Senior Manager, Strategy
Make-A-Wish America
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $116,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Leads Strategic Projects & Planning team to support MAW key Strategic Project Initiatives and Enterprise Strategic Planning. May require individual project support, as well as leading program of efforts.
- Support the Make-A-Wish® enterprise strategic planning process including discovering and synthesizing information from multiple sources to generate insights and recommendations on business strategies and opportunities.
- Provides leadership to business partners and facilitation of councils and development of strategic planning vision, process and tools across the National Office and Chapters, disciplines and practice that help generate and sustain successful outcomes.
- Support development of robust strategic plan for MAW America and partner with MAW Chapters to deploy.
- Tracks key strategic focus and initiative key performance indicators (KPIs) on a quarterly basis. Demonstrated ability to create clear, compelling, and visually engaging PowerPoint presentations tailored to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders.
- Preparing for Quarterly internal reviews and helps facilitate updates with senior leadership and business partners. Working with internal communication for Board, Chapter and National leadership.
- Leads and manages a portfolio of strategic projects and initiatives that align with organizational leadership goals. Manages program execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Leads team and helps develop and updates project plans including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- Leads, develops and supports member(s) of the Strategy team by setting clear expectations, establishing priorities, and managing performance and professional growth and development.
- Guides innovation and change against evolving goals/business objectives and the enterprise strategic plan.
- Builds and drives the business case for innovation and organizational transformation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is required.
- 7+ years professional experience with 5+ years of experience in project management and/or strategic planning.
- 2+ years of leadership and people management experience required.
- Prosci Change Management certification or similar experience preferred
- Strong computer skills required, specifically in Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package, effective day 1: Medical, Vision*, Dental*, Wellness
- Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by Make-A-Wish America
- Short Term Disability*, Long Term Disability* and Life Insurance
- Additional Insurance Plans: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance through Figo
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% match after one year of service
- Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- The organization will send a laptop, 24” monitor, and a docking station/adaptor to new hires
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementstrategic planningperformance indicatorsbudget managementprogram executionproject objectivesinnovationorganizational transformation
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationfacilitationstrategic visionprioritizationperformance management
Certifications
Prosci Change Management certification