Job Opportunities Director Business Strategy & Planning

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About The Position

The Results Delivery Office (RDO) team is Schindler’s 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 company’s most pressing strategic challenges. We provide thought leadership by leveraging a first-principles approach to solving problems and driving results. In 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 company’s 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 Schindler’s 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.

Requirements

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%

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

Benefits

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 and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.
A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.
This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.

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