Lead Strategy Consultant

City National Bank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

City National Bank is seeking a Lead Strategy Consultant to drive large-scale initiatives that align with corporate strategy. The role requires management of cross-functional teams to address strategic questions and ensure effective execution of projects that enhance organizational success. Qualified applicants should possess at least 8 years of experience in project management and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous 401(k) company matching contribution

Career Development opportunities

Valued Time Away benefits

Colleague Resource Groups for networking

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years managing complex large scale projects.
• Experience in operational efficiency and project management initiatives.
• Strong project management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Leads delivery of large scale enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Supports executive leadership to ensure strategic alignment.
• Drives and monitors critical strategic initiatives.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

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LEAD STRATEGY CONSULTANT

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

This role drives the delivery of large scale, enterprise-wide initiatives and provides active direction to achieve organizational strategy through a variety of means including, but not limited to advising on strategic opportunities and alignment, strategic planning, and driving cross-functional execution. This leader will work with workstream and initiative leaders across the organization to ensure plans are well thought out and deliver an outstanding set of results and experiences for our clients, partners, colleagues and CNB, overall. Working in conjunction with transformation leaders, this role will provide guidance to various teams. On an on-going basis, this leader may also be called upon to identify, diagnose and assess areas across the organization where there is a specific need to define or align strategy, address blockers (process, planning, structure, etc.), and capture unique opportunities.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Leads delivery of large scale, enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Overarchingly support executive leadership and key leaders to ensure strategic alignment and movement with speed on prioritized areas of focus.
• Lead cross-functional teams to address strategic questions, diagnose issues, develop plans, ultimately enabling initiatives to fully align to corporate strategy and direction, and more aggressively execute to realize success and expected business outcomes.
• Drive, direct, monitor and contribute to critical strategic initiatives—enterprise onboarding, servicing through Salesforce, data governance, progressive core modernization, controls and compliance process transformation, among others.
• Lead cross functional teams in managing and resolving key initiatives or projects that are critical to strategy success, including addressing risk, regulatory requirements, and blockers to strategy attainment.
• Influence key stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor on key areas of focus to enable CNB’s strategy.
• Balance and influence multiple competing priorities and teams by providing oversight and guidance to actions of high importance; and creating and maintaining cross-organizational relationships to enable success.
• Influence, implement, and promote the adoption of the data governance operating model and related requirements in alignment with CNB’s overall data strategy.
• All City National products, financial solutions and services are to be provided ethically and with integrity in a manner that is consistent with the client-first culture and values embodied in City National’s PRIDE statement.
  
  

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Required Qualifications*

• Minimum 8 years of experience managing complex, large scale projects involving cross functional disciplines and/or geographical regions.
• Minimum 8 years of experience contributing to operational efficiency, systems development, and project management initiatives, or practicing related disciplines such as quality management, financial management and organization change management.
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Track record of delivering functional expertise on transformations at an Enterprise level.
• High-value personal qualities - critical thinking and problem solving skills, ability to influence, work in teams, resourceful, responsible, tenacious, independent, self-confident, high-energy, etc.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, risk management, and compliance principles.
• Ability to develop short and long-term plans for all relevant levels of the enterprise/organization
• Must be a critical and strategic thinker with seasoned problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Experience in Agile delivery, Lean, six-sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong project management skills required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent organization and analytical skills with emphasis on planning and operations.
  
  

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Compensation

Starting base salary: $111,408 - $189,738 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks

Benefits

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues including:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement
  
  

Get a more detailed look at our Benefits and Perks.

About Us

Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Banking

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