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Sales Operations & Strategy Director
iHeartMedia
New York, NY, United States
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Job Summary:
The Sales Operations & Strategy Director will have the opportunity to think strategically and develop key processes, procedures and communications that facilitate operational planning and execution. This position requires extensive cross-group coordination at all levels and excellent communication skills. The position will participate in overall strategy discussions and facilitate business execution.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Carry out research, strategic analysis, and modeling to produce reports and other presentations that support company strategic initiatives
• Assist in driving analytics to understand industry and competitive dynamics, evaluate the overall performance of the company, or the impact of specific initiatives. Help provide business intelligence to drive executive decisions
• Lead cross-functional organizational planning activities to move forward the vision, strategic and operational plans. Provide oversight and guidance to projects critical to the division, including maintaining relationships with key partners
• Oversee and manage a wide variety of highly prioritized projects, as well as complete ad-hoc projects and requests
• Manage day-to-day project activities and provide thought leadership within assignments, both as team leader and individual contributor
• Create executive communications and presentations for a number of internal and external forums
• Provide organizational support and ensure action items, deadlines, and deliverables are completed
• Innovative, analytical thinker with demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis, prepare and implement action plans, and lead improvement initiatives
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
The ideal candidate has 1-3 post MBA experience at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, or similar, hardworking, well rounded, eager to learn from those around them, and enjoys problem solving. To meet the priorities of the position, candidates must possess the following core competencies, qualities and experience to be considered:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong analytic and strategic problem solving skill set; ability to make data-driven strategic and tactical decisions while managing multiple priorities in a highly dynamic environment: understanding of businesses processes and decision-making; quantitative and qualitative analytical ability, ability to recognize patterns and simplify, distill complex thoughts/data
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Superior organizational and project/time management skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills and strong business judgment
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communication with broad and diverse audiences; ability to strengthen existing alliances and forge new ones (internally and externally); collaboration and diplomacy skills
• Demonstrated business acumen; ability to understand key financial, and operational drivers affecting business
• Assertive, entrepreneurial orientation: capable of setting and maintaining priorities
• Ability to facilitate alignment of cross-functional objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
• Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
• MBA from top tier school with strong academic record preferred
• 1-3 years post-MBA experience at a top tier strategy consulting firm preferred
• Media experience is preferred