Director, Business Planning

Central 1

Director of Business Planning at Central 1 leading strategic initiatives and collaborating across the organization. Focused on business planning processes and enterprise-wide alignment.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeVancouver • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$140,000 - CA$165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the business planning process and collaborate, consult, and support business units as appropriate
Designs and develops monthly, quarterly and annual ELT and Board strategic planning meetings and discussions
Ensure C1 strategic portfolio aligns to C1 strategy. Ensuring our initiatives are prioritized in way that allows C1 to achieve their business objectives.
Partners with the Project Management Office and business partners to enable a enterprise roadmap that aligns to C1 strategy.
Accountable for tactical design on how we priorities our portfolio investments and or support the implementation into the C1 ecosystem.
Participate in cross-functional teams, and provide strategic and thought leadership and partnership at all levels of the organization
Collaborate with executive and senior leaders and key stakeholders to prioritize initiatives
Tackle abstract issues and solve complex problems with a structured data-driven approach and innovative mindset in a fast-paced environment
Tracks the progress of the strategy and initiatives in the strategic plan and monitor metrics/measures of success associated with the operational plan objectives and desired outputs, and make recommendations to address the findings
Supports the maintenance and quarterly updates to ELT, senior leaders and the Board on the implementation of C1’s strategic framework
Oversee business and operational planning materials, including writing, analysis, reporting and other materials targeted at the Board; and advise or lead in preparing ELT for Board strategy and planning sessions
Develop and maintain the annual strategy and planning calendar of key processes, engagement sessions with executives and senior leaders to ensure timely preparation and delivery of milestones
Establish collaborative and trusting relationships with the business’s key internal leaders and stakeholders in order to ensure that there is a free flow of ideas and information across the business, leading to suitable strategy formulation and overall business performance enhancement.
Act as a business partner, providing advice and thought leadership to key stakeholders across our businesses to ensure effective articulation of strategy and required capabilities
Partner with other areas of the organization and/or external vendors to facilitate the achievement of deliverables and overall objectives, including alignment of the enterprise strategy and financial strategy
Exert confidence, influence and mentorship to peers and stakeholders, drive and facilitate organizational changes
Work collaboratively with all levels across C1

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in economics or commerce (or equivalent) is required;
At least 5 years of relevant experience, including three-plus years in strategy development and executing corporate initiatives
Financial Analysis, Business Casing and Project Management experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills – strong storyboarding and ability to make clear, concise presentations
Entrepreneurial minded and results-oriented
Solid relationship building skills (internal and external networks)
Strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation, facilitation, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills
Ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement
Committed to innovation and continuous learning
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with rapidly changing priorities
Ability to represent Central 1 professionally to outside business and/or client and member contacts.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work-life flexibility
Hybrid work environment
Variable annual incentive plan
Generous annual vacation allotment
Top-notch flexible benefits plan including family building and gender affirmation
Retirement Plan, matched contributions at 6%
Access to a learning platform and educational assistance support
Access to a virtual wellness platform
Career development opportunities
Wellness Flex Fund to support personal interest and activities
Day off to volunteer in your community and other paid time off options
Corporate discounts *subject to employment agreement

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisbusiness casingproject managementstrategy developmentcorporate initiativesdata-driven approachmetrics trackingreportingstoryboardingpresentation skills

Soft Skills

communication skillsrelationship buildinganalytical skillsproblem solvingcritical thinkingnegotiationfacilitationprioritizationdecision makingconflict resolution

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in economicsBachelor's degree in commerce