ADP is hiring a Strategic Planning Sr. Director
Are you an innovative thought leader focused on transformation, growing market share, and expanding internal and external collaboration? Come join our best-in-class, entrepreneurial Smart Compliance Solutions Business as our Strategic Planning Sr. Director.
As a Strategic Planning partner, you will report to the DVP & General Manager of Compliance and Shared Services under Smart Compliance Solutions and be a trusted advisor and thought leader to senior leadership to assess, build, and lead strategic initiatives that fuel transformational growth, client experience and innovative advancements for the Compliance and Shared Services business.
You will collaborate and expand cross-functional (internal and external) business partnerships including Sales, Finance, Global Product & Technology, Compliance Solutions, Legal & Compliance, National Accounts (NAS), Major Accounts (MAS), Small Business Services (SBS) and external partners to enable our opportunity to capitalize on our competitive advantage. You will also build and lead our market facing partner strategy, building mutually beneficial external partnerships that will accelerate incremental growth. You will oversee strategic initiatives from ideation through execution.
The Strategic Planning Sr. Director will influence the strategy to address internal or external business, growth, CX, regulatory opportunities and proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the direction of the business. A self-starter who serves as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and works collaboratively across functions (GPT, sales, marketing, finance, operations, external partners) and Business Units to build business cases, lead multidisciplinary projects and execute strategic initiatives. Anticipates internal and external business challenges, opportunities and recommends process, product, or service improvements. Contributes and drives the strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess current portfolio of projects and provide insight and expertise regarding prioritization and execution, to achieve growth milestones
- Formulate new business strategies, research & identify innovative opportunities and paths for long-term growth
- Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions
- Works to facilitate the implementation of strategic programs, with a view towards improving growth, client experience, increasing business effectiveness and reducing risk
- Coordinates input from all major business units to facilitate the integration of individual business unit plans with the Compliance Solutions Strategic plan and ADPs corporate plan
- Analyzes industry trends and reports for the betterment of business performance, process and growth.
- Lead and execute the Business Development strategy with external partners, by identifying and building mutually beneficial relationships that will accelerate growth.
- Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements.
- Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership. Conducts environmental scans, organizational positioning analyses and other studies.
- Develops and delivers presentations, briefings and other forms of communication on strategy
- Communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
- Negotiate with senior management, customers, partners, or vendors to influence decisions.
- Perform other related duties such as operational analyses and presentations
TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE: Requirements
- 15+ years relevant experience in strategic partnerships, program management, or LEAN methodologies
- Proficiency and in-depth knowledge of all pertinent ADP HR, Payroll and Benefits policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the Tax, Payroll, ERPs, System Integrators, and Software industry
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills
- Strong content creation and business storytelling / presentation skills (PowerPoint)
- Prior experience in identifying and developing relationships with key decision makers
- Ability to translate technical complexities into business value for partners
- Strategic thinking ability to identify long-term growth opportunities and build trusted partnerships.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to navigate complex partner challenges and tailor solutions accordingly.
- Must be independently driven; very strategic and can think creatively in partnership models for Compliance Solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to manage within a matrixed environment
- Collaborative team player who can adapt to a fast-paced dynamic environment
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizations and cross-functional teams to drive successful outcomes
- Display a comprehensive understanding of a partner economic model
- Demonstrated skills in content development, workshop development and facilitation (Kaizen), program/project management, problem solving, and attention to detail
- Strong strategic and critical thinking skills
- Self-starter with the ability to multi-task and launch and manage programs with minimal supervision
- Ability to influence and drive consensus across diverse teams.
- Highly connected to development efforts, pilots/feedback, and deployment of new/enhanced toolsets
A college degree is great but not required. What's more important is having the skills to do the job. If you don't have a college degree, other acceptable experiences could include:
- Experience noted above, OR
- Military experience where skills including teamwork, adaptability, organization, and follow-through will help you build team and client relationships, identify solutions, and achieve success
BONUS POINTS FOR THESE: Preferred Qualifications
- MBA degree or equivalent in education and experience.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills
- A solid command of business communication tools and strategies.
- Proven track record in achieving business results.
- Requires relevant expertise in a professional, sales or technical area.
- Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
- Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competitions and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
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