Director, Enterprise Strategy

at  Vancouver City Savings Credit Union

ABOUT VANCITY

Vancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.
Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If you’re interested in joining their team of 2,700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits, all while knowing you are part of a greater movement, then apply today.

• Oversee the annual strategy and business planning process with the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors and build the annual and three-year strategic plans in collaboration with key internal partners including Finance and Communications.
• Manage critical strategic planning processes, aligning the three-year business plan to annual operating plans and budgets in order to bring strategies to life.
• Collaborate with cross-divisional leaders on the development and cascade of annual growth and operational plans.
• Continuously track the progress of Vancity’s strategic plan, developing monitoring tools such as dashboards to assess the execution of the plan, KPIs, and key metrics to facilitate continuous improvement and accountability.
• Implement monitoring tools and dashboards to gauge organization-wide progress on the execution of the plan, KPIs, and key metrics.
• Serve as a thought partner and project liaison at all levels, helping to proactively identify and communicate business issues, streamline strategy approaches, and share best practices.
• Facilitate regular strategy reviews with the ELT, identifying potential issues and suggesting alternatives and data-driven solutions.
• Leverage external expertise to strengthen Vancity’s business development function to evaluate and execute potential mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic initiatives for the Vancity Group, including filters to evaluate finance, valuation, legal, and commercialization potential of the initiative.
• Research, analyze, and recommend emerging industry and technology trends, competitive threats, and viability of new business opportunities. Develop projections based on emerging competitive dynamics, market trends, and consumer behaviors, and proactively share relevant research, market insights, and recommendations within and across the organization where accountabilities are housed.