AVP, Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy - Emerging Markets

Job Description

Opportunity This role sits at the center of the Emerging Markets office, serving as a force multiplier for enterprise growth and transformation priorities. It translates strategy into execution and supports high-quality decision-making through insights, analytics, financial management, and structured governance. Partnering closely with senior leaders and business heads, the role drives alignment, execution discipline, and organizational effectiveness across a complex multi‑market, multi‑business portfolio. It offers a distinctive combination of strategy, business insight, financial oversight, and executive partnership in a high‑visibility environment. Responsibilities • Strategy Development & Enablement: Translate enterprise strategy into clear priorities, KPIs, milestones, and execution plans. Support senior leadership decisions by distilling complexity into clear insights, trade‑offs, and actions. Drive alignment and accountability across leadership and business teams to execute strategic priorities through milestone tracking and follow‑up and lead strategic interventions. • Financial Management & Analytics: Provide forward‑looking business insights and analytics, anticipate emerging business and financial risks to support disciplined growth, strengthen capabilities and other timely management actions. Lead enterprise planning with business and finance teams to align priorities, resources, and outcomes. Oversee budgets, cost allocations, and investment prioritization with strong financial discipline. • Executive Governance & Leadership Office Management: Establish governance frameworks that reinforce execution discipline, transparency, and alignment on priorities. Monitor progress through governance forums, escalating issues and coordinating interventions where needed. Manage leadership office operations, governance cadence, executive communications, and leadership forums to enable effective decisions. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics or related discipline; MBA preferred. • 12–15+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, business development or financial services. • Experience in financial management within insurance preferred. • Proven track record in driving strategy execution, transformation, and enterprise results. • Strong commercial acumen, analytical and financial modelling capabilities, with ability to translate insights into actions. • Experience operating across multiple markets, business units, or complex matrix environments preferred. • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to engage senior leadership. Benefits Show More