At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative business strategies and influence complex projects across multiple sectors.
- Company: Join Desjardins, a leader in equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible vacation, pension plan, and health reimbursements.
- Other info: We value diversity and provide accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping strategic directions and solutions.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
As a senior business strategy advisor, you help develop plans and business intelligence; monitor business plans and performance; set targets; identify opportunities to improve service delivery; and design and deliver business strategies and solutions aligned with the business architecture of various initiatives, including the organizational transformation and shift. You lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies.
More specifically, you will be required to:
- Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives.
- Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives.
- Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
- Represent your unit before decision-making bodies.
- Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Knowledge of French is required
- Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
- Action oriented, Communicates effectively, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility:
At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.
If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!
Senior Advisor, Business Strategies in Montréal employer: Relevance
Desjardins est un employeur de choix, offrant un environnement de travail inclusif et dynamique au Bas-Saint-Laurent et en Gaspésie — Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Avec des avantages tels qu'un salaire concurrentiel, un régime de retraite à prestations déterminées et des opportunités de développement professionnel, nous valorisons le bien-être de nos employés tout en favorisant une culture de collaboration et d'engagement. Rejoindre notre équipe, c'est contribuer à un mouvement coopératif qui place les membres et clients au cœur de nos actions.
