Director Strategic Planning - MachineQ

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Job Summary

The Director of Strategic Planning will be a key contributor to MachineQ's growth by leading efforts to expand its business through rigorous planning, creative thinking, and market development. To accomplish this, the Director will closely collaborate with stakeholders across MachineQ and **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. in a highly visible role. This position will be a steward of MachineQ's financial health by driving strong financial planning, intelligent investments, guidance on strategic direction, and coordination on all forward-looking plans and financial impacts. This role is geared towards individuals with experience growing business (preferably in the Enterprise IoT and or SaaS space) and will provide the right individual the opportunity to grow towards the General Manager of the business. The work product will span critical financial plans, financial decision-making tools, and strategic analyses covering TAM, competitive environment, and build/buy/partner decisions. This work will allow other MachineQ leaders to focus resources on execution by partnering with Sales and Business Development teams to win new accounts from pilot to scaled execution. To ensure this individual's success, the Director and the Strategic Planning team broadly will be empowered to explore and advocate hard decisions with data-driven, fact-based analyses. A successful candidate for this role will be comfortable independently executing complex projections, also working collaboratively in multi-functional team, all while pursing ideas in a dynamic, technically complex market.

Job Description

Strategy-Related:


Assist in the development of MachineQ's overall strategy, in partnership with functional heads, and present this strategy to internal stakeholders
Initiate and independently manage ad hoc strategic initiatives, analyses, and projects management that relate to and communicate MachineQ's strategy
Identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities to accelerate MachineQ's business and product roadmap
Evaluate and drive business case for new whitespace ideas, lead the planning and implementation of these initiatives, coordinate internal alignment and support
Perform business development role for new ideas by engaging with potential customers/markets, expanding partnership opportunities within **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. (e.g. **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Business, and Cable Finance), and providing guidance on the financial implications of new relationships
Evaluate and execute M&A opportunities, coordinate efforts across **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. and MachineQ stakeholders, and lead post-merger integration efforts


Finance-Related:


Review critical decisions effecting the overall business (e.g. pricing, supplier relationships, internal resources, commissions etc.) ensuring these decisions help support financial commitments
Partner closely with Sales team throughout the sales cycle to develop customized deals that grow the business while preserving target margins and key deal terms
Lead all periodic planning activities and deliverables, including internal reports and projects for **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***./SD Finance (e.g., LRP, budget, quarterly updates)
Focus on the P&L/margin analysis of each business unit and impact of money spent and provide actionable recommendations for the MachineQ Management team
Serve as the liaison with Cable Finance and FP&A for accounting decisions and financial treatments of MachineQ businesses


Education:


Bachelor's Degree with MBA considering a plus
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.


Relevant Work Experience:


Greater than 8 years with demonstrable experience in growth-stage businesses
Tangible examples of develop strategies that lead to real-world execution and revenue creation
Ideal experience in the Enterprise IoT market and/or Enterprise SaaS. In lieu of this experience, work experience must be in a business relying on developing complex technologies


Employees at all levels are expected to:


Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
Drive results and growth.
Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.


Disclaimer:


This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.


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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years

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