Senior business strategy advisor developing strategic initiatives for Desjardins, a financial services cooperative. Advising leaders, shaping business plans, and guiding complex transformation projects.
Responsibilities
Develop plans and business intelligence
Monitor business plans and performance
Set targets
Identify opportunities to improve service delivery
Design and deliver business strategies and solutions aligned with the business architecture of various initiatives
Lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors
Develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions
Make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives
Advise clients and partners on positioning, planning, development, execution, and monitoring of strategic projects and initiatives
Develop and update policies, standards, models, and programs to support strategic projects and initiatives
Identify, analyze, and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
Represent the unit before decision-making bodies
Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations
Serve as expert advisor, subject matter expert, resource person, and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Proficiency of French, both oral and written
Action oriented
Ambiguity
Complexity
Customer Focus
Differences
Interpersonal Savvy
Nimble learning
Strategic mindset
Benefits
Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
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