Strategy Execution Lead

REMOTE • CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Continuous Improvement • Enterprise Facilitation • Influence without Authority

Are you a systems thinker who enjoys continuous improvement and helping organizations operate with greater clarity and consistency? We are looking for a Strategy Execution Lead to serve as a key senior individual contributor who works closely with executive sponsors to enable NCG to execute complex, cross functional initiatives effectively.

Come join National Co+op Grocers’ (NCG) collective movement towards a just, resilient and regenerative food system that is accessible for all! We are a business services cooperative that helps community-owned grocery stores thrive—strengthening local economies, promoting sustainable food systems, and empowering consumers. We are revolutionizing the grocery industry to make it work better for people and the planet!

This role focuses on enabling alignment, improving systems and workflows, and strengthening how work happens across large-scale organization-wide initiatives. This is an ideal position for a professional who thrives in complexity and utilizes systems thinking. This is not a Program or Project Manager role. Success in this position comes from improving coordination, flow, and decision‑making across teams—not from owning delivery outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Facilitate complex, high‑impact, multi‑workstream initiatives sponsored by executive leadership. 

·       Design and maintain integrated plans, dependencies, and operating rhythms across programs.

·       Anticipate risks, systemic bottlenecks, and cross‑organizational impacts; surface insights and recommendations early to support organizational effectiveness.

·       Establish and maintain standard facilitation frameworks, templates, and guidance used across the organization. Model enterprise‑level facilitation practices grounded in clarity, inclusion, and shared accountability.

·       Analyze qualitative and quantitative indicators of program health and process performance to continuously improve systems, workflows, and operating rhythms.

·       Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders, and cross‑functional teams.

·       Influence adoption of improved practices through partnership, credibility, and expertise.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in program facilitation, process improvement, operations, or organizational effectiveness or 16- years of demonstrated equivalent experience in program facilitation, process improvement, operations, or organizational effectiveness.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt or demonstrated equivalent expertise in structured process improvement, systems thinking or enterprise transformation methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel) and project‑tracking tools.

Compensation & Benefits

NCG offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, as an example:

•  4 weeks Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with company contributions
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Company paid identity theft protection
• Matching 401(k) plan

This salary for this position is $181,739.

Workstation Options

·       Home Office (Contiguous U.S.): Eligible if within 100 miles of a major airport and has sufficient internet bandwidth and mobile phone service.

·       St. Paul, MN Office: Workstations available at 2610 University Ave W, with free parking and access to the Green Line Light Rail (Westgate Station).

Accessibility

NCG is committed to providing equal access to all interested candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact (866) 709-2667 ext. 2817 or email careers@ncg.coop for assistance. 

Our goal is to attract and retain qualified talent and encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by applicable law. 

No recruiters or agencies please.