Senior Strategy Consultant

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, marketing, statistics, or related field
• Eight years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, corporate development, strategy or management consulting, research, data analytics, market analysis, or competitive intelligence
• Working knowledge and experience in the vision, healthcare, or insurance industry
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a focus on simplicity of messaging
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint
• Proven ability and willingness to work through details and execute
• Personal and professional integrity with the ability to preserve confidentiality
• Desire to dig into all areas of the business to help identify opportunities and outline solutions, metrics, etc., to move the business forward
• Possess energy and enthusiasm for new ideas
• Structure complex problems, develop hypotheses, conduct analyses and drive actionable recommendations through a data driven process
• Partner with teams to identify and explore new technologies, products, and business models to extend market leadership and customer relevance
• Sound business judgment with an ability to synthesize, analyze, and extract implications
• Experience in making decisions in a changing environment, prioritizing tasks under high pressure, working on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with time-sensitive deadlines, and anticipating future needs
• Strong project management skills and ability to execute defined project goals and deliverables with limited guidance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong financial/model-building and data manipulation skills
• Detail-oriented but able to see the bigger picture
• Ability to influence and operate successfully in a matrix environment

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of enterprise, pillar, and line of business (LOB) strategies
• Support and drive the development of longer-term strategic and business plans and participate in the annual operational planning process
• Accountable for ensuring adherence to Board delivery timelines, including coordination and preparation of content for Board of Directors and Committee meetings, as necessary
• Access, understand, and develop insights on the vision care industry (including insurance and materials businesses), the broader healthcare and retail industries, technology, and adjacent trends globally
• Remain cognizant of the changing environment, continually working at and defining the strategy to ensure it is fit for purpose
• Collaborate with business leaders to identify and define strategic initiatives that will have an overarching impact by developing creative yet pragmatic solutions
• Work with internal data and analytics team, develop and maintain key qualitative and quantitative metrics to measure progress against enterprise strategic goals and success of related strategic initiatives