[Hiring] Manager, Strategy & Business Planning @Project Management Institute

Role Description

Do you love new ideas and look to improve the world in ways big and small?

The Manager, Strategy & Business Planning formulates, leads, and achieves impact of strategy approaches supporting future organization direction and strategies. Drives growth by developing and implementing strategies to deliver “break-through” business models and innovation within our core offerings. Partners extensively with regions and central functions to drive business growth, planning and alignment while delivering competitive and market intelligence insights.

• Focus on Business Planning, Regional Support, and Competitive and Market Intelligence programs to drive growth and impact.
• Support and/or lead corporate development activities (e.g., M&A, JV, Strategic partnerships) as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree related in finance, accounting, or other highly quantitative discipline or field(s) related to responsibilities.
• MBA or equivalent experience desired.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a strategic role (corporate strategy, corporate finance, consulting, investment banking).
• Demonstrated experience in driving identification and understanding of key market information to support strategy design, business planning, and decision-making.
• Experience with international business development; working with global teams.
• Deep experience developing and designing implementation plans to drive execution.
• Experience in dealing with sensitive, confidential materials and respect for same.
• International experience with sensitivity to cultural differences is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and define business questions and issues, and develop strategic, analytical and financial frameworks to conduct analysis.
• Creative, out-of-the-box thinker who is intellectually curious with a demonstrated interest in continued learning.
• Expertise with an array of analytical methods in strategic analysis, market research, and financial modeling.
• Demonstrated strategy development and corresponding business results.
• Ability to balance other business considerations.
• Strong leadership skills, including sound business judgement in assessing and prioritizing competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to create and apply performance metrics.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and finesse.
• Highly developed organization, planning and management skills with ability to think ahead and plan over a five (5) year horizon.
• Ability and willingness to become thoroughly familiar with project management, the profession, and PMI.
• Travel up to 50%.

Benefits

• An excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.
• Skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.
• Access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.
• Flexible options to help balance work time and your time.
• Award and bonus opportunities.