Strategic Initiatives Leader

Summary of Job

Proactively lead a program and/or complex projects by setting strategic direction; identify gaps and recommend enhancements related to new and/or existing products, services and workflows based on broad view of the organization. Collaborate and partner with other functional managers, other business areas across/within the enterprise and/or other business areas to ensure all workflow processes and interdependencies are identified and addressed. Collaborate internally to identify and build external partnerships. Support existing and potential partnerships by collaborating to drive and deliver projects. Lead the work and deliverables of multiple, complex projects or programs, from the planning stage to implementation, that impact multiple processes, systems, functions, and products. Align and drive strategic business initiatives and goals. Conduct industry analysis and research to identify insights and recommend solutions that will support the enterprise strategic objectives. Conduct financial analysis and research to identify insights and recommend solutions that will support the enterprise strategic objectives and generate maximum return on investment(s). Provide research and financial analysis to support program improvement initiatives. Support transaction-related activities including due diligence, valuation modeling, and deal structuring in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate with Finance to develop and maintain the long-term planning and financial model (3+ years) for use in strategic planning. Track and report on risks and opportunities and how they may impact the financial results and projections by developing close ties to key financial and operational leadership. Support and consult with executive management on financial and operational initiatives and issues by being accountable for the development of cost benefit analyses in the form of business case analysis, as well as tracking and measuring initiatives over time against anticipated results.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement a comprehensive process for obtaining, analyzing, synthesizing and publishing competitive intelligence. Conduct advanced analyses with immediate and future views; develop solutions to complex problems.
• Interpret research findings to identify advancement opportunities and present these results in a concise way to leadership. Report on earnings calls for key competitors to highlight trends and develop a strategy team point of view.
• Partner with leadership on the development, coordination, and administration of business initiatives in support of enterprise strategic objectives.
• Utilize finance metrics to determine degree of success for projects; report on results to senior management.
• Work with project owner(s) to develop, align and refine program management oversight to maximize chances for successful delivery of projects.
• Communicate progress to Sr. Management via Management processes (i.e., Annual and Strategic Planning, Enterprise Strategy Team, and HCCI meetings).
• Capture follow-ups and takeaways from these meetings.
• Collaborate with external partners on project and program delivery internally.
• Support corporate development efforts by working with internal teams and external parties on roadmap development and transaction processes.
• Manage external partnerships by building relationships with key members of the team, understanding priorities, managing deliverables and timelines.
• Clearly and proactively manage and communicate priorities to execute internally.
• Build and manage internal stakeholder map to ensure engagement and delivery.
• Manage the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of critical, enterprise projects.
• Use data driven decision making to guide efforts; proactively lead projects by creating project timeline, identifying key milestones, and working cross-functionally for successful project completion.
• Support corporate development and transaction execution efforts, including M&A, partnerships, and strategic investments. Coordinate with investment banks, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders to evaluate and execute deals.
• Develop project proposal/scoping and/or ROI analyses in partnership with finance and business analysis areas.
• Lead financial modeling and scenario planning to assess strategic options and investment opportunities.
• Track progress and communicate project status on a regular basis to all impacted parties; work with the business, analytics and finance leads to ensure adherence to project timelines and budgets. Lead the business areas in working sessions to align with the enterprise strategy while providing coaching to the teams.