Executive Vice President, Strategy & Governance - Boca Raton, FL

Job description:

Vice President, Strategy & Governance

The Executive Vice President, Strategy & Governance serves as a senior enterprise leader responsible for helping guide organizational strategy, operational governance, executive decision making, and enterprise risk management across a complex, highly regulated business environment. This role operates as a core member of executive leadership and functions as a strategic partner to ownership, executive management, and operational leadership.

The position requires a sophisticated business executive with the ability to evaluate organizational decisions through operational, financial, legal, regulatory, and strategic lenses simultaneously. The successful candidate must possess the judgment, executive presence, and leadership maturity necessary to participate in high-level business decisions affecting company growth, organizational structure, operational performance, risk exposure, and long-term enterprise strategy.

This role is not intended to function solely as a legal advisory position. Rather, it is designed for an executive capable of integrating governance, operational leadership, strategic execution, and organizational oversight within a fast-moving and highly regulated industry. The ideal candidate will possess significant senior leadership experience within regulated industries such as cannabis, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, gaming, alcohol, or similarly regulated sectors. A Juris Doctor (JD) degree or extensive experience in business law, corporate governance, regulatory affairs, contracts, and enterprise risk management is strongly preferred.

Key responsibilities include:

● Participating in enterprise-level strategic planning and organizational decision making.

● Advising executive leadership on governance, operational risk, regulatory exposure, and

business strategy.

● Supporting organizational growth initiatives, expansion strategy, licensing matters, and

corporate development activities.

● Overseeing or coordinating governance structures, executive policies, contractual

matters, and strategic business negotiations.

● Partnering with operational leadership to evaluate complex business decisions and

organizational priorities.

● Assisting in the development of scalable operational infrastructure, leadership systems,

and decision-making processes.

● Serving as a senior liaison between executive leadership, ownership, regulators, external

counsel, and key business stakeholders.

● Providing leadership during periods of organizational change, operational complexity,

crisis management, or strategic transition.

● Evaluating enterprise risk across operational, financial, legal, reputational, and

regulatory dimensions.

● Liaising with outside counsel, e.g. regulatory attorneys, tax advisors, corporate lawyers

● Reviewing vendor contracts

● Strong understanding of HR policies

● Financial background, e.g. experience reviewing credit agreements, working with

lenders, etc.

● Experience leading board meetings

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

● Strong executive judgment and decision-making capability.

● Exceptional organizational and strategic thinking skills.

● The ability to balance business growth objectives with regulatory and operational

realities.

● Sophisticated understanding of governance, contracts, negotiations, and enterprise risk.

● Executive-level communication and leadership presence.

● Political judgment, discretion, and high emotional intelligence.

● The ability to lead through ambiguity and operate effectively within evolving regulatory

environments.

● A practical, operational mindset rather than a purely advisory orientation.

● Candidates must have compliance experience in the cannabis industry

Preferred qualifications include a JD degree or equivalent business/legal leadership experience, 10 or more years of senior leadership or executive experience, experience operating within multi-state or highly regulated business environments, demonstrated ability to influence executive decision making and organizational strategy, and experience managing complex organizational, operational, or regulatory matters. Prior cannabis industry experience is required, with strong regulated-industry backgrounds.

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person