Head of Business Continuity Planning

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Director, Enterprise Strategy
We are seeking a strategic, influential, and highly collaborative leader to join our team as Director, Enterprise Strategy. In this role, you will lead the development, refinement, and activation of the firm’s enterprise strategy while partnering closely with senior executives across the organization as well as other business and technology leaders to assess, prioritize, and accelerate AI-enabled initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, value creation objectives, and responsible governance practices.

This is a high-visibility leadership position for someone who enjoys solving complex business challenges, turning insights into action, and influencing enterprise-level decision making. You will lead a team responsible for competitive intelligence, market insights, and major strategic initiatives that help shape the future direction of the firm.

Partner with the Enterprise Leadership Team and senior stakeholders to define strategic priorities and business objectives

Assess long-term trends, emerging opportunities, and enterprise risks to inform the evolution of the firm’s strategy

Monitor industry, market, customer, and competitive trends and assess their impact on firm strategy

Identify emerging opportunities and risks and elevate key findings to executive leadership

Build Competitive & Market Intelligence Capabilities

Transform external signals and market intelligence into decision-ready insights for firm leaders

Oversee the synthesis and distribution of industry, customer, competitor, and market intelligence across the organization

Lead the evaluation and application of artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance strategic planning, competitive intelligence, decision support, and enterprise-wide business insights

Partner with business and technology leaders to identify and apply AI capabilities that enhance strategic planning, competitive intelligence, decision support, and enterprise insights, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, value creation objectives, and responsible governance practices

Frame and solve complex business challenges using both qualitative and quantitative analysis

Develop strategic hypotheses, gather and analyze data, and present recommendations to executive audiences

Partner with business and functional leaders to address critical enterprise opportunities and challenges

Identify emerging AI trends, technologies, business models, and market developments, translating their potential impact into strategic recommendations that inform firm priorities and long-term growth opportunities

Lead the evolution of the firm’s competitive insights capability, establishing the strategy, governance, operating model, and enabling technologies like AI required to transform external signals into scalable, decision-ready intelligence for firm leaders

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and represent enterprise strategy in leadership forums

Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to a team responsible for core strategy work and special strategic initiatives

Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Bachelor’s degree required; 11+ years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, business transformation, strategic planning, or a related field

Strong business acumen with the ability to connect market trends, competitive dynamics, and business performance

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Edward Jones’ compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm’s Employee Assistance Program.