Sr. Manager, Provider Operations Strategy & Programs
Remote | Full-Time, Salary, Exempt | Includes Benefits, PTO, Flexible Schedule, Equity
About the Role
Provider Operations keeps Steno’s nationwide network of court reporters running — coverage, quality, retention, and growth. This role exists to ensure we are staying coordinated across our team and with cross functional partners. You will own cross-functional program management, operational excellence, and strategic planning for the Provider Operations organization. You’ll identify and drive 3–5 high-impact initiatives per quarter, codify processes so they scale without scaling headcount, and ensure all pillar leaders (Quality of Service, Staffing, Experience, Growth, Analytics, Strategy & Programs) move in concert. This is a newly created role to help promote a clear line of sight for clients, and to find efficiencies in our cross-functional processes and workflows, but without impacting our clients' experience.
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Provider Operations, you’ll manage a small team of project managers and act as a strategic partner to pillar leaders.
Who We’re Looking For
Someone with deep operational and program management experience who can operate effectively without positional authority. You’re comfortable with ambiguity, naturally connect cross-functional work, and know how to balance documentation with flexibility. You move fast, you’re data-informed, and you ship. Equally important: you understand the operational reality well enough that your plans are grounded and executable, not theoretical. You’re trusted with ambiguous, high-stakes problems and expect to exercise business judgment on trade-offs that affect fill rate, cost, and team capability.
On a Regular Basis, You Will
- Partner with the Sr. Director to define and prioritize quarterly initiatives that span multiple pillars or require cross-functional coordination, developing comprehensive program briefs with scope, stakeholders, timeline, resource needs, success metrics, and dependencies
- Drive programs from initiation to close-out, tracking progress against milestones, escalating blockers early, and measuring outcomes—both quantitative (fill rate impact, cost savings, cycle time) and qualitative (process improvement, team alignment)
- Work with pillar leaders to document how core functions actually operate and design systems and tooling that scale processes without scaling headcount — playbooks, checklists, SLAs, decision trees that a new team member can execute on day one
- Audit for gaps, redundancies, and hand-off friction; recommend changes and track implementation
- Act as the connective lens across Quality of Service, Staffing, Experience, Growth, Analytics, Strategy & Programs — collecting signals from each pillar and flagging conflicts or opportunities early
- Manage relationships between Provider Ops and cross-functional partners (Sales, Product, Support), proactively communicating constraints and capacity
- Run quarterly planning sessions with pillar leaders to align on roadmap and surface risks and dependencies
- Maintain a forward-looking view of what’s coming in the next 8 weeks that could surprise the business, including market shifts and product changes that affect provider strategy
- Manage project managers, developing their scope and mentoring them into more complex projects
- Evaluate automation and AI tools with pillar leaders, knowing where technology truly changes the economics versus where it adds unnecessary complexity
You’ll Thrive in This Role If
- You’ve successfully managed 3+ concurrent programs across multiple teams without formal authority over those teams; you’re comfortable with ambiguity and track dependencies naturally
- You’ve built or substantially improved a repeatable process that scaled with the business; you understand how to balance documentation with flexibility and standardization with local adaptation
- You operate effectively without positional authority and can present trade-offs to senior leadership, influencing decisions even when stakeholders disagree
- You’re data fluent with the ability to self-serve data to identify problems, track progress, and make trade-off calls
- You ship — you set realistic plans, track against them, course-correct when needed, and avoid both paralysis by analysis and skipping necessary planning
- You have experience at a high-growth company, especially in supply-side, logistics, or marketplace operations where you’ve seen how ops scales
- You’ve managed one or more direct reports and developed them into independent operators
- You communicate clearly and present ideas to senior leadership without jargon; clear communication signals you actually understand something
- You’re comfortable with ambiguity and have made progress in environments where the mandate was clear but the path wasn’t
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in operations, business operations, or program management—or equivalent leadership impact in a relevant domain
- Demonstrated track record of managing cross-functional work without positional authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort with ambiguity and high-stakes decision-making with incomplete information
Nice to Have
- Supply-side ops, provider/marketplace operations, or recruiting/staffing supply chain experience
- Work in regulated industries or organizations with complex external stakeholder management (e.g., gig economy, healthcare staffing, field services)
- Hands-on experience evaluating and implementing new tools or automation technologies
- Facilitation or workshop design skills — you’ve led strategic planning sessions or cross-team retrospectives
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $135,000-$165,000
- Health, Vision, & Dental Benefits — generous company-sponsored health plans for both employees and dependents, including comprehensive vision & dental
- Wellness/Mental Health — shared benefits to be used among employees and families
- Flexible Paid Time Off — allowing employees to find balance in their lives
- Options of Equity — we know our success is nothing without our team
- Access to a company-provided 401(k) account
- A home office setup and a monthly stipend to offset internet and phone costs
Application Information
- Steno is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristics that are protected under the law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
- Applicants needing special assistance or accommodations for interviews or website access should contact us at accommodations@steno.com.
- Steno personnel will always have either a steno.com email address or will contact you via Rippling Recruiting. Act with caution if asked for personal information. Background checks, for example, are only conducted after an offer is extended.
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- Information provided to Steno, such as professional credentials and skills, educational and work history, the results of technical skills assessments or working exercises, and other information that may be included on a resume or application, is collected and stored in our system. Still, we never disclose or sell your personal information.
- Steno uses AI-assisted tools for this role to identify and prioritize candidates whose experience aligns with the role. All hiring decisions are made by our People team.
