Senior Director, Executive Strategy and Integration

Bonsai Leadership Group is honored to partner with Ocean Conservancy in its search for a Senior Director, Executive Strategy and Integration.

ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with its partners, it creates evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. Learn more about Ocean Conservancy at www.oceanconservancy.org.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Ocean Conservancy seeks a highly trusted senior leader to serve as Senior Director, Executive Strategy and Integration (Senior Director), a newly designed role within the Executive Office. This is a rare opportunity to work in deep partnership with the CEO at a moment when focus, discipline, and executive leverage matter more than ever.

The Senior Director plays a central role in shaping how Executive Office priorities move from intent to action. This strategic leader is responsible for bringing clarity, structure, and judgment to the CEO’s agenda, decisions, and commitments, ensuring that time and attention are directed toward the work that most advances the organization’s mission and strategic priorities.

Operating with a high degree of trust and autonomy, the Senior Director exercises judgment on behalf of the CEO to establish discipline around priorities, guide decision readiness, and ensure accountability to maintain momentum across the Executive Office and allow others to execute effectively. This role is for a leader who is energized by complexity, comfortable holding boundaries, and skilled at translating strategic intent into consistent execution.

The Senior Director leads the Executive Office and directly manages the Senior Executive Assistant and Board Engagement Manager, aligning executive coordination, board engagement, and CEO preparation into a cohesive, high-functioning system. Success in this role requires maturity, discretion, and the confidence to redirect work, say no when necessary, and reinforce disciplined ways of working in service of Executive Office effectiveness.

To see the full position description visit https://www.bonsaileadershipgroup.com/sdesi.

LOCATION

Ocean Conservancy embraces a hybrid work structure requiring employees to reside in AK, CA, DC, FL, MD, OR, VA, TX, WA, or WV. Staff located near an Ocean Conservancy office work in a hybrid model, while those not near an office work remotely within the approved states. Washington, DC is preferred for this role.

Ocean Conservancy offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance for employees, spouses (both same sex and opposite sex), domestic partner, and dependent children (effective day one of employment)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (free for employee)
• Basic Life Insurance (free for employee)
• Healthcare and/or Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Retirement Planning - 100% vested upon hire; can begin contributing at hire. After 1 year, Ocean Conservancy will open a 401(a) account for you and will contribute 6% of your monthly salary whether you participate in the 403(b) or not.
• 15 paid vacation days, 11 holidays, 12 sick days, and two personal days