Blackbridge for Pinsent Masons Hiring for Head of Strategic Planning at London ECA Full Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a Head of Strategy to join the team and lead the development and implementation of cutting-edge analytical capabilities to support our business planning processes. The post holder will build and lead our strategy and planning team to help develop annual business plans and related metrics.

In this newly created role, the Head of Strategic Planning will be responsible for development and integration of the strategic planning backbone of our multi-national organisation. The expected outcomes of ongoing investment in this competency include:

• Promoting and nurturing a culture of entrepreneurship and accountability throughout the firm.
• Driving priorities and resource investment focus across the business leadership, groups, sectors and business operation functions.
• Providing strategic context for material investment choices
• Empowering our people and distributing leadership.

The post holder will take the firm’s strategic planning function to the next level. As part of developing the firm’s overall strategy, this role will work with leaders and stakeholders across the firm to develop specific business unit and functional plans, unlock new forms of leadership and strategic growth and ultimately strengthen the focus and quality of outcomes from our execution globally.

Candidate Overview

As well as being values-driven, ideally you will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

• Extensive experience of developing or leading a strategic planning discipline, with foundations in long-term strategy, “big picture” thinking, business analytics and enterprise-planning and leadership facilitation.
• Ability to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of building, leading and managing a high performing team.
• A strong storyteller with demonstrable experience of communicating clearly and concisely.
• The ability to apply an objective, unbiased view to give a fair and honest picture of the business alongside recommendations.
• Experience of measuring success through metrics beyond traditional financial KPIs.

Our Benefits

• Agile working i.e. the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments.
• 27 days annual leave entitlement.
• The ability to claim up to 5 additional paid days’ leave towards family and caring responsibilities.
• Contributory pension.
• Private healthcare policy.
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

For any queries or for a copy of the full job description, please contact our in-house recruiter, Glenn Wilshaw. Please note we only accept CVs that are logged on the Recruitment portal.

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £23,564.31-£78,570.88 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday