Senior Manager, Strategy

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

We’re looking for our next Senior Manager, Strategy. Could It Be You?

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) is a team with high credibility in its sector, and at the same time one which is disrupting the industry.  Consequently, this role is geared towards someone who has a bias toward action and is motivated by the opportunity to drive significant change and innovation within the Canadian financial services sector.

There is a huge emphasis on customer centricity, which manifests in QFG’s purpose and mission of caring about customers and how decisions are made.

There is a large focus on the employee experience at QFG, evidence of which is winning awards as a top employer.

Both the customer centricity and the employee orientation are testament to QFG’s purpose-oriented culture and approach.

QFG  has gone through tremendous growth, both in terms of its core, as well as new businesses.  This pace of growth will continue, if not accelerate, and accordingly, anyone joining the team needs to thrive in a fast-paced, highly transformational environment and enjoy getting things done quickly.  Out of necessity, this will, at times, require some tolerance for things not being fully defined, yet balanced by calculated risk.

What’s it like working as a Senior Manager, Strategy at Questrade?

Senior Manager, Strategy is a critical leader reporting into the Director, Strategy, responsible for leading the development and execution of the organization's strategic vision. This role requires a combination of strong analytical skills, business acumen, leadership, and the ability to influence and inspire across the organization.

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In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strategic Planning: Lead the development and refinement of the organization’s long-term strategic plan, aligning with the overall mission and vision. This includes identifying key opportunities and challenges, assessing the competitive landscape, validating uncertainties and risks, and defining strategic priorities.
• Strategic Initiatives Execution: Translate the strategic plan into actionable initiatives and drive their execution, working in collaboration with teams across the organization.
• Complex strategic problem solving: Provide resources and expertise to Journey leaders as needed to support business line specific strategic opportunities & challenges, including growth, innovation, efficiency and operations.

• Market Intelligence: Conduct comprehensive market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and threats. Provide insights and recommendations to guide strategic decision-making.
• Business Development: Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, and potential mergers and acquisitions. Lead due diligence and integration efforts when necessary.
• Financial Analysis: Assess the financial viability of strategic initiatives and investment opportunities. Develop business cases and financial models to support decision-making.
• Executive Facilitation: Support planning and facilitation of executive-level meetings and workshops with thorough planning and coordination.
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicate the organization's strategic vision and priorities effectively to all levels of the organization. Foster a culture of collaboration and alignment around strategic goals.

So are YOU our next Senior Manager, Strategy? You are if you…

• Exceptional communicator and strategic, analytical thinker
• 5+ years of work experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, enterprise analytics, or corporate finance, with proven track record of leading and executing successful strategic initiatives
• Strong analytical capabilities with an outstanding attention to detail
• Ability to quickly assimilate large amounts of information; effectively comprehend, synthesise, analyse, structure and facilitate strategic decision making
• Demonstrated experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams in a collaborative manner
• Solid business acuity, professionalism, and integrity
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and prioritise multiple competing initiatives
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to summarise and present findings clearly and succinctly and experience preparing materials to support executive-level decision making
• Comfortable communicating with all levels of leadership and staff and articulating their point of view
• Influencing skills, including ability to influence upwards and influence decision making
• Sophisticated knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Excel, as well as key data analytics tools (PowerBI, SQL)

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