Key Responsibilities:

Partner with C-level executives to synthesize the overarching vision for the upcoming fiscal year and transform high-level strategic direction into actionable plans cascaded across business groups.
Lead the annual corporate visioning and enterprise planning cycle (July kickoff).
Coordinate planning inputs across Corporate Planning, Finance, HR, ePMO, and Business Units into a single, integrated enterprise plan.
Partner with the 5 core groups (Revenue and Network) to support the creation of BU strategies with 3–5-year horizons and near-term annual milestones.
Monitor all identified strategic initiatives at a program level during the non-planning season (Jan–Jul): track program health, keep milestones on track, and proactively address roadblocks.
Collaborate with the Corporate Performance Team to link vetted strategic initiatives to Group Grid Metrics and corporate strategy.
Establish regular cadences with initiative teams to troubleshoot bottlenecks and strategize execution plans.
Lead and support ad-hoc high-priority special projects, including Build vs. Buy vs. Partner frameworks and Joint Venture strategic evaluations.
Drive market scan activities to source, evaluate, and establish preliminary interactions with potential strategic targets or alliance partners.

Core Capabilities Required:

Strong ability to translate corporate strategy into measurable performance metrics; solid understanding of KPI frameworks, OKRs, and enterprise performance management.
Working knowledge of BI platforms (e.g., Tableau); ability to review KPI logic, metric definitions, and dashboard outputs, and validate data accuracy from a decision-making perspective.
Strong stakeholder engagement across Corporate Planning, Business Units, Assurance, and BI teams; ability to synthesize multi-source data into clean executive summaries with advanced PowerPoint/Slides skills.
Corporate finance fundamentals (P&L, cash flow, capex/opex planning), business case assessment for Build vs. Buy vs. Partner and JV evaluations, and budget-to-actual variance analysis; understanding of telco-specific drivers (ARPU, churn economics) is a plus.
Structured, detail-oriented thinker with strong business judgment; able to challenge assumptions constructively, influence without formal authority, and operate with a high-ownership, execution-focused mindset.

Qualifications

Years of Experience: 8–10 years in one or more of the following: Corporate Planning, Performance Management, Business Analytics, Strategy and Insights, or Management Reporting. Experience in large, matrixed organizations and in supporting corporate strategy development, annual planning cycles, or enterprise-wide planning coordination is strongly preferred.

Corporate Strategy and Planning Manager