Associate Director of Business Strategy

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What you'll be doing...

Responsible for the planning and development of strategic management programs with a focus on improving performance, growing market share, and strengthening business sustainability. Develop and manage plans to materialize strategy and analyze business proposals for assigned business organizations. Responsible for addressing how the company competes in the marketplace and/or the ways in which the company can achieve its objectives within a particular business or business unit (e.g., strategic decisions regarding competitive advantage, customer satisfaction, cost leadership).

As an Associate Director in the Digital Transformation Team, you'll be leading multiple programs and providing insights and scenario planning with recommendations for action and insights to achieve operational excellence.

• Utilize design thinking capability to translate abstract problem statements into meaningful analysis that can be executed to achieve organizational goals.

• Collaborate with partners from multiple functions to drive org-wide initiatives.

• Develop and create data to answer strategic, business and financial questions.

• Assist with simulation and outcome models aligned to our market and against competitive analysis.

• Self-started, takes initiative and can work with minimal direction.

• Analyze risk management issues by identifying, measuring, and providing input on operational or enterprise risks for an organization.

• Conduct financial modelling by performing what-if scenarios to better provide answers and understanding of the impact of each financial decision or investments.

• Integrate data from multiple sources into timely, accessible, and relevant reports, ensuring data quality and reliability.

• Present results and recommendations using data while gaining next steps alignment from key stakeholders.

• Navigate program management, data analysis, research, and business performance.

What we're looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Highly proficient in MS Excel/ PowerPoint/ GSuite.

• Experience with strategic planning and scenario planning.

• Exposure to change management.

• Experience in consulting, the ability to be persuasive as well as thinking outside the box.

• Experience presenting compelling stories, understanding key financial levers, business performance results, and recommendations.

• Telecom domain/industry exposure.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master's in Business Administration.

• Problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

• Strategic thinker who is comfortable working both independently and, in a team setting.

• Ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.