Director, Strategy and Execution
Lenovo · North Carolina, United States · 5 days ago
Sales$83/hrFull-time
Core Responsibilities
- Initiate and coordinate CQP activities across stakeholders.
- Serve as the central point of integration between GTM, Operations, and Business Management teams.
- Establish project plans, milestones, owners, and success metrics.
- Track execution progress, identify risks, and drive mitigation actions.
- Escalate critical issues and provide leadership visibility on execution status.
Business Management System (BMS) Facilitation
- Coordinate BMS cadence, reviews, and governance processes.
- Ensure alignment of strategic priorities, KPIs, and operating rhythms.
- Drive follow-through on actions, decisions, and commitments from BMS forums.
- Support continuous improvement of BMS processes and effectiveness.
Strategy and Operations: Strategic Initiative Creation Management
- Conduct timely, relevant business analytics (e.g., market share analysis, financial modeling).
- Serve as a thought partner for the Executive Director and Vice President / GM ISG ESMG on operational and strategic opportunities.
- Identify new strategic initiatives based on market or customer trends.
- Translate leadership priorities into executable workstreams.
- Partner with functional leaders to define scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Monitor strategic program health and drive accountability for results.
- Support annual and quarterly business planning activities.
Lead Annual Strategic Plan for ISG ESMG
- Lead annual strategic plan and budget development.
- Collaborate with Finance, Geo, and other Commercial Group teams to align targets.
- Create strategic focus areas for the upcoming year(s).
- Size investment requirements and align with stakeholders to support strategic initiatives.
- Create Senior Executive (CEO, COO) presentations on strategy, financial and operational performance.
ESMB Campaign Offer Development
- Partner with GTM and Segment leadership to develop and operationalize ESMB campaigns aligned to growth priorities.
- Coordinate campaign execution across functions to ensure consistent delivery and accountability.
- Track campaign performance against STAMP objectives and key business outcomes.
- Drive campaign governance, milestone management, and post-campaign reviews.
- Identify opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness, scalability, and contribution to overall ESMB STAMP attainment.
Operational Excellence
- Drive standardization of execution methodologies and governance practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accountability, and business outcomes.
- Increase the ease of doing business for customers and external partners.
- Support process optimization efforts across the organization.
- Promote data-driven decision-making and execution discipline.
Change Management Transformation Support
- Support organizational transformation initiatives and strategic programs.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
- Monitor adoption and effectiveness of key initiatives.
- Ensure alignment between strategic objectives and operational execution.
Basic Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in business transformation, strategy, operations, or strategy and operations.
- MBA or equivalent experience.
- Strong financial acumen and strategic planning experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing high-performing teams.
- Executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders.
- Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives and drive operational excellence.
- Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.