Director, Strategic Planning at Silicon Valley Bank in Tempe, Arizona

Job Description:

BE PART OF A BANK LIKE NO OTHER.

When you work with the world's most innovative companies, you know you're making a difference.

Our clients are the game changers, leaders and investors who fuel the global innovation economy. They're the businesses behind the next medical breakthroughs. And the visionaries whose new technologies could transform the way people live and work.

They come to SVB for our expertise, deep network and nearly forty years of experience in the industries we serve, and to partner with diverse teams of passionate, enterprising SVBers, dedicated to an inclusive approach to helping them grow and succeed at every stage of their business.

Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients' world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services, to apply.

Job Description

Silicon Valley Bank's Global Services Division encompasses the bank's operations, technology, data, security, and privacy divisions in addition to Global Delivery centers. This role will work across a wide group of senior leaders and stakeholders to support and drive strategy and planning activities that support Global Services' transformation efforts during a period of unprecedented growth. The successful candidate will act as a thought leader and identify strategic topics and present ideas for research.Additionally, they will stay informed on industry, market, and company trends to understand the impact to SVB Global Services strategy.

• Leading role in the strategic planning process for Global Services in collaboration with senior leaders and planning partners


• Create concise and high-impact presentations to drive new strategies


• Identify synergies and opportunities to bring together prioritization


• Translate annual planning work into operational plans including setting OKRs and facilitating alignment on shared commitments


• Coach business planning participates on requirements, analysis, and deadlines


• Develop long range business plans with Corporate Strategy, Human Resources and Finance partners

Knowledge

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience with at least 4 of those years of experience working in strategy


• General understanding of broad technology strategy and associated business implications


• Strategy & Planning, finance or consulting experience preferred


• High comfort level with basic principles of corporate finance


• High level of competence with Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) is essential


• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; MBA/Masters preferred

Skills

• Passion for operational and planning excellence as well as attention to detail


• Able to translate ideas into high impact presentations


• Ability to think at the strategic level while driving execution on a day-to-day basis.


• Successful experience in building new processes and programs operationalized innovative solutions


• Strong analytical thinking and business acumen


• Excellent communication skills and relationship building across different teams.


• Ability to drive work forward independently


• Always structuring and framing the issues at hand


• Highly adaptable, strong collaborator and influencer as well as solution-focused activator

Competencies

• Strong team working skills and orientation


• Orientation towards constantly seeking new knowledge; a quick study on new topics.


• Flexible with changes to the organization


• Self-starter that can excel in an ambiguous environment,


• Ability to excel in a faced-paced, high stress scenario,


• Capable of working with a variety of people across the organization including senior leaders and support staff


• Advanced knowledge and understanding of best practices in the industry

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Silicon Valley Bank is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to expanding its commitments and investments to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive company culture and innovation ecosystem. We are strongly committed to the values and policy of equal employment opportunity across our employment practices.

Silicon Valley Bank is registered in England and Wales at Alphabeta, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1BR, UK under No. FC029579. Silicon Valley Bank is authorised and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight and the United States Federal Reserve Bank; authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority with number 577295; and subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.

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