Strategic Growth & Planning Director

FIS Management Services LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS Management Services LLC is seeking a Director of Strategy & Planning to partner with senior leadership, translate strategy into operating plans, and drive enterprise initiatives. This role focuses on cross-functional alignment, performance measurement, and accelerating decision-making to sustain financial growth.

You will oversee strategic programs, evaluate opportunities, review financial models, and lead complex projects across the organization, ensuring milestones, budgets, and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics, Management.
• Extensive experience in strategy, business planning, management consulting, transformation, or related leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in strategic planning, operational execution, and organizational performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives through influence and cross-functional partnership.
• Advanced financial analysis, forecasting, business case development, and strategic decision-support skills.
• Experience managing complex programs, prioritizing competing initiatives, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management, and influencing capabilities.
• Proven skills in change leadership, root cause analysis, problem solving, and execution management.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of strategic initiatives aligned to organizational goals and business priorities.
• Partner with executive leaders to translate strategy into actionable operating plans, milestones, and performance measures.
• Drive cross-functional alignment, accountability, and decision-making across strategic programs and enterprise initiatives.
• Oversee business planning processes, balanced scorecard reviews, and performance tracking against key objectives.
• Evaluate growth opportunities, business model innovations, and strategic investments to support organizational success.
• Review financial models, business cases, forecasting assumptions, and resource allocation recommendations.
• Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, customer insights, and business performance to inform strategic decisions.
• Lead complex programs and projects, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, budget, quality, and risk parameters.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement operational enhancements that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Foster collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
• Function as the strategic conductor of the organization, orchestrating cross-functional leaders, initiatives, and operating rhythms to ensure priorities remain synchronized, critical objectives are achieved, and sustainable financial growth targets are consistently met.

Skills

Strategic planning

Operational execution

Organizational performance management

Management consulting

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Influencing capabilities

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Management

Master’s degree in MBA, Finance, Strategy, or related field

Job description

FIS Management Services LLC is seeking a Director of Strategy & Planning to partner with senior leadership, translate strategy into operating plans, and drive enterprise initiatives. This role focuses on cross-functional alignment, performance measurement, and accelerating decision-making to sustain financial growth.

You will oversee strategic programs, evaluate opportunities, review financial models, and lead complex projects across the organization, ensuring milestones, budgets, and risk