Corporate Planning Assistant Manager
$88,764–$110,955 year
On-siteSanta Fe Springs, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead business transformation initiatives by defining project scope, developing plans, and supervising implementation across multiple workstreams. Chair roundtable discussions to resolve conflicts and solicit feedback, while proactively monitoring deliverables and reporting execution status to stakeholders. Collaborate with matrixed teams and division management to assess change impact, develop fact-based recommendations, and optimize services using quantitative and qualitative business models. Supervise direct reports, foster employee development, and drive continuous improvement in administrative operations and corporate planning. Provide timely updates on project documents and facilitate meetings to ensure effective functioning of initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience in management and business operations
- Extensive knowledge and experience in the area of corporate planning and corporate management
- Working knowledge of initiatives and an understanding of the impact on the organization
- Strong business process re-engineering skills to include change management experience and the ability to articulate processes at varying degrees of granularity to different audiences
- Broad knowledge of technology-related initiatives and an understanding of the impact on the organization of such initiatives
- Have a proven track record of serving the business or project in a management position
- Global awareness and language skills to communicate effectively and efficiently with global teams and various stakeholders
- Team-oriented approach with the ability to take initiative, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet client expectations and deadlines across multiple projects
- Strong ability to manage complex projects, and multiple stakeholders and articulate the dependencies and interrelationships
- Ability to understand and liaise with top management direction
- Ability to decisively execute business process transformations as needed and with a realistic viewpoint, without being constrained by existing systems and structures
- Ability to provide leadership that positively motivates people in the company/organization
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in unpredictable situations
- Ability to communicate with and influence all levels of staff toward change (to include executive management)
- Be widely trusted, direct, and truthful, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and gain confidence
- Ability to speak, write, and read English
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer
- Principals only
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual in Japanese/ English is a strong plus
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