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Strategic Planning Manager

ActiveCampaign · Chicago, Illinois, US

As our next Strategic Planning Manager, you will be at the heart of the company’s most critical decisions, partnering directly with our Senior Director of St...

Job description

As our next Strategic Planning Manager, you will be at the heart of the company’s most critical decisions, partnering directly with our Senior Director of Strategic Planning , and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to architect the future of our business. You’re an ideal candidate if you thrive in the "gray area," bringing structure to ambiguous problems and bridging different points of view, and if you’re someone with relentless prioritization skills who values outcomes over process and possesses the analytical prowess to turn complex data into a compelling narrative. Whether you are defining our multi-year strategy or identifying the next big growth lever, your work will directly impact the company's trajectory. On a typical day, you might: Drive "operating rigor" across the organization by aligning cross-functional priorities and ensuring clarity on milestones and KPIs tied to our long-term financial goals. Act as a strategic partner to leadership, providing the structured communication and data-driven insights needed to chart new paths. Define and set targets against operating KPIs, tracking performance, and communicating the drivers behind week-to-week variations. Evaluate th...