Director, Growth Planning

Quick Facts

• Role: Director, Growth Planning (Product strategy / growth planning)

Description

Own the business case process for major growth and investment initiatives, including revenue, cost, payback, and risk assumptions, and scenario models. Set standards for business case templates, run governance from approval through delivered value, and track approved initiatives against committed targets. Lead trade-off discussions with senior stakeholders, partner with Finance/Sales/Product to align assumptions, and present executive materials for planning cycles.

Responsibilities

• Build business cases for major growth investments, including scenario models and key assumptions (revenue, cost, payback, risk)
• Define standards and templates so proposals are comparable and decision-ready
• Run planning/investment governance cadence (agenda, decision rights, escalation paths, follow-through)
• Track initiatives vs. targets; report progress, variances, and benefits realization; recommend course corrections
• Facilitate trade-off discussions to drive clear decisions without direct authority
• Partner with Finance, Sales, and Product to set and challenge inputs and assumptions
• Provide recommendations with explicit risks and confidence levels from imperfect inputs
• Prepare executive materials and narratives for leadership reviews
• Build and mentor a small planning and analytics team focused on rigor and quality

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, corporate planning, FP&A, corporate development, or consulting; ownership of complex investment cases
• Deep financial modeling and scenario analysis; comfortable working with ambiguity
• Experience running/shaping governance processes (investment committees, planning councils, program reviews)
• Proven ability to influence C-suite and VP-level stakeholders across functions and build consensus
• Structured, consulting-style problem solving with strong business judgment
• Clear communication in writing and in person to executive audiences
• Ability to coach and develop others