Senior Marketing Director, Group Strategy

The Sr. Director of Group Strategy for the Performance Coatings Group (PCG) will work directly with the VP of Group Strategy and senior executive leadership to develop and execute PCG's global long-term growth strategy.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sr. Director of Group Strategy for the Performance Coatings Group (PCG) will work directly with the VP of Group Strategy and senior executive leadership to develop and execute PCG's global long-term growth strategy. This position will lead cross-functional special project teams in support of general management to help identify, evaluate and execute critical strategic opportunities and priorities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support the annual strategy process for PCG including timelines, content deliverables, training, change management and metrics. Track performance metrics against Division and organizational goals
• Lead and manage a portfolio of strategic projects in support of the PCG Business - project portfolio will shift with business needs
• Seek and identify strategic opportunities / synergies that could be leveraged across the organization in alignment with the Division strategies to accelerate growth
• Build the strategy narrative to support needed communication across stakeholder groups.
• Develop strategic communications including presentations for board meetings, leadership meetings, operating plan and annual strategy presentations
• Participate in process to identify, investigate, evaluate and negotiate acquisitions/divestitures, licensing opportunities and strategic business alliances that are in line with the organization's long-range goals and in partnership with PCG leadership, Divisions and Corporate Development
• Participate in monthly internal steering committee meetings with strategy leads
• Meet regularly with Division marketing leaders and PCG Innovation Leader to understand and contribute to strategy development and insight

POSITION CHALLENGES:

• Working cross-culturally and communicating with differing languages.
• Volume and scope of issues that arise.
• Changing priorities.
• Limited direct resource and working through matrix.
• Delivery dependency on other divisions / functions.

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:

• Responsible for key decisions relating to the coordination and management of projects, with approval from PCG President & General Manager, SVP Strategic Marketing and other key stakeholders as required.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Formal Education:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Marketing, Finance or related field.

Preferred:

• MBA with concentration in Business Management, Marketing or related field.

Knowledge & Experience:

Required:

• Experience in strategic planning, competitive industry benchmarking, acquisitions, divestitures, valuation modeling, due diligence.

Preferred:

• Proven track record of successful delivery of change / business transformation through several large-scale, high profile, strategic business and technology projects or programs in a complex organizational setting.

Technical/skill Requirements:

Required:

• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships.
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas and technologies quickly.
• Strong systems/process orientation.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment whilst having a practical approach to share the work between the local organization and external expertise.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and have the confidence to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Proficient in taking new concepts from initiation to implementation.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

• 30%

WORK SCHEDULE:

• Monday through Friday, 37.5 hours per week

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H1-B visa.