Director Strategy Execution
Director Strategy Execution
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Job Description
The Strategic Execution Function (SEF) has a dual mandate to 1. Enable the successful execution of strategic initiatives by providing tools and support while tracking progress and impact. and 2. Support the Fund through building world class strategy execution capabilities by developing expertise within CPPIB.
As a Director Strategy Execution you will lead the strategic planning and execution of key business initiatives driving operational excellence and organizational growth. You will collaborate with accountable executives and senior leadership to develop and implement comprehensive business plans ensuring alignment with CEO priorities corporate objectives and optimal resource allocation. You will also foster crossfunctional partnerships to deliver key business outcomes enhance efficiency and achieve longterm business goals.
Accountabilities
- Provide ongoing comprehensive support and project leadership to accountable executives and the supporting project team for specific strategic initiatives to ensure their success. Provide appropriate frameworks and facilitation to ensure clearly defined Business outcomes and OKRs; lead the development of the approach to the initiative identify potential risks develop work plans and lead any Request for Proposal process if necessary.
- Employ strategic problemsolving risk identification stakeholder engagement and guidance to senior leaders for effective decisionmaking throughout the project both using appropriate tools and frameworks facilitation and leading substantive analysis on key topics.
- Responsible for the measurement of impact and value delivered by strategic initiatives collaborating with other team members to do so. Develop communications for relevant Steering Committees ensuring transparency and alignment with strategic goals articulation of known risks and/or ways to strengthen achievement of business outcomes.
- Critical team member in building and strengthening our strategy execution capabilities for strategic initiatives and across the organization. Make recommendations on tools frameworks and approaches the SEF should be adopting and lead implementation of specific efforts to advance the teams strategy execution capabilities alongside success metrics.
- Become the SEFs subject matter expert in one of the areas needed to successfully execute projects provide that expertise across projects and determine how best to propagate that expertise through the Strategy Execution function .
- Foster strong partnerships with various internal stakeholders departments and senior leadership promoting effective communication and collaboration to achieve business goals.
- Prepare and deliver detailed reports presentations and updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders effectively communicating business performance insights and strategic recommendations.
Qualifications :
- University degree in relevant field (Previous experience in investment banking or other financial service roles is helpful but not required.)
- 8 years of relevant experience in strategic project management and execution managing change initiatives ideally at the enterprise level
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships effectively at all levels. Confidence communicating and interacting with senior management peers and other team members internal and external stakeholders
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to think through problems and recommend solutions
- Indepth experience managing timelines on multiple concurrent initiatives keeping managers and colleagues apprised of progress and seeking assistance as required
- Indepth experience working with data sets conducting sophisticated data analytics and synthesizing data and information across a diverse range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to inclusively lead and inspire
- Ability to provide sophisticated approaches to solutioning ambiguous problems including testing various hypotheses to achieve agreed business outcomes breaking down large problems into their component parts and performing qualitative and quantitative analyses to enable decisionmaking.
- Able to analyse and synthesize complex information and identify key sowhats that will drive progress on initiatives
- Leverages innovative tools and frameworks to ensure risks and opportunities are identified and issues are resolved including leading pre and postmortems for projects and identifying ways to address risks
- Ability to communicate in verbal and written forms complicated or complex information in digestible and easily understandable formats with senior leaders.
- Expert at stakeholder management including determining how best to influence accountable executives and others to make difficult decisions in pursuit of desired outcomes
- Has repertoire of Project Management tools best practices and frameworks to contribute to the Strategy Execution Group and can deliver excellent user experience across stakeholders including senior management
- Experience working on complex projects or initiatives understanding change and stakeholder management methodologies and other strategic frameworks
Additional Information :
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We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:
In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials accessible meeting rooms etc.) please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
