Strategy & Planning Business Manager

This role is responsible for driving the company's strategic direction, ensuring that it remains competitive and adaptable in a rapidly changing business landscape. The role develops strategic recommendations by overseeing synthesis of data, conduction of in-depth analysis, and rigorous testing of hypotheses, ensuring well-informed strategic choices. The role works with large, cross-functional teams to facilitate projects and collaborates across businesses to align strategy with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Identifies research, tools, and analysis required to achieve objectives for large, complex business strategy projects.

• Structures analytical approaches and develops project strategies and tactics.

• Develops recommendations for optimizing business and financial performance.

• Manages large, cross-functional teams and communications to facilitate projects and ensure timely delivery to clients.

• Leads the development of project guidelines, contingency plans, objectives, and deliverables to drive successful outcomes.

• Consults with business executives on a wide range of issues related to the strategy formulation process, including risk management and new growth opportunities.

• Provides thought leadership and contributes to expanding the knowledge base within area of expertise which includes developing new methods, techniques and criteria for developing strategy analysis and recommendations.

• Collaborates across businesses, functions, and regions to align strategy and direction with corporate and divisional approaches, systems, information and support.

• Leverages strategic and management consulting frameworks to implement a comprehensive portfolio approach for evaluating and managing the organization's diverse business units, platforms, and products.

• Facilitates regular follow-ups on strategic planning to foster collaboration and ensure accountability.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, consulting, market research, or a related field.

• Consulting experience required

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Knowledge & Skills

• Business Intelligence

• Business Process

• Business Requirements

• Business Strategies

• Data Analysis

• Data Modeling

• Data Visualization

• Finance

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Marketing

• Power BI

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication

• Results Orientation

• Learning Agility

• Digital Fluency

• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

Complexity

• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.