Strategic Planning & Execution Lead

Transamerica Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Match

Pension Plan

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability professional to support management in identifying and prioritizing strategic priorities, executing plans, and measuring results. The role emphasizes updating planning templates, dashboards, and cross-functional collaboration across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in business and at least two years of strategic planning experience, strong communication,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience.
• Two years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to influence others towards strategic goals.
• Analytical and problem solving skills to plan strategy, tactics, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc.
• Proficiency using MS Office tools

Responsibilities

• Update strategic planning templates and communications.
• Work with management to update strategic initiatives and assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms.
• Support strategic planning processes, priorities, capabilities, measures of success, etc. Includes cadence and timing of various inputs/outputs.
• Identify integrations and establish contacts across the organization to align efforts and plan implementation.
• Assist with escalated issues on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives.
• Prepare presentations for delivery to specific audiences.
• Coordinate input from leaders across assigned business area to document holistic business cases including impacts and end to end needs with a focus on organizational readiness to drive successful outcomes.

Skills

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience

Tools

ServiceNow

Life Portal applications

Ticketing systems

Job description

Transamerica Corporation in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability professional to support management in identifying and prioritizing strategic priorities, executing plans, and measuring results. The role emphasizes updating planning templates, dashboards, and cross-functional collaboration across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in business and at least two years of strategic planning experience, strong communication,