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Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives

$177.1k - $304.5k
Full-time

Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company's products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. Description This role is part of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the CTO. Provides strategic support for ensuring effective implementation of key priorities & programs, organizing strategic initiatives and business transformation projects. This individual will play a key role in supporting the CoS in managing cross-functional efforts, ensuring alignment across departments and preparing key materials for key stakeholders (i.e., Executive Team, Board, other cross-functional business leaders). Supports the development and implementation of the TD&A LT Calendar, Executive Team and Board of Directors preparation and materials development, TD&A Scorecard. Key Considerations:
  • Thought partner by navigating Tech, D&A organization, cross-functional teams, processes and overall enterprise priorities. Must act as an enabler, connector and aligner. High levels of influence is required across senior leaders while building credibility across the organization.
  • Must be able to lead autonomously to enable CTO and Tech, D&A strategic priorities.
  • Highest levels of integrity and confidentially are required. Will regularly be responsible for company confidential strategies that require executive maturity.
Key Roles & Responsibilities Strategic Initiative Leadership and Support
  • Supports the Chief of Staff in the planning, execution and tracking of key strategic initiatives across the organization. Supports Chief of Staff in the planning and execution of CTO-related venues.
  • Supports the development of integrated plans across strategic initiatives to enable seamless storytelling and execution, working across the entire organization to arrange.
  • As needed, acts as PMO to drive key initiatives. Work closely with initiative owners to determine optimal implementation plans and deployment across the organization.
  • Connects the dots across the organization to identify synergies, cross-team opportunities and best practices.
Development of Strategic Materials for the CTO and Tech, D&A LT
  • Develops key communication for the CTO to key stakeholders and the broader organization, ensuring messaging is consistent with strategic priorities.
  • Ensures effective material development for Board of Directors meetings and Executive and Deployment Team/CEO meetings where Tech, D&A strategic priorities are discussed.
  • In partnership with Global Comms, develops strategic communications for the CTO (town halls, external CTO presentations, etc.)
Strategy Development/ Updates
  • Provide fact-based insights and recommendations to update Tech, D&A Strategy
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred
  • 10+ years of cumulative work experience
  • Strategic management consulting experience strongly preferred, in-house strategy experience a plus
  • Familiarity with Technology a plus
  • Communication : Strong communication skills required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to present complex ideas clearly to various audiences.
  • Strategic Thinking : Excellent strategic thinker who understands how to combine insights with creative ideation. Strong story-telling and presentation capability.
Qualifications (Continued)
  • Problem Solving : Exceptional problem-solving capabilities with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset. Mature professional with strong client service orientation
  • Critical Thinking & Analytical Strength : Ability to break down complex information into clear insights for decision making.
  • Confidentiality & Integrity : Professional maturity to work across complex and confidential/sensitive agendas with a variety of senior leaders
  • Organizational Skills : ability to manage multiple priorities and highly visibility projects simultaneously with attention to detail. Self-starter who is willing to roll up their sleeves and deliver on multiple priorities in a fast-paced manner. Results oriented and highly organized.
  • Collaboration : Highly collaborative leader with strong EQ who can build bridges and align across a matrixed organization. Ability to drive results through influence
Pay Range: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $177,100.00 to $304,500.00 . Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program as well as participation in the share incentive plan. In addition, In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. Equal Opportunity Employer It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact View email address on us.fashionjobs.com. Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed. Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.
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