Manager, Global Strategy

The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc•Lake Mary, FL

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

In managing the strategic planning process, this role will support the Executive Team and the Sr. Director – Global Strategy in defining and creating the strategic plan. The role is responsible for regularly updating and reporting on the status of strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide KPIs. As an internal strategy consultant and advisor, the role will help the business think strategically, connect the dots, make sense of complexity, drive innovation, set priorities, and make choices. This position reports to, and works closely with, the Sr. Director – Global Strategy, and collaborates regularly with various teams, international affiliate institutes, and volunteer members. This is a purpose-driven organization that is certified as a Great Place to Work®. The role offers the opportunity to influence key strategic decisions that shape the direction of the organization and the profession, and to apply and develop strategy skillsets through hands-on experience on emerging and strategic topics. Examples of current projects include efforts to answer: How best to build AI capabilities to deliver member value and drive internal efficiencies? How should the organization rethink the way it works and partners with its affiliate institutes to drive sustainable international growth?

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field required, MBA strongly preferred.
3-5 years of project management experience with an ability to lead projects with cross functional teams working on complex, operational and strategic initiatives.
Experience leading and working across teams, with practitioners, and executive leadership.
Experience conducting competitive analysis, market sizing, market research, gap analysis, storyboarding, etc.
Experience using strategy frameworks and developing ad-hoc frameworks.
Proven experience as a self-starter with high energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of self-initiative.
Demonstrated experience prioritizing and balancing multiple, on-going projects with ability to meet critical deadlines.
Strong communication skills, writes and presents effectively with staff and executive stakeholders; strong ability to adapt delivery and style to fit the audience and message; able to deliver messages that are well received and clearly understood.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Ability to build strong business relationships & work collaboratively to identify solutions.
Ability to engage and facilitate local and virtual teams.
Strong influencing skills.
Data-driven thinking & strategic orientation.
Outstanding analytical skills both qualitative & quantitative.
Ability to synthesize multiple perspectives into frameworks.
Ability to combine strategic vision with everyday tactical detail and a strong urge for action.
Proven ability to oversee all aspects of projects from start to finish.
Self-starter with the ability to work equally well independently collaborate closely with a team.
Flexibility to quickly adapt to new challenges required.
High degree of reliability and integrity.
Ability to recognize and appropriately handle highly confidential information.
Ability to consider the global perspective and applicability of projects and content.
Be updated on the latest business, technology, and association management trends, and explore practical applications to the IIA.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data analytics and visualization tools, such as Tableau, PowerBI, or Smartsheets, preferred.
Multiple language ability is an asset in any role with the IIA.
CIA or other internal audit related certifications is an asset.

Responsibilities

Support the design and implementation of the strategic plan from ideation, generating alignment and buy-in, execution, facilitation, to tracking & monitoring.
Understand the business rationale, measures of success, risks, and interdependencies of all elements of the strategic plan.
Comprehend how enterprise wide KPIs correlate with the successful implementation of the strategic plan and drive long-term organizational performance.
Work with business unit leaders to periodically assess the status of the strategic initiatives. Identify when performance deviates from original expectations, understand what the drivers are, and help develop mitigation plans.
Create and maintain accurate and trusted reporting of the strategic plan and enterprise wide KPIs. Develop visual dashboards, presentations, and reports to inform leadership and the Board of Directors.
Help drive alignment and effectively communicate the strategic plan to the organization.
Support initiatives requiring significant strategic & analytical support to frame key issues, develop hypotheses, conduct analyses, & test potential solutions prior to designing broader implementation plans.
Synthesize complex projects, ideas and plans and communicate clearly and effectively to gain support from cross-functional leadership and teams.
Design and conduct ad-hoc analyses using internal and external data, including financial modeling, market sizing, and gap analysis.
Perform secondary research to understand changes in the competitive landscape and identify emerging trends that pose risks and/or opportunities for the organization and the profession.
Serve as subject matter expert and continually expand understanding of the business through market research, and internal and external engagement with key stakeholders.
Masterfully run & contribute towards cross-functional working groups designed to explore and address emerging strategic challenges.