Strategy Planning & Development EMEA, Senior Manager

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Job Summary

The Strategy Planning & Development Senior Manager sits within the EMEA Corporate Development & Strategy team and leads Regional business planning and analysis as well as supports/leads strategic initiatives. The Senior Manager is expected to build strong partnerships with all major functions to ensure a shared view on the business plan. The Senior Manager owns the regional overview of Expansion CAPEX and future capacity reviews and supports cash capex budgets and monitors execution so that investments track to plan. Depending on size and complexity of strategic initiatives the Senior Manager supports or leads on projects. Given the complexity of the role the Senior Manager operates in a highly structured and organized manner and is also capable of building strong positive working relations.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Development

• Consolidates regional investment plans for Capital Expansion budget and forecast purposes

• Owns the Regional Expansion plan and manages stakeholders towards that plan

• Manages the strategic planning process in conjunction with the Regional and Corporate teams

• Evaluates and (in some cases) spearheads corporate development opportunities partnering with Finance Country management Global Design and Construction and other operating areas

• Develops strategy/business cases and sells into organization

• Creates Corporate Development Board presentation materials

• Gives presentations to senior management on key initiatives

• Takes on a wide variety of roles depending on the project

• Participates in and leads key initiatives during the annual strategy planning process

• Guides research into market extension opportunities (i.e. new services solutions business models markets)

Project and Program Management

• Works with VP and Senior Director Corporate Development & Strategy to identify business issues requiring project management

• Leads and manages cross-functional program teams and raises/resolves issues

• Identifies designs prioritizes manages and reports on complex strategic initiatives across the business

• Anticipates business issues and where applicable raises issues (and recommended solutions) for consideration

• Leads efforts on internal consulting projects focused on new markets/products growth initiatives and profitability improvements

• Provides short-term consulting/problem solving/performance improvement support and advice to VP Corporate Development and other regional stakeholders

• Runs (interdepartmental) meetings with little or no supervision

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Helps kick-off meetings and hosts sections of cross-departmental meetings as needed

• Works with working group team members to identify catalogue document and make recommendations to more senior team members

• Provides summary notes and follow-up emails to working teams

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree preferred; CFA CPA or MBA a plus

• 7 years of business experience preferably in Investment Banking/Top tier Management consulting/Corporate Finance/Corporate Development at a leading technology company preferred

• Strong planning expertise with the ability to consolidate complex regional data and drive structured outputs

• Advanced proficiency in Excel; comfortable working with large datasets and financial models

• Highly structured and organized able to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously

• Strong collaborative approach with proven ability to build relationships and influence across functions and seniority levels

• Good understanding of financial concepts budgeting and investment planning

• Excellent communication skills able to prepare and present materials to senior leadership

• Self-starter with a proactive mindset; comfortable operating with ambiguity and minimal supervision

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