Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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Position Summary

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives serves as a trusted partner to the President of Growth & Strategic Initiatives, providing high-level administrative, operational, and project management support. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective execution of strategic priorities through exceptional organization, stakeholder coordination, communication management, and project oversight.

The Spirit of the Position:

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of balancing executive support responsibilities with project management and strategic initiative execution. This individual will act as a key liaison across departments, helping drive alignment, accountability, and progress on critical organizational initiatives that support LAZ's long-term growth objectives.

Principal Responsibilities:

Executive Support

• Manage and prioritize the President's calendar, including meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements.
• Coordinate internal and external communications, including emails, correspondence, and meeting requests.
• Prepare presentations, reports, meeting materials, and executive briefings.
• Track follow-up actions and ensure timely completion of commitments and priorities.
• Exercise sound judgment and maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive business matters.

Strategic Initiatives & Project Management

• Support the planning, execution, and implementation of strategic initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects and ensure milestones, deliverables, and timelines are met.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and recommend solutions to maintain project success.
• Prepare project status updates and executive summaries for leadership stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among project teams and business partners.
• Assist in developing business cases, conducting research, analyzing data, and evaluating growth opportunities.
• Track key performance indicators and support strategic decision-making through reporting and analysis.

Meeting & Event Coordination

• Organize and coordinate meetings, leadership sessions, workshops, and strategic planning events.
• Prepare agendas, document meeting minutes, and manage follow-up action plans.
• Assist with conferences, industry events, and departmental activities as needed.

Operations & Office Administration

• Maintain organized records, files, project documentation, and reporting tools.
• Support departmental operational processes and administrative activities.
• Ensure resources are available to support efficient team operations.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Communications, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting senior executives, business leaders, or strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including coordinating deadlines, stakeholders, and deliverables.
• Experience working in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments.
• Parking, mobility, transportation, real estate, or related industry experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting business development, innovation, growth, or strategic planning initiatives is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional organizational, planning, and time-management abilities.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Professional presence and ability to interact effectively with executives and stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and drive solutions.
• Knowledge of emerging technology, innovation, and industry trends is preferred.

Key Improvements

• Elevated the role from primarily administrative support to a true strategic partner position.
• Added stronger project management, business analysis, and cross-functional leadership responsibilities.
• Enhanced qualifications to better attract high-caliber candidates.
• Clarified how the role contributes to growth, innovation, and execution of strategic priorities.
• Created a more executive-level and market-competitive job description aligned with LAZ's growth objectives.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 10 pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

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