in alignment with the COO and CFO
• Maintain the authority matrix and operating model playbooks (e.g., how decisions flow between OpCos and Mozilla.org)
• Design and evolve portfolio-level meeting forums (e.g., Leadership Council working groups) to support decision-making and strategy alignment without duplicative overhead
• Serve as a systems thinker — constantly looking to optimize the interface between strategic ambition and operational muscle
• Provide rigorous analysis and strategic advice to support the COO’s decision-making and board engagement
• Draft internal decision memos, manage sensitive coordination topics (e.g., conflict resolution between OpCos)
• Extend the COO’s strategic reach without requiring excessive coordination layers or communications overhead
• Excellent collaboration with the President and their office, as well as other execs & employees of Mozilla.org, and across the Portfolio of Operating Orgs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in PE/VC/Holding Company or startup-like structures is a huge plus
• Experience working with or around Board-level governance and capital allocation decisions is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Extended Sick Leave
• Retirement Plan contributions
• Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, and Wellness Days
• Wellness budget & one-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, etc.)