About the Role
This role sits at the center of Xero's Global Strategy & Operations (GS&O) team, helping shape the company's strategy and execution. You will work on strategy development, annual planning, OKR setting, executive reporting, and high-priority programs, while also leveraging AI to enhance team output.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to the definition and evolution of Xero's long-term strategy.
- Structuring and solving business problems through rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analysis.
- Developing market intelligence to identify trends and inform strategic decision-making.
- Leveraging AI tools to reimagine how work gets done.
- Running operating rhythms that translate priorities into action, including annual planning, OKRs, and Board reporting.
Requirements
- Experience at a top-tier consulting firm highly preferred, or comparable experience in strategy, operations, transformation, or related roles within a global technology or SaaS environment.
- Ability to turn ambiguous briefs into well-structured problems with clear hypotheses and data requirements.
- Proficiency in analytical rigor, data modeling, building business cases, and working through complex information.
- Skill in synthesizing analysis into crisp, well-argued recommendations with defensible trade-offs.
- Experience in building and maintaining processes, governance, and operating rhythms for coordinated action.
- Ability to build relationships across all levels and drive alignment through structured consultation and follow-through.
- Experience using AI tools to improve how work gets done.
Skills
- Strategy development
- Annual planning
- OKR setting
- Executive reporting
- Board papers
- Program delivery
- AI tools
- Quantitative analysis
- Market intelligence
- Business case development
- Relationship building
- Stakeholder management
Location
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
About the Company
- Xero's Global Strategy & Operations (GS&O) team partners closely with decision makers across the company to lead critical strategic and operational initiatives.
- GS&O partners across every part of Xero, from product and engineering through to finance and people, translating ambitious strategy into clear, executable plans.
- It's a small, senior team trusted to bring order to ambiguity, working closely with senior leaders to structure problems, build recommendations and keep delivery on track.
Equal Opportunity
- Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
