Director - Strategic Planning - Gannett - McLean

Job description
Come join the new Gannett, a top global digital company, which reaches millions of people monthly through our powerful portfolio of properties. The Strategic Planning Office manages, assesses, incubates, and prioritizes the strategic roadmap of products across the company. This is achieved by creating new products that leverage our deep-rooted connection to local communities and reach our customers in as many innovative ways as possible. Be a part of this ground breaking new group at Gannett as the Director, Strategic Planning.


In this senior level role you will assess new opportunities; write business plans, strategy briefs, or competitive analysis, to inform decisions on whether to pursue or proceed with new projects or initiatives. In this role you will have a clear understanding of the competitive landscape and will help develop strategic plans and business justifications that expand revenue, grow audience or extend the reach of the local markets. Here is your opportunity to aggressively manage our company’s new roadmap and build a team to oversee the coordination and prioritization of all our on-going projects. You willmanage the strategic roadmap of all of our company projects/initiatives and oversee a small team of Portfolio and Project Managers, aligned around the company divisions.

Desired Skills and Experience
Work experience:

Candidates must have a college degree 7-10 years of experience in strategic planning. MBA preferred

Must have experience working in a strategic planning environment with experience in building business plans and evaluating ROI, measuring business opportunities and their potential

Understanding of Portfolio and Project management an asset


Technical skills:

Highly analytic and process oriented – comfortable writing business plans

Familiar with Strategic Planning process

Comfortable dealing with complexity

People management/performance management

Superior communication skills in highly matrixed organization


Other special training or abilities:

Familiarity with (digital) media experiences and trends

Superior written and oral communications skills

Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for the company's mission

Ability to multi-task and prioritize in fast-moving environment

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