Director, Global Strategy - Enterprise Planning

ARC'TERYX; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

RRSP matching

Annual Incentive Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid time off & flexibility

Job summary

Arc’teryx seeks a Director, Global Strategy - Enterprise Planning to lead the enterprise planning system and governance, ensuring alignment of strategic planning, budget, and performance reporting across the organization.

You will partner with Finance and business leaders to translate priorities into actionable plans, drive QBRs, and oversee a portfolio of strategic initiatives with executive oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, strategy, or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic planning, management consulting, project management, consumer products and/or retail.
• Outstanding problem solver with systems thinking and linkages between strategy and budget planning.
• Credible executive partner with strong communication to C-level and functional leaders.
• Significant experience partnering with Finance on resource allocation and budgeting.
• Sharp analytical capability and strong written communication.
• Experience across regional and global operating models, ideally in retail or consumer sectors.
• Organized yet adaptable; able to adjust plans and manage executive bandwidth.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and influence across senior stakeholders.
• Maintain high standards for thinking, clarity, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise planning system design, governance, and evolution as an integrated process.
• Lead enterprise planning cycle execution including KPIs, reporting, and budget alignment with strategy.
• Establish cadence and governance for cross-functional alignment and milestone progression.
• Develop decision frameworks and planning standards for enterprise prioritization.
• Partner with Finance to translate priorities into actionable plans and resource decisions.
• Coordinate Executive Committee and Board reviews with insights and tracked actions.
• Manage portfolio of strategic initiatives, monitor risks, and escalate issues.
• Develop scenarios, business cases, and trade-off analyses for opportunities and investments.
• Provide fact-based analysis and recommendations to inform executive decisions.
• Establish performance management frameworks, scorecards, KPIs, and reporting.
• Drive alignment among leadership, regions, Finance, and Arc’teryx to standardize operating model.
• Maintain visibility on strategic/execution risks with mitigation plans integrated into processes.
• Create executive-level communications and leadership briefings translating complex data into action.
• Act as steward of enterprise planning effectiveness and continuous process improvement.
• Develop tools, templates, governance, and methodologies strengthening planning capability.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Cross-regional experience

Emotional intelligence

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/strategy or related field

Job description

If you were the Director, Global Strategy - Enterprise Planning here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Owning the design, governance, and continuous evolution of the enterprise planning system, ensuring strategic planning, annual operating planning, resource allocation, and performance reporting operate as an integrated enterprise process
• Leading the execution of the enterprise planning cycle, including Strategic Planning Kickoff, Long-Term Strategic Planning, and Quarterly Business Reviews, and partnering with Finance on Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and budget prioritization connected to business strategy
• Establishing and governing the enterprise planning cadence, ensuring cross-functional alignment, decision readiness, and the timely progression of key strategic milestones
• Building and maintaining the decision frameworks, governance structures, and planning standards that support enterprise-wide prioritization, accountability, and effective decision-making
• Partnering closely with Finance and business leaders to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, resource allocation decisions, and measurable outcomes
• Leading the planning and coordination of Executive Committee and Board reviews, ensuring strategic issues are clearly framed, decisions are supported by relevant insights, and resulting actions are effectively tracked
• Managing the enterprise portfolio of strategic initiatives, tracking progress, interdependencies, risks, and outcomes while escalating issues requiring executive attention
• Developing scenarios, business cases, and trade-off analyses that enable leaders to evaluate opportunities, risks, investments, and resource allocation decisions
• Providing fact-based analysis, insights, and recommendations to support executive decision-making, prioritization, and enterprise performance discussions
• Establishing enterprise performance management frameworks, scorecards, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms that drive accountability, transparency, and execution against strategic objectives
• Driving alignment across executive leadership, functions, regions, Finance, and Amer Sports to establish a consistent enterprise planning and performance management operating model
• Maintaining visibility to key strategic and execution risks, ensuring mitigation plans are developed, monitored, and integrated into enterprise planning processes
• Developing executive-level communications, planning documents, and leadership briefings that translate complex business information into clear priorities, recommendations, and actions
• Serving as the steward of enterprise planning effectiveness, continuously evaluating planning processes, governance, and reporting mechanisms to improve decision quality, organizational alignment, and business outcomes
• Developing and maintaining the tools, templates, governance processes, and planning methodologies that strengthen enterprise planning capability and support execution against strategic and business plans

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Evolving the enterprise planning system as the business scales—adding new planning horizons, integrating regional complexity, and improving the speed and quality of decisions
• Building repeatable frameworks and playbooks for planning processes that reduce dependency on heroic individual effort and increase organizational capability
• Partnering with Finance and regional teams to develop integrated financial and strategic planning models that connect long-range ambition to annual resource reality
• Developing the next generation of performance management tools—moving from tracking to accountability, and from reporting to action
• Supporting the Strategy team’s broader operating model evolution as new capability areas come online

Are you our next Director, Global Strategy - Enterprise Planning?

• You have a bachelor’s degree in business, strategy, or related field
• You have 10+ years of professional work experience in strategic planning, management consulting, project management, consumer products and/or retail
• You have a demonstrated track record as an outstanding problem solver and strategic You think in systems – you can see how the strategic planning connects to the budget planning, how the QBR connects to accountability, and how the strategic calendar creates or destroys leadership bandwidth
• You are a credible executive partner with the communication skills to work directly with a CDR and functional leaders, and to translate complexity into decisions
• You have significant experience partnering with Finance on resource allocation, budget prioritization, and performance tracking
• You bring sharp analytical capability and strong written communication, and you can build a rigorous framework and write a clear executive brief
• You have experience working across regional and global operating models, ideally with exposure to retail or consumer-facing businesses
• You are organized without being rigid, and you know when the plan needs to change and how to move the system accordingly
• You demonstrate high emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to influence without authority across senior stakeholders
• You hold yourself and others to a high standard for quality of thinking, clarity of communication, and follow-through

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is CAD$149,000 - CAD$195,000

Total Rewards
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events),Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
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