Manager, Strategy and Operations

Our Company

BrandActive specializes in the financial analysis, strategy, and logistics of rebranding implementation, marketing and operations and change management.

Whether our client is striving to optimize the implementation of a brand change, or identify opportunities to save money, time, and resources managing brand and marketing dollars, BrandActive has what it takes to get the job done.

Since 1998, BrandActive has scoped, budgeted, planned, and executed brand changes for many of the world’s most valuable brands.

Our services combine industry-leading analytics with a unique and proven methodology that provides the information clients need to make sound financial decisions that will save them time and money and identify ways to operate more efficiently.

Whether our clients are going through a one-time corporate rebrand, merger, acquisition, etc. or want to get the most out of the everyday management of their existing brand, we help them achieve more, spend less, operate more efficiently, and build a better brand.

For BrandActive team members, our goal is to be an inclusive place where you are supported in becoming the best you can be, where together we build a strong and agile organization that not only sets the standard for excellence in our industry globally, but also exemplifies how to be a compassionate commercial endeavor that is built on trusting relationships and empowering the growth of every one of us.

We are a team of great people, doing great work and having a great time doing it, and we challenge ourselves to bring smarter, faster, and better solutions into everything we do!

The Opportunity

BrandActive has enjoyed a tremendous period of growth and continues to expand its service offerings. We are a niche firm, with a unique and differentiated selling proposition.

To further enhance our growth trajectory, we are seeking to fill the newly created role of Manager, Strategy and Operations.

In this role, you will report to the Director, Strategy and Operations.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven ability to driving business performance through competitive intelligence analysis, strategic project management, and operational excellence.

As a key member of our team, you will collaborate across multiple functions, lead special projects, and provide valuable insights to support our organization's continued success.

We are all committed to working together to achieve our North Star of a team of great people, doing great work and having a great time doing it.

As part of this, there is an expectation that all of our team members will contribute to internal initiatives that advance our client and / or team member experience while challenging us to be smarter, faster, better in everything that we do! We find that this allows us to be agile in our approach to the work and provide growth opportunities for our team members.

BrandActive is going places join us and help make it an even better place to work.

Responsibilities

• Support in the centralization and program management of our strategic partnerships by engaging with key stakeholders, tracking progress and conducting research to support business development efforts
• Work collaboratively across multiple functions to unify growth teams and drive alignment towards strategic objectives
• Provide project management support for cross-functional initiatives, including technology implementations and organizational transformations
• Lead, organize, and manage executive-level special projects to explore and implement changes across the organization
• Communicate priorities, activities, and results to the larger organization, ensuring deliverables are met on time and within budget
• Track KPIs to support the evaluation of BrandActive’s financial, operational, and sales and marketing structures
• Provide general analytical support for operational and strategic decisions, leveraging data-driven insights
• Conduct competitive intelligence analysis to inform strategic decision-making and identify growth opportunities
• Facilitate the synthesis of cross-functional research and analysis to develop business cases and incubate new opportunities
• Operate as an embedded strategic management consultant and resource, offering expertise and guidance to internal stakeholders
• Create leadership strategy decks to communicate key insights and recommendations

Team member development

• Take accountability for own development, creating and updating development plan as required, remaining open to feedback and communicating with people leader around aspirations
• Look for opportunities to contribute to their own growth
• Contribute to the growth and development of colleagues by providing meaningful and relevant feedback
• Interact in an inclusive and supportive manner with colleagues at all times
• Contribute to internal initiatives that impact the client and / or team member experience
• Bring forward smarter, faster, better solutions to processes and identify opportunities to be more agile in day-to-day activities
• Establish and support an inclusive work environment where team members feel a sense of belonging by demonstrating inclusive values and behaviours
• Contribute to BrandActive’s core values of trust, agility, and growth

Qualifications and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in strategy consulting, management consulting, or corporate strategy roles
• Excellent critical thinking skills, with an ability to pivot, learn and switch directions easily in response to changing business needs
• Prior experience working with sales teams or sales enablement is preferred
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to identify and fill gaps in processes, systems, or strategies
• Proven experience managing projects and contributing to business results
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize large amounts of data into actionable insights
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Superior organizational skills with keen attention to detail and the proven ability to manage projects
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to team success
6 hours ago