Burns & McDonnell

Business Initiatives Strategist - Enterprise Transformation

Burns & McDonnell$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration, or a related field, with 4 years of relevant experience including 2 years in strategy execution.
  • Substitutable experience for degree requirement.
  • Familiarity with change management techniques and principles.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient analytical and problem-solving capabilities in a quantitative context.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Create and implement business initiative strategies aligned with global practices.
  • Consult with leaders to identify business issues and strategize effective programs.
  • Convert initiatives into specific goals and milestones for tracking.
  • Develop comprehensive implementation plans for approved initiatives.
  • Monitor and report on metrics related to business initiatives.
  • Facilitate the integration of marketing components into initiative plans.
  • Present initiative status and impact assessments to leadership and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Full-time schedule with opportunities for travel (10% of time).
  • Engagement with leadership and stakeholder networks.
  • Development of skills in strategy execution and change management.
  • Opportunity to influence company communication through marketing alignment.
Full Job Description
Description

The Business Initiatives Strategist will review, compile, and execute business initiatives. This position will ensure initiatives meet business objectives on time and on budget by tracking milestones, increasing leadership endorsement, and focusing on implementation. Additionally, The Business Initiative Strategist will create results-oriented implementation plans for the business initiatives that impact their respective groups of employee-owners.
  • Create and implement global practice and department business initiative strategies, efforts, and programs.
  • Consult GP and Department leaders to identify strategic business issues and opportunities, strategize, implement, and scale programs that address the identified business issues and opportunities.
  • Convert business initiatives into specific goals, strategies, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Assist in developing a robust implementation plan for the approved business initiatives.
  • Responsible for the tracking, monitoring, and reporting of initiative metrics.
  • Track and present initiative status of various engagement approaches, impacts, benefits, and barriers to influence the adaptation of initiatives.
  • Lead the integration of marketing components into the business initiative plans.
  • Lead and present to leadership and stakeholders the evaluation of user readiness.
  • Lead and present in tracking and reporting challenges during the build-out of business initiatives.
  • Responsible for initiating and maintaining relationships and partnerships with various corporate marketing staff to align business initiative implementation activities with the overall company communication channels.
  • Initiate and present training to maximize key stakeholders' knowledge of new and existing business initiatives.
  • Provide high level administrative support to Transformation Office leadership.
  • Prepare a variety of communication including presentations, emails, meeting agendas, and meeting minutes.
  • Responsible for handling sensitive and confidential information.
  • Manage schedules, appointment requests and a high volume of calendar meetings and events. Manage the logistics and catering of large group meetings and events.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and prepare travel itineraries.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree in marketing, communications, business administration, or related field. and 4 years of related professional experience with 2 years' experience developing and executing strategies required.
  • Or, applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement.
  • Knowledge in standard change management techniques, principles, and procedures.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
  • Proficient computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
  • Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Administrative/Office Support

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 264497

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DNI #COR N/A

About Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
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