Strategy Manager - Office of the CEO, Americas

As a member of Office of the CEO, America’s Region strategy team, work closely with the Chief of Staff and strategy team to deliver insightful and company-leading analyses of IHG, markets, and competitors required to evolve and drive execution of IHG’s regional strategy. The Strategy Manager will use rigorous analytical and financial modeling skills to construct frameworks and business models to support the creation of long-range plans, analyze key issues facing the company, and recommend answers to complex business questions that enable long-term revenue and profit growth.

Your day to day 

• Assist Chief of Staff with annual business planning process and tracking of performance metrics to deliver base plan and key growth initiatives.
• Enable strategy team members and project leaders to deliver the highest value growth initiatives by providing analytical support, problem insight, and elements of project management.
• Build/maintain appropriate financial, market, industry, and consumer models to support planning and analysis work.
• Provide leadership for workstreams within larger strategy projects. Assist or lead on multiple work streams within complex projects all the way from project structuring to implementation planning, effectively navigating a complex multi-region, multi-function matrix organization.
• Build key relationships with colleagues in other departments and collaborate on data analysis and strategic initiatives.
• Develop presentations to support strategy discussions at Leadership Committee, project steering committees, and occasionally Board of Directors meetings.
• Maintain/integrate/leverage current information sources of competitor intelligence and industry trends, including ongoing analysis leading to new insights for senior management.
• Identify and capture key regional challenges and opportunities across portfolio of brands based on consumer insights, brand health tracking, competitive intelligence, market developments.

What we need from you

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Finance or a relevant field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. MBA preferred.
• 2 - 4+ years in progressive work experience in strategy, consultancy, or 5-7 years corporate level experience with exposure to a broad range of strategy issues. Previous travel industry experience is desirable but not required. Previous leisure/hospitality, franchise industry, or brand strategy experience is desirable but not required.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking through a proven ability to analyze markets, performance data, and business issues and draw insight/conclusions.
• Strong financial modeling (DCF, NPV, accounting) / analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to address all levels within the organization to develop consensus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to build relationships across business units for collaboration, data requests, and joint analysis.
• Able to gain credibility with executives and senior managers in the organization.
• High degree of accountability and personal responsibility.
• Interest in longer-term career progression within strategy team and within broader IHG

Location –Atlanta, GA; Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

The salary range for this role is $58,834.00 to $118,000.00.  This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees

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