• Partner with dealership leaders to review Driveway.com performance, identify opportunities, and improve key operational metrics. • Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point for store-related operational, fulfillment, and customer experience issues. • Lead store onboarding, engagement, CRM training, and ongoing support to ensure successful adoption of Driveway.com processes. • Oversee Store Valet onboarding, utilization, performance, and workforce planning to support business needs. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive reporting accuracy, operational improvements, inventory syndication, and customer satisfaction. • Capture and communicate store feedback, best practices, and performance insights to improve the Driveway partner experience.

Role Description Aquent Talent is thrilled to partner with a leading financial services institution dedicated to helping individuals and organizations achieve their financial goals through innovative solutions and a commitment to client success. This organization is at the forefront of driving financial well-being, continuously evolving its strategies to meet the dynamic needs of a diverse client base. As an Aquent talent, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of how this institution manages its strategic initiatives and delivers value, directly impacting critical business outcomes and enhancing operational excellence. Are you a visionary leader with a passion for optimizing strategic execution and fostering agile transformation? We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our client's dynamic team, where you will be instrumental in elevating their strategic portfolio management capabilities. This is an incredible opportunity to make a tangible impact, guiding teams to deliver exceptional value, streamline processes, and drive continuous improvement across critical initiatives. Your expertise will directly influence how strategic objectives are translated into actionable plans, ensuring alignment and accelerating the realization of benefits for our clients and stakeholders. What You'll Do: - Champion the adoption of Lean-Agile principles and enhance the operational efficiency of strategic portfolios. - Collaborate closely with business and technology partners, providing thought leadership and practical guidance to optimize how value is defined, measured, and delivered. - Support and operationalize enterprise benefits realization frameworks, including tracking, validation, and reporting, to ensure consistent and accurate value measurement. - Partner with business and technology teams to define clear value hypotheses, key performance indicators (KPIs), and outcome measures that align with strategic goals. - Execute robust value measurement processes, connecting delivery outputs directly to tangible business outcomes. - Ensure the consistency and integrity of value data across various enterprise tools. - Execute and continuously improve Lean-Agile portfolio workflows, encompassing intake, demand management, prioritization support, and execution tracking. - Maintain and enhance portfolio operating practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and templates, serving as a subject matter expert for process adoption. - Facilitate and enable effective prioritization processes by preparing insightful data, analytics, and trade-off scenarios for informed decision-making. - Assist teams in defining and refining Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that are directly tied to strategic themes. - Translate high-level portfolio strategy into execution-ready artifacts and measurable metrics. - Develop and maintain comprehensive dashboards and reporting artifacts that illustrate value realization, delivery performance, and progress against strategic objectives. - Provide data-driven insights to governance forums and leadership reviews, enabling strategic decision-making. - Collaborate with data teams to ensure reporting accuracy and adherence to established standards. - Contribute to the design and refinement of end-to-end portfolio processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvements in workflow design, tool experience, and data capture. - Drive continuous improvement through effective feedback loops and performance metrics. - Support the rollout of new portfolio practices through the creation of training materials, role-based guidance, job aids, and playbooks. - Assist in establishing Communities of Practice (CoP) and adoption mechanisms to foster a culture of shared learning and continuous growth. - Collaborate effectively with Portfolio Governance teams to enable informed decision-making. Qualifications - 5-8+ years of experience in Portfolio Management, Program Management Office (PMO), Value Management, or related disciplines. - Proven experience with Lean-Agile practices and portfolio operations. - Experience with leading reporting and analytics tools. - Demonstrated experience in process execution and continuous improvement. - Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels. - Experience with leading enterprise portfolio management tools. Requirements - Exposure to benefits realization frameworks and OKR models. - Relevant Agile or portfolio management certifications. - Ability to design processes that protect business integrity and manage risks effectively. - Capability to execute sophisticated processes to efficiently manage interrelated projects and programs. - A track record of establishing advanced processes to evaluate project requirements and drive execution success. - Skill in refining strategies and workflows to ensure adaptability in evolving circumstances. - Adept at synthesizing complex data, managing resources, and developing strategic insights. - Experience establishing communication processes for smooth information flow with others involved in a project or effort. - Strong collaboration skills, facilitating partnerships and supporting cooperative efforts across teams. - Ability to provide thought leadership in the business area and independently drive strategic initiatives. - A desire to support peers in technical areas to refine their knowledge, skills, and abilities. - A knack for influencing best practices to plan and prepare for opportunities or challenges. - A champion of innovative solutions to improve efficiency. - A talent for influencing decisions that drive functional success and operational improvements. - Proactive in taking action to achieve success in situations that require more than normal effort. - Ability to verbally articulate ideas impactfully, fostering open dialogue. - Inspires confidence with proven expertise, integrity, and accurate communication. - Capable of presenting compelling arguments to inspire action. - A history of setting performance-driven goals across groups and driving continuous improvement. - A skill for leveraging diverse expertise to develop strategies in cross-functional projects or programs. - Proficiency in creating clear, persuasive, and professional written documents that meet business standards. Benefits - Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans. - Paid sick leave. - Retirement plans with a match. Company Description Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

Role Description Step into a pivotal role where your strategic vision and operational expertise will directly shape how customers discover and experience new products. As a key player on the team, you will be instrumental in optimizing the flow of product samples, ensuring that exciting new offerings reach our stores and online platforms efficiently and effectively. Your work will directly impact customer engagement and satisfaction, driving the success of our sampling initiatives and contributing to the overall market presence of our brand. - Assist in developing strategies for prioritizing purchase orders (POs) and allocating resources based on business needs. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and distribution centers to ensure products are processed efficiently, supporting business objectives and minimizing workload. - Continuously seek opportunities to optimize operational processes. - Facilitate reporting on allocation strategies for various markets, ensuring compliance with product and brand guidelines while maintaining optimal inventory levels. - Track and report on purchase orders to ensure timely inbound inventory to distribution centers, aligning with business needs and updating internal tracking systems. - Communicate and escalate critical information regarding late key launches or inventory concerns to leadership and cross-functional partners. - Cultivate strong relationships with vendors/partners and distribution centers to ensure inventory accuracy, timely delivery, and appropriate allocation. - Monitor weekly in-stock levels for retail locations, manage distribution center logs for problem inventory, and handle store requests and communications. - Support additional department projects as required. Qualifications - 2+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or operations. - Excellent technical proficiency in MS Office (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint), including advanced Excel functions like formulas and pivot tables. - Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy. - Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to problem-solving. - Robust organizational and prioritization abilities, capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-volume, and deadline-driven environment. - Adept at navigating and resolving ambiguous situations. - Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. - Possess a proactive, positive "can-do" attitude and a willingness to engage hands-on. - Personable and adaptable to evolving business demands and changes. - Comfortable working in a remote setting and aligning with Pacific Standard Time (PST) hours. Benefits - Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans. - Paid sick leave. - Retirement plans with a match. - Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. Company Description Join a leading global beauty retailer that is revolutionizing the industry with innovative strategies and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. This organization is at the forefront of beauty trends, constantly evolving to meet the dynamic needs of its diverse customer base, and fostering an environment where creativity and operational excellence thrive.

Role Description We are seeking a Director of Ecosystem to lead and operationalize DDN’s ecosystem strategy across VARs, OEMs, GSIs, cloud providers, and strategic technology partners. This role requires a highly operational and strategic leader who understands how to build scalable partner motions in complex enterprise infrastructure and AI markets. The ideal candidate has experience creating ecosystem strategy, building partner programs, operationalizing cloud marketplace and fulfillment motions, supporting joint offering development, and driving cross-functional execution across technical and business teams. This is not a relationship-management-only role. We are looking for a builder and operator who can create structure, define processes, establish operational rigor, gather business and technical requirements, and drive execution across Sales, GSS, Product, Engineering, Finance, RevOps, Marketing, and GTM Applications. The successful candidate must thrive in fast-moving environments where operational clarity, ecosystem scalability, and execution discipline directly impact growth. What You’ll Do - Build & Scale Ecosystem Strategy - Help define and operationalize DDN’s ecosystem strategy across VARs, OEMs, GSIs, cloud providers, and strategic technology partners - Develop scalable engagement models aligned to DDN’s AI infrastructure and enterprise GTM strategy - Support the expansion of co-sell, fulfillment, marketplace, and joint solution motions globally - Identify strategic partnership opportunities that accelerate revenue growth and customer adoption - Develop & Operationalize Partner Programs - Build and improve partner programs, engagement frameworks, governance models, and operational workflows - Create scalable processes for partner onboarding, enablement, deal engagement, escalation management, and operational coordination - Improve ecosystem operational maturity across reporting, accountability, execution tracking, and partner lifecycle management - Establish clear operational standards and execution models across ecosystem motions - Cloud Marketplace & Fulfillment Operations - Support transaction and fulfillment processes across cloud ecosystem partners and marketplaces - Help operationalize private offer workflows, marketplace motions, quoting alignment, and customer provisioning coordination - Partner with Finance, Deal Desk, RevOps, Legal, GSS, and Sales teams to improve execution and scalability - Improve operational visibility into marketplace transactions, partner fulfillment, and ecosystem-influenced revenue - Joint Offerings & NPI Execution - Partner with Product, Engineering, GSS, and ecosystem partners on joint offerings and NPI (New Product Introduction) initiatives - Gather operational, technical, support, and GTM requirements for joint solutions - Coordinate cross-functional execution required to launch and scale partner-integrated offerings - Help align product readiness, supportability, enablement, and operational execution for ecosystem-driven solutions - Drive Operational Rigor & Cross-Functional Execution - Create structure, governance, reporting, and accountability across ecosystem initiatives - Translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable operational processes - Drive alignment across Sales, RevOps, Product, Marketing, GSS, Finance, Legal, and GTM Applications teams - Improve visibility into ecosystem contribution, partner influence, co-sell activity, and operational performance - Build dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks for executive visibility - Support Revenue Growth & Field Alignment - Partner closely with Sales and field leadership to align ecosystem strategy to target accounts and strategic opportunities - Improve partner engagement within enterprise sales motions - Help scale ecosystem-influenced pipeline generation and co-sell execution - Support strategic deal coordination involving OEMs, cloud providers, GSIs, and channel partners Qualifications - 8+ years of experience in ecosystem, alliances, channel, strategic partnerships, business operations, or GTM leadership roles - Strong experience working across VARs, OEMs, GSIs, and cloud ecosystem partners - Experience building ecosystem strategy and operationalizing partner programs - Experience supporting cloud marketplace, private offer, transaction, and fulfillment workflows - Experience supporting joint offering development and NPI execution with cross-functional teams - Strong operational mindset with proven ability to create scalable processes and governance models - Experience gathering business and technical requirements and driving execution across multiple functions - Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership capabilities - Experience with Salesforce, partner operations, and ecosystem reporting Preferred Qualifications - Experience in AI infrastructure, enterprise storage, cloud infrastructure, HPC, or enterprise technology environments - Familiarity with NVIDIA ecosystem motions and AI infrastructure partnerships - Experience working with marketplace ecosystems such as AWS, OCI, Azure, or GCP - Experience driving ecosystem analytics, partner attribution, and co-sell reporting - Experience operating in high-growth or transformation-stage organizations What Success Looks Like - Scalable and operationally mature ecosystem programs - Improved execution across cloud, OEM, GSI, and VAR partner motions - Faster operationalization of joint offerings and ecosystem initiatives - Improved co-sell alignment and ecosystem-influenced pipeline generation - Better visibility into ecosystem performance, contribution, and ROI - Strong cross-functional alignment and execution discipline - Efficient marketplace, fulfillment, and transaction workflows - Increased strategic value delivered through ecosystem partnerships