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Almond Board of California · 1 day ago

Managing Director, Strategic Operations and Innovation

Modesto, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$210K/yr - $275K/yr

15+ years exp

Almond Board of California is seeking a senior, enterprise-level leader to partner with the CEO and Executive Team in driving organizational strategy and execution. The Managing Director will be responsible for aligning science, trade, and organizational execution to expand the market use of almonds and almond co-products while ensuring effective initiative delivery and accountability.

Food Processing

Responsibilities

Drive execution of organization-wide strategic priorities

Strengthen B2B trade stewardship and ingredient strategy execution

Ensure initiatives move from planning to delivery with clarity and accountability

Position almonds and almond co-products for expanded use across foodservice, CPG, education, and other B2B channels

Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to define, track, and deliver on strategic priorities

Anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and recommend actions to advance organizational objectives

Act as an extension of the CEO to ensure decisions translate into action

Drive accountability for commitments, timelines, and outcomes across leadership

Monitor priorities, performance metrics, and ROI for trade activities

Qualification

Strategic executionB2B trade strategyOperational executionMarket developmentExecutive presenceInfluenceAccountabilityCollaboration

Required

15+ years of progressive leadership experience with demonstrated responsibility for enterprise-wide strategy, operational execution, or trade/market development initiatives

Proven track record of driving organization-wide priorities from strategy through implementation, including coordinating across senior leaders, managing competing priorities, and delivering measurable outcomes

Executive presence with the credibility to influence, challenge constructively, and lead through complexity