Manager, Strategic Planning & Business Dev.

What are your contributions to the team?

Strategic Planning Leadership
• Lead the development and continuous refinement of a comprehensive five-year strategic plan for Bombardier Defense.
• Ensure the plan clearly articulates strategic priorities, long-term business objectives, strategic initiatives, and investment priorities.
• Structure the strategic planning process and ensure alignment across all functional areas.
• Facilitate strategic planning workshops and alignment sessions.

Strategic Initiatives Support
• Translate strategic priorities into clearly defined, structured, and measurable strategic initiatives.
• Support the definition of roadmaps, timelines, and success metrics for major initiatives.
• Monitor progress of strategic initiatives and support leadership in addressing execution challenges.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and coherence in implementation.
• Support strategic initiatives tied to potential corporate collaboration discussions, including strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and industrial cooperation agreements.
• Provide strategic support to M&A activities including target screening, strategic fit assessments, and due diligence preparation.

Business Development & Operational Planning
• Design and implement a structured, gated decision-making framework to evaluate new business opportunities, including new products, new applications, and entry into new market segments.
• Define clear qualification, evaluation, and approval criteria for each gate to ensure disciplined progression of opportunities and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Partner with Finance and functional leaders to support the development of annual and multi-year budgets aligned with strategic initiatives and investment priorities.
• Monitor budget execution against plan, identify variances, and provide insights and recommendations to ensure financial discipline and optimal resource utilization.
• Support leadership in prioritizing initiatives based on strategic value, ROI, risk profile, and organizational capacity.

Team Leadership & Development
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of strategic analysts.
• Define analytical standards, methodologies, and deliverables.
• Set priorities and performance expectations for the team.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on strategic thinking and accountability.

How to thrive in this role?

• Master’s degree in business, Strategy, Engineering, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 7–10 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, or management consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-year strategic planning processes (3–5 year horizon).
• Experience managing and developing analytical teams.
• Experience in M&A, corporate development, or strategic transactions is a strong asset.
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industry is highly desirable.
• Strong ability to structure strategy into actionable plans and initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.