[Hiring] Strategy & Foresights Advisor @Servus Credit Union

Role Description

The Strategy and Foresight Advisor plays a critical role in shaping the organization’s long-term direction and ensuring sustained competitive advantage. This role supports the development, articulation, and execution of both enterprise-wide and functional strategies and plans. It integrates data-driven insights with forward-looking perspectives to help the organization proactively respond to emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Lead the development, refinement, and communication of enterprise and business unit strategies.
• Translate high-level organizational objectives into actionable, measurable plans that drive growth, efficiency, and long-term value creation.
• Articulate the organization’s strategy clearly and consistently across the enterprise to ensure shared understanding and alignment.
• Develop and reinforce cohesive messaging that connects strategic priorities to business actions.
• Partner closely with business units and functional teams to ensure alignment of operational plans, initiatives, and resource allocations with strategic priorities.
• Facilitate alignment workshops and governance processes to maintain consistency and accountability across the organization.
• Apply strategic foresight methodologies—including environmental scanning, trend analysis, and scenario planning—to anticipate future market conditions.
• Gather and synthesize market intelligence, customer insights, and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, disruptions, and growth opportunities.
• Provide actionable recommendations to leadership based on data-driven insights.
• Establish metrics and tracking mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of strategic initiatives.
• Continuously refine strategies and plans based on performance outcomes, changing conditions, and new insights.
• Monitor and evaluate enterprise performance, providing actionable insights for improvement to strategy & execution practices.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree preferably in business administration, finance, economics, or a related field is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data.
• 6–8 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, market research, corporate strategy, strategic communications, or a related discipline is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.

Requirements

• The selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal background check, reference check, and credit check to qualify for hire by Servus Credit Union.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including performance-based incentive pay and profit share.
• Training & Development Opportunities.
• Career Advancement Potential.
• Flexible work options.
• Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals.
• Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program.
• All the benefits of being a member of the credit union including profit sharing, voting for the board of directors, and all of the financial services provided.