Provide direction and support to Lending leadership to solve complex issues and support significant strategic initiatives.
Serve as a consultant and advisor to executives regarding the development and execution of the overall strategy roadmap.
Implement planning and clear, repetitive processes to assist in tracking strategic capabilities and to identify, analyze and make better strategic decisions.
Work is performed under general direction.
Requirements
Extensive experience as a strategy practitioner well versed in theory and tools of strategy formulation as well as practical implementation of strategy within a complex organization
Extensive experience in planning and implementing and tracking strategic goals or other types of goal-setting frameworks
Strong track record of tracking progress against goals, managing deliverables, and ensuring commitments are met.
Extensive experience in implementing strategic initiatives to support organizational objectives
Extensive slide deck creation required: extensive experience creating high impact, executive ready presentations that translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
Proven ability to thrive in ambiguous, non-prescriptive environments by translating high level concepts into concrete, end to end execution.
Extensive experience in presenting findings, conclusions, and strategic roadmaps clearly and concisely to stakeholders, management, and executive leadership
Extensive experience in demonstrating thought-leadership, initiative taking, decision-making and creativity in solving business problems
Significant experience in driving change management and influencing organizational culture and values
Extensive experience in leading collaborative work teams
Extensive experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment
Significant experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in-person teams
Extensive experience in leading, guiding, and mentoring others
Significant experience in working with all levels of staff, management, and vendors
Expert skill leading with diplomacy and tact while maintaining appropriate assertiveness and persistence as well as influencing and building consensus with business partners
Expert skill in being adaptive/flexible; acquire, recognize and apply new information
Expert organizational, planning and time management skills
Advanced project management skills (e.g., Agile)
Expert problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking, team building, and presentation skills
Expert verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
Expert skill in the use of MS Office Products (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.)
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience