Director of Marketing

Director of Business Strategy

We are looking for a proven Director of Business Strategy, who can understand trends in technology services, identify strategic insights, develop them into executable plans and oversee or aid implementation.

Responsibilities

This is a high impact role that will drive strategy development, design and business planning. Collaborating across multiple teams including marketing, sales, delivery, operations, systems development, Business Groups, licensing, legal, tax, and finance is an essential part of the job.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead critical strategic initiatives for the business, including analyzing and framing options with rationale, aligning sponsors/stakeholders, and aiding implementation
• Identify and develop opportunities to unlock further revenue, drive customer satisfaction, define risks, and create controls
• Develop business capabilities to enact strategy; turn business problems into thoughtful business requirements and oversee execution/development
• Partner to drive cross-discipline initiatives, including key issues analysis and recommendations
• Create concise and impactful written presentations and targeted communications as required to drive new strategies
• Develop and use key cross-functional business outcome measures, tools, and process in partnership with other teams to understand results and drive customer and business success
• Contribute to and foster an exceptional and supportive work environment

Qualifications

A successful candidate will have 7+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, business planning or marketing, ideally in the tech sector. Other qualifications include:

• Aptitude and the passion for both strategy formulation and program execution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Clear, concise, and convincing communications – both written and oral
• Strong executive presence and the ability to collaborate with and influence others
• BS/BA or equivalent experience required; MS / MBA strongly preferred

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