Director, NA Strategy Mars Veterinary Health

About the role

This role requires associates to work out of a MVH North America hub location – Vancouver, WA | Santa Monica, CA | Tampa, FL | New York, NY. We are seeking a Director, North America Strategy to help shape and advance the strategic direction of Mars Veterinary Health in North America.

Responsibilities

• Support development of North America strategic priorities, long range planning and enterprise growth initiatives
• Translate strategic direction into actionable roadmaps, operating implications and measurable outcomes
• Drive development of executive-ready strategy materials, updates, and narratives for the Petcare Leadership Team (PLT), Mars Leadership Team (MLT), and other key stakeholder and governance forums
• Frame key strategic questions and structure complex problems to inform executive decision making
• Drive strategic evaluations of growth opportunities, investments, partnerships and business models
• Develop data driven insights and recommendations that inform enterprise level decisions
• Assess market trends, competitors, consumer behavior and emerging industry developments to inform strategy
• Synthesize internal and external data into clear actionable strategic insights
• Monitor developments across veterinary healthcare, petcare, healthcare services and adjacent sectors
• Partner with senior leaders across operations, Medical, Finance and technology teams to shape strategic priorities
• Partner closely with Petcare Strategy and broader Mars Petcare teams to align MVH North America strategic priorities with enterprise Petcare strategy and support coordinated activation across the organization
• Influence cross functional stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment to drive alignment and progress
• Drive consistency and rigor in strategic planning processes and business performance discussions
• Identify key risks, trade-offs and dependencies to inform decision making and prioritization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• 8-10+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or equivalent strategic/analytical leadership role
• Experience supporting senior executives and contributing to enterprise level strategic decisions in large complex organizations
• Strong business and financial acumen, including experience evaluating growth opportunities, investments and tradeoffs
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous, complex problems and develop data driven insights and recommendations
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical capabilities with comfort navigating ambiguity
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills
• Proven ability to influence senior, cross functional stakeholders without direct authority
• High degree of ownership, judgment and business acumen
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast paced, evolving environment

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare services, multi-unit services, consumer healthcare, veterinary healthcare or adjacent industries
• Experience supporting strategic planning and enterprise strategy efforts
• Familiarity with matrixed, multi-brand or distributed operating environments