Senior Manager - Strategy and Governance

We are looking for a Senior Manager - Strategy & Governance to support the development, governance, and execution of strategic priorities across the Marketing division. The role will work closely with Marketing leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to translate strategic direction into clear priorities, initiatives, governance frameworks, and measurable outcomes. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening strategic planning, performance management, decision-making, and accountability across Marketing. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Strategic Planning • Lead the development and refinement of Marketing's strategic priorities, objectives, and multi-year plans • Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes • Ensure alignment between Marketing priorities, corporate strategy, and wider organizational objectives • Support leadership in evaluating strategic priorities, opportunities, trade-offs, and key business decisions • Lead strategic assessments, benchmarking, and analysis to support future planning and decision-making • Support the development and evaluation of strategic initiatives and business cases Strategy Governance • Develop and maintain governance frameworks that support effective strategy execution across Marketing • Establish clear planning cycles, decision-making forums, accountability mechanisms, and reporting structures • Define governance standards and ensure consistency across strategic planning and reporting activities • Facilitate governance forums and leadership reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, and accountabilities are clearly documented and followed through • Monitor adherence to agreed governance processes and identify opportunities to strengthen ways of working • Ensure strategic decisions and priorities are translated into clear ownership and execution requirements Performance Management & Strategy Execution • Establish and oversee performance management frameworks, including KPIs, OKRs, scorecards, and strategic performance measures • Monitor progress against Marketing strategic objectives and key initiatives • Develop executive dashboards and performance reports that provide clear visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring intervention • Lead periodic performance reviews and recommend corrective actions where required • Ensure effective cascading of strategic objectives across Marketing functions and teams • Track execution of strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with agreed outcomes and timelines Executive & Stakeholder Engagement • Act as a strategic partner to Marketing leadership on strategy, governance, performance, and execution matters • Partner with Marketing functions and relevant corporate teams to drive alignment on strategic priorities • Prepare high-quality executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and performance updates • Facilitate strategic discussions and working sessions with senior stakeholders • Build strong cross-functional relationships to support effective strategy execution and timely decision-making Continuous Improvement • Identify opportunities to enhance Marketing's strategic planning, governance, and performance management practices • Introduce frameworks, methodologies, templates, and tools that improve planning and execution effectiveness • Promote greater accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision-making across Marketing • Support capability building and adoption of strategy and governance best practices across the function Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Management, or a related discipline. MBA or relevant master's degree is preferred • 7+ years of experience in strategy, strategic planning, governance, performance management, management consulting, transformation, or a related discipline • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategies, strategic plans, governance frameworks, and performance management frameworks • Strong experience in strategy execution, KPI/OKR management, executive reporting, and business planning • Proven ability to translate complex strategic priorities into practical plans and measurable initiatives • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities • Excellent executive communication, presentation, and storytelling skills • Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities, with experience working with senior leadership Benefits Offering a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Management, or a related discipline. MBA or relevant master's degree is preferred; 7+ years of experience in strategy, strategic planning, governance, performance management, management consulting, transformation, or a related discipline; demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategies, strategic plans, governance frameworks, and performance management frameworks; strong experience in strategy execution, KPI/OKR management, executive reporting, and business planning; proven ability to translate complex strategic priorities into practical plans and measurable initiatives; strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities; excellent executive communication, presentation, and storytelling skills; strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities, with experience working with senior leadership.

Lead the development and refinement of Marketing's strategic priorities, objectives, and multi-year plans; translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes; ensure alignment between Marketing priorities, corporate strategy, and wider organizational objectives; support leadership in evaluating strategic priorities, opportunities, trade-offs, and key business decisions; lead strategic assessments, benchmarking, and analysis to support future planning and decision-making; support the development and evaluation of strategic initiatives and business cases; develop and maintain governance frameworks that support effective strategy execution across Marketing; establish clear planning cycles, decision-making forums, accountability mechanisms, and reporting structures; define governance standards and ensure consistency across strategic planning and reporting activities; facilitate governance forums and leadership reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, and accountabilities are clearly documented and followed through; monitor adherence to agreed governance processes and identify opportunities to strengthen ways of working; ensure strategic decisions and priorities are translated into clear ownership and execution requirements; establish and oversee performance management frameworks, including KPIs, OKRs, scorecards, and strategic performance measures; monitor progress against Marketing strategic objectives and key initiatives; develop executive dashboards and performance reports that provide clear visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring intervention; lead periodic performance reviews and recommend corrective actions where required; ensure effective cascading of strategic objectives across Marketing functions and teams; track execution of strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with agreed outcomes and timelines; act as a strategic partner to Marketing leadership on strategy, governance, performance, and execution matters; partner with Marketing functions and relevant corporate teams to drive alignment on strategic priorities; prepare high-quality executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and performance updates; facilitate strategic discussions and working sessions with senior stakeholders; build strong cross-functional relationships to support effective strategy execution and timely decision-making; identify opportunities to enhance Marketing's strategic planning, governance, and performance management practices; introduce frameworks, methodologies, templates, and tools that improve planning and execution effectiveness; promote greater accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision-making across Marketing; support capability building and adoption of strategy and governance best practices across the function.