Director, Strategic Planning

Job Description:

Lime is seeking a strategic leader to build and shape our Strategic Planning function! In this role, you will report to the Senior Director of Strategy & Planning, and will lead the development of tools and processes to drive operational strategy and planning across Lime’s global business. You will work at the intersection of Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Product, to build efficient, scalable, and repeatable processes.

Lime is at an exciting inflection point as we scale rapidly toward our next stage of growth. As we grow our category leadership, we are transitioning to a more structured, high-performing organization and need someone who thrives in this evolution. The ideal candidate has experience scaling teams, products, or processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can balance execution with strategy. In this role, you will help design and implement systems that enable us to move quickly while maintaining quality and efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact as we build the foundation for long-term success.

The person hired for this role must be within a one hour commute of a Lime Warehouse (within the US).

What you’ll do:

• Lead, manage, and optimize fleet planning and allocation decisions across global markets

• Lead Lime’s annual capital allocation and planning process for Operations

• Identify and analyze future growth opportunities, and build the business cases to support

• Collaborate and coordinate with cross functional stakeholders including Finance, Supply Chain, and Product

• Develop, implement, and improve upon, operational processes and strategies that align with organizational goals (e.g. fleet allocation processes, capex planning, budget process)

• Collaborate with senior leadership to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and drive accountability across teams

• Monitor and analyze operational performance using metrics, dashboards, and reports

• Identify and drive process improvements to enhance workflow efficiency and reduce costs

About you:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic planning, management consulting, strategic finance, FP&A, or a similar strategic function

• At least 5 years of experience managing a high performing team

• Led or contributed to multi-year strategic planning cycles

• Budget planning, P&L ownership, or investment prioritization experience

• Prior experience working, or collaborating closely with FP&A or Strategic Finance functions

• Experience in leading capital budgeting, and asset lifecycle planning

• Managed cross-departmental initiatives or company-wide projects

• Experience working in a fast paced, growing company environment

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email recruiting-operations@li.me for assistance.

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