Director, Enablement Management and Strategy
About The Position
The Director, Enablement Management & Strategy is a highly visible, high-impact individual contributor role reporting directly to the Head of Global Retail Distribution Enablement. This position serves as the program leader for a Distribution Transformation Program, owning roadmap governance, KPI management, achievement tracking, communications and executive reporting, while also acting as a strategic Chief of Staff to the Head of Distribution Enablement. This role is ideal for a senior enablement or program leader who brings strong executive presence, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to influence across functions. You will operate with structure, initiative, and an ownership mindset—balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
Requirements
- 8–10 years of experience in financial services, with background in enablement, sales, marketing, strategy, or program management
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives without direct authority
- Experience leading large‑scale programs, transformations, or enterprise initiatives
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint (executive storytelling) and Excel (data analysis)
- Strong data literacy and comfort working with KPIs, dashboards, BI partners, and analytics outputs
- Expertise in program governance, change management, and stakeholder communications
- Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively
- Ambitious, self‑starter mentality; proactive and comfortable operating with minimal oversight
- Highly structured and process‑driven, with the ability to navigate ambiguity
- Excellent relationship‑building and influencing skills across all levels of the organization
- High degree of ownership, accountability, and follow‑through
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the Distribution Transformation Program master roadmap, ensuring alignment across all workstreams
- Partner with workstream leads to define milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines
- Drive accountability for milestone delivery; proactively identify risks, root causes, and mitigation plans
- Facilitate cross-functional decision-making and call out issues as needed to maintain momentum
- Lead the definition, refinement, and ongoing management of program KPIs
- Partner with Business Intelligence to build and publish monthly KPI dashboards
- Deliver executive-level reporting highlighting progress, risks, wins, and strategic implications
- Organize and lead program governance forums
- Develop agendas, synthesize updates, track actions, and ensure follow-through
- Prepare executive briefings and leadership communications
- Track operating budget, vendor spend, and headcount forecasting
- Partner with Finance on variance analysis and annual planning cycles
- Develop leadership communications and strategy decks
- Co-own team engagement strategy and lead operating rhythms
Benefits
- health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans
- retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources
- generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
