Senior Director, Strategic Planning

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Strategy, the Senior Director of Strategic Planning is a key member of the team, playing a significant role in shaping, influencing, and driving the strategic vision for DIRECTV. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for assessing both core and adjacent business opportunities, leading initiatives and outlining solutions that guide Executive Leadership in their decisions on the short- and long-term goals of the company. As such, the leader in this role will use their executive communication skills to effectively construct and tell the story, managing a team of Strategy Managers from ideation, research, and analysis to solutioning, summary, and implementation.

The Senior Director of Strategic Planning is a results-oriented self-starter with a strong work ethic, independently analyzing opportunities and crafting the “so what” into a clear, actionable solution. To effectively outline the strategic vision, you will need to translate qualitative narrative into data-supported quantitative assumptions, modeling the value of initiatives into a well-reasoned business case with output that seamlessly feeds into DIRECTV’s operating plan. You will work cross functionally with peers and senior leaders to ensure organizational alignment, incorporating feedback into the final deliverable. Additionally, you stay up to date on market trends and competitive dynamics, looking for areas of value and prioritizing the most impactful initiatives for exploration.

Principal Responsibilities:

Lead team of strategy analysts and managers to assess core and adjacent business opportunities; work directly with cross-functional partners as an internal consultant to generate feedback and ensure alignment
Solve high-impact problems and develop actionable solutions for the company’s most challenging headwinds by thinking broadly and boldly
Own strategy team communication materials for Board of Director’s meetings, Strategy Committee, Executive Committee, and strategy roadshows
Develop financial models to support project prioritization; prepare business cases based on internal and external financial and operational factors
Communicate and deliver solutions to Executive Leadership
Perform competitive intelligence by monitoring, reviewing & analyzing industry trends
Manage research and data analysis to support initiatives
Collaborate with strategy and business partners to feed into short and long-term planning
Ad-hoc initiatives, competitive perspectives, thought leadership, and industry reports

Desired Qualifications:

10+ years of relevant experience, MBA from top-tier institution preferred
Prior management consulting experience or corporate strategy experience preferred
Problem Solver: ability to turn strategic questions with limited data into actionable solutions; must be able to evaluate at a 10k foot view but understand the nuanced details behind drivers
Executive Presence: communication skills at the executive level; ability to tell the story in a crisp, concise manner to influence an audience of all levels
Skilled Visual Communicator: can paint a story through building clear and concise decks that synthesize complex information for an executive audience
Financial Acumen: Must understand the P&L and financial statements; can build models with strong data-driven assumptions
Highly Organized Project Manager: experienced in prioritizing and managing multiple cross-functional projects at once, supporting initiatives from start to finish
Data Analysis: ability to find and analyze data, translating information into strategic recommendations to aid in decision making
Strong attention to detail: projects shared directly with Exec Leaders, so ability to create a thoroughly reviewed, executive level deliverable is a must
Cross-Functional Partner: cross-functional engagement with other areas of the business (Finance, Marketing, Product, Sales, HR, etc.) is a key element of this role; the candidate will need to build strong relationships to ensure problems and deliverables are prioritized
Experience leading a team preferred
Video industry experience a plus
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) and Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs)

Still considering a future with us? At DIRECTV, we’re connecting the world with the coolest tech and entertainment. Our people are empowered and thrive in a culture of learning, diversity, and collaboration. Our passion to serve extends beyond our customers to our employees. Our innovation is driven by an inclusive and collaborative environment where your voice is heard, and opportunities are limitless. Go ahead – apply so you too can join the #WeAreDIRECTV movement.

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States. #LI-Remote

A career with DIRECTV comes with big rewards:

Our Sr. Director of Strategic Planning can earn a base salary between $140,790 - $255,530, depending on skills, experience and geographic location. Aside from a competitive base salary, the additional annual cash bonus, and incentives the leader within this role will receive makes the total compensation package impressive. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at DIRECTV offers from health insurance to paid time off, and discounts on products and services just to name a few.

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