Job Opportunities Director Business Strategy & Planning
Morristown, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Location: MorristownNJUnited States
Job ID:87730
We Elevate... Quality of urban life
Our elevators escalators and moving walks safely transport more than twobillion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team youll discover meaningful work that enhancesquality of life for communities and contribute to making places more accessibleinclusive and sustainable for all. By joining us you dont justbecome part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue ourrich legacy that started back in 1874.
Join us as a
Director Business Strategy & Planning
Your main responsibilities
The Results Delivery Office (RDO) team is Schindlers internal consulting arm. We partner with our CEO Executive Council (C-Suite) and senior business leaders to identify opportunities to drive long-term profitable growth and lead high-impact change initiatives across the organization.
RDO works closely with senior leadership across the organization to develop and deliver impactful solutions to some of the companys most pressing strategic challenges. We provide thought leadership by leveraging a first-principles approach to solving problems and driving addition to shaping business strategies RDO often oversees its efforts through to implementation ensuring the desired transformation is achieved and sustained. As an internal consulting group we have joint accountability with our business leaders we win when our client (Schindler) wins.
Our portfolio of work is diverse spanning from the C-suite to the branch office and across a broad range of practice areas including but not limited to:
- Competitor analysis Market assessments and trendsDevelopment of new management tools and processes
- Managing presentation content for business reviews with senior leadership team
- Measuring and reporting operational and financial performance of field offices
- Business case development
- Direct and indirect staffing level assessment (efficiency effectiveness)
- Special projects and initiatives
- Quantitative modeling and business analytics
- Operations improvement strategy opportunity assessment and solution design
RDO is looking for highly motivated leader who wants to rapidly advance their career and professional skills while learning to improve and grow a business. RDO team members work side-by-side with managers across all levels of the organization and frequently engage with some of the companys most senior leaders.. As a Director you will have exceptional opportunities to take on challenges that will test your abilities to think strategically innovate and execute. Build and establish a high-performing internal consulting & strategy function charged with conceptualizing and executing programs to deliver on companies priorities. The skills that you will build as a member of the RDO team will prepare you to succeed in any business endeavor you may pursue. Through your project work you will:
- Develop an executive mindset: You will work with business leaders to understand their most pressing business issues and quickly prioritize the immediate next steps and actions needed to drive progress forward. You will be serving as the project leader for your workstream to ensure key deliverables are met on-time and with a high-degree of quality.
- Learn to navigate through ambiguity: Many of the strategic questions and critical business issues you will encounter will not be accompanied by perfect data. You will need to take a creative approach to drawing insights with limited information triangulating data points from multiple sources to validate your findings.
- Develop an independent point of view: We add value to our company by offering new perspectives and challenging conventional thinking. You will learn to quickly form opinions and hypotheses on important strategic issues for Schindler and its businesses.
- Structure and present your ideas and recommendations: You will develop and deliver executive-level presentations that clearly and concisely tell a compelling story.
- Gain broad exposure across the entire business: Our team is uniquely positioned to support a diverse range of project topics which span across business lines and functions. You will have the opportunity to develop a holistic perspective of the business and in doing so increase your value to the organization.
- Generate extraordinary and lasting impact: While success for many of our projects is typically measured by bottom-line results our work also tends to have tremendous positive impact for our business partners who are oftentimes under great pressure to meet monthly performance targets and may lack the bandwidth/capabilities to focus on driving longer-term strategic opportunities.
- Build a strong network: By collaborating with stakeholders across the company and delivering impressive work you will develop a robust professional network within Schindler which could help pave the way for your next career move.
In this role you will gain significant exposure to Schindlers business leaders and C-level executives in action both in U.S. and Swiss headquarters.
RDO is looked to by the senior management team to serve as a talent pipeline to fast-track high potential individuals for management-level positions across the organization. Schindler has a strong track-record of accommodating employees who desire to take on international assignments.
What you bring
Ideal candidates will possess qualities that include:
- A strong record of project and people leadership in a professional setting and drive to build a high performing team environment
- Ability to roll-up the sleeves and contribute where needed
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced deadline-driven environments
- Exceptional time management and prioritization
- A passion for leading positive change throughout organizations
- Ability to lead with a hypothesis and draw key (so-what) insights from data
- An aptitude for problem solving
- Strong interpersonal networking communication and people management skills
- A strong commitment to excellence and both personal and professional growth
- Resourceful responsible tenacious curious independent confident and high energy
- Executive presence
- High level of maturity and self-awareness
- Advanced proficiency with consulting tools (Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint)
- 7-10 years experience working in a quantitative (business-related) capacity such as management consulting strategy investment banking FP&A engineering etc.
- Sound business acumen and understanding of financial statements
- Willingness to travel 20-40%
In addition to the above qualities this role will perform the following responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business leaders and support function team members to identify improvement opportunities and answer key strategic questions
- Structure and manage project work
- Perform primary and secondary research including conducting interviews
- Develop and lead group workshops and trainings
- Synthesize business insights derived from analyses into clear and concise recommendations for business leaders
- Perform assessments to develop insights and action plans to achieve best-in-class performance
- Recommend and implement practical solutions while working directly with stakeholders to drive business improvements
- Provide coaching mentoring and leadership support to the junior team member
- Complete performance management tasks for team member
Whats in it for you
- Fully vested 401k match up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
- Competitive Medical Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
- 3 weeks vacation which increases with tenure 7 sick days 3 floating holidays and8 Company Observed Holidays.
- Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
- Parental Leave 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of achilds birth or adoption.
- A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.
Base Salary $164200 - $200300
The above represents the typical salary range for this position. Revisions to the range may be considered based on your experience education location demonstrated skills and alignment with business priorities. Please note that the compensation listed reflects only base salary and does not include variable incentives or benefits. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.
We Elevate Your Career
Become part of our team help us enhance quality of life and drive innovationwhile raising the bar for safety and sustainability. We value your diverse skills andperspectives as together we shape the sustainable cities of today and tomorrow.
Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
Are you ready to embark on a new journey Join #TeamSchindler! Our Core Values:
- Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
- Integrity and Trust: Foster honest ethical relationships.
- Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative reliable solutions.
- Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
- Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people they are the heart of our success.
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At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race ethnic background color religious affiliation union affiliation gender gender identity sexual orientation marital status national origin nationality genetics and health disability or veteran status.
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Director
About Company
Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to maki ... View more