Strategy & Delivery Lead

Jobtailor; Minnesota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Minnesota seeks a senior leader to drive execution and strategic initiatives. You will partner with executives to shape plans, craft business cases, and prepare leadership communications.

Your role includes governance, prioritization, and cross-functional coordination to deliver decisive results. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, plus experience with regulated industries, are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Business Execution, Implementation, Strategic Planning, Business Management, Consulting, Program Management, Operations, Portfolio Management or equivalent.
• Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, chief of staff, business management, portfolio management, or executive advisory roles.
• Experience supporting senior executive routines, business reviews, and strategic planning processes.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills, including business-case development and scenario analysis.
• Experience in Financial Services or other complex regulated industries.
• Experience developing governance frameworks, planning processes, or operating models.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams with competing priorities and stakeholders.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including executive storytelling and presentation design.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Ability to synthesize large information into concise recommendations and actionable plans.
• Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and follow-through skills.
• Experience driving cross-functional coordination and execution.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders on strategic planning, business initiatives, and executive decision support.
• Analyze complex business challenges and develop recommendations, business cases, and implementation plans.
• Develop executive presentations, business reviews, briefing materials, and leadership communications.
• Manage quarterly planning processes, portfolio governance, and strategic prioritization efforts.
• Track key initiatives, milestones, risks, dependencies, and leadership commitments.
• Coordinate executive meetings, leadership forums, town halls, and business reviews from planning through delivery.
• Manage action items, decision logs, and follow-up activities to drive accountability and results.
• Create reporting and operating routines that provide leaders with visibility into business performance and progress.
• Build partnerships across BCM and enterprise teams to drive alignment and collaboration.
• Influence stakeholders and facilitate decision-making across teams with competing priorities.
• Identify execution risks, remove barriers, and proactively drive issue resolution.
• Translate complex information into clear, concise, and actionable insights for executive audiences.
• Support risk and compliance program execution, monitoring, governance, escalation, and remediation.

Skills

Business Execution

Strategic Planning

Analytical Skills

PowerPoint Presentation Design

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Partner with senior leaders on strategic planning, business initiatives, and executive decision support
• Analyze complex business challenges and develop recommendations, business cases, and implementation plans
• Develop executive presentations, business reviews, briefing materials, and leadership communications
• Manage quarterly planning processes, portfolio governance, and strategic prioritization efforts
• Track key initiatives, milestones, risks, dependencies, and leadership commitments
• Coordinate executive meetings, leadership forums, town halls, and business reviews from planning through delivery
• Manage action items, decision logs, and follow-up activities to drive accountability and results
• Create reporting and operating routines that provide leaders with visibility into business performance and progress
• Build partnerships across BCM and enterprise teams to drive alignment and collaboration
• Influence stakeholders and facilitate decision-making across teams with competing priorities
• Identify execution risks, remove barriers, and proactively drive issue resolution
• Translate complex information into clear, concise, and actionable insights for executive audiences
• Support risk and compliance program execution, monitoring, governance, escalation, and remediation

Requirements

• 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, Strategic Planning, Business Management, Consulting, Program Management, Operations, Portfolio Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, chief of staff, business management, portfolio management, or executive advisory roles
• Experience supporting senior executive routines, business reviews, and strategic planning processes
• Strong analytical and Excel skills, including business-case development and scenario analysis
• Experience in financial services, consumer banking, retail banking, or another complex regulated industry
• Experience developing governance frameworks, planning processes, or operating models
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder relationships
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including executive storytelling, presentation design, and content synthesis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with executive audiences
• Proven ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise recommendations and actionable plans
• Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and follow-through skills
• Experience driving cross-functional coordination and execution
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic planning, business execution, and stakeholder management, with a strong focus on developing actionable insights and governance frameworks. Proficient in executive communication and presentation design, ensuring alignment and collaboration across teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Execution
• Strategic Planning
• Analytical Skills
• PowerPoint Presentation Design
• Stakeholder Management

Hard Skills

• Business Case Development
• Scenario Analysis
• Governance Frameworks
• Portfolio Management
• Operations Management
• Program Management
• Financial Analysis
• Data Synthesis
• Implementation Planning
• Risk Management

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization Skills
• Collaboration Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Consumer Banking
• Retail Banking
• Regulated Industry
• Management Consulting

Tools & Technologies

• Excel
• PowerPoint