Strategic Planning Leader for Growth & Execution

Transamerica Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401(k) Match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off 160 hours

Ten paid holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Discounts

Career Training & Development

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation seeks a seasoned leader for Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability to align with senior leadership, identify strategic priorities and drive execution across the organization. This role focuses on developing and maintaining strategic roadmaps, dashboards and cross‑functional collaboration.

Hybrid work arrangement with 10% travel; requires a Bachelor's in business, 8+ years of strategic planning, strong communication, analytics, presentation, and familiarity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Eight years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment or planning/consultant role.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to guide in strategic planning fundamentals and plan execution.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills to plan strategy, tactics and perform root cause analysis.
• Presentation skills to create and deliver information to a wide audience.
• Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc.
• Familiarity with AI tools including CoPilot.
• Proficiency using MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and establish strategic planning processes, plans, priorities, capabilities, measures of success, etc.
• Develop and/or maintain strategic roadmap and assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms.
• Manage the timing of inputs/outputs that drive strategic project prioritization.
• Identify integrations across the organization that impact the group.
• Coordinate with strategic planning contacts across the organization (including the PMO as a key stakeholder) to develop and execute a holistic strategic planning process.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with supported groups and project teams.
• Serve as the escalation point to resolve conflicts on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives.
• Create and deliver strategic presentations, story boards, etc. tailored for specific audiences.
• Develop productivity solutions using approved AI tools.

Skills

Strategic planning experience

Communication

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Project management tools

AI tools (CoPilot)

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

Master’s degree

Tools

PM tools

CoPilot AI tools

MS Office

Job description

Transamerica Corporation seeks a seasoned leader for Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability to align with senior leadership, identify strategic priorities and drive execution across the organization. This role focuses on developing and maintaining strategic roadmaps, dashboards and cross‑functional collaboration.

Hybrid work arrangement with 10% travel; requires a Bachelor's in business, 8+ years of strategic planning, strong communication, analytics, presentation, and familiarity