Director, Strategy Execution

The Strategy Execution function has a mandate to drive strategic initiatives across the Fund, including the CEO priorities. In doing so, we will accelerate the One Fund evolution and pursuit of CPPIB’s ambition.

Job Summary

As a Director, Strategy Execution, you will lead the strategic planning and execution of key business initiatives, driving operational excellence and organizational growth. You will collaborate with accountable executives and senior leadership to develop and implement comprehensive business plans, ensuring alignment with CEO priorities, corporate objectives and optimal resource allocation. You will also foster cross-functional partnerships to deliver key business outcomes, enhance efficiency and achieve long-term business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing, comprehensive support and project leadership to accountable executives and the supporting project team for specific strategic initiatives to ensure success of these initiatives. This support is diverse and spans across the initiative’s lifecycle. Specifically, this includes providing appropriate frameworks and facilitation to ensure clearly defined Business outcomes and OKRs have been defined; leading the development of the approach to the initiative, identifying potential risks, developing work plans and leading any Request for Proposal process if necessary.
• Support also includes employing strategic problem-solving, risk identification, stakeholder engagement and guidance to Senior leaders for effective decision-making throughout the project, both through the use of appropriate tools and frameworks, facilitation, and leading substantive analysis on key topics.  Be responsible for developing progress reports as appropriate.
• Be responsible for the measurement of impact and value delivered by strategic initiatives, collaborating with other team members as appropriate.  Provide input on specific initiatives for communications for the relevant SteerCos and Quarterly SMT Days, ensuring transparency and alignment with strategic goals, articulation of known risks to the project and/or ways to strengthen achievement of business outcomes. Present to these forums as appropriate.
• Be a critical team member in building and strengthening our strategy execution capabilities for strategic initiatives and across the organization. As a director, this person will be responsible for making recommendations on tools, frameworks and approaches the SEF should be adopting, and leading implementation of specific projects to advance the team’s strategy execution capabilities, including success metrics to prove enhanced capabilities.
• Develop, maintain, and manage relationships with appropriate internal stakeholders, at all levels of the organization. Maintain a pulse on what SEF is doing well and areas of continuous improvement, based on feedback from internal & external stakeholders.
• Foster strong partnerships with various departments and senior leadership, promoting effective communication and collaboration to achieve business goals.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor business performance, providing regular reports and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver detailed reports, presentations, and updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders, effectively communicating business performance, insights, and strategic recommendations.