Manager, Strategy

**About Pacific Blue Cross**

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.

We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

**Perks**
- Work-life balance with flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
- Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
- Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
- Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
- Company pension contributions after 1 year of service.
- Education allowance to expand your knowledge and develop your skills.
- Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program

**About the Position**
- We are searching for a permanent _Manager, Strategy _to join our Strategy and Analytics team.
- PBCs compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000 per year; the base pay offered is based on market and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. The starting salary will be determined based on a combination of skills, education, and experience.

If you’re looking to take on a role that leads workforce planning, tactical planning, budget management, supporting projects and change management, and leading a team towards healthcare in BC, we want to hear from you.

This is a great career opportunity with a local not-for-profit health insurance provider where you would be responsible for leading organizational strategy execution, translating long-term strategic goals into short-term tactical objectives and day-to-day organizational processes, products, and/or services.

Your skills in corporate strategy leadership, strategic communications and tactical leadership, and leading a team will help Pacific Blue Cross provide sustainable healthcare.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package and work-life balance. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

**Key Ways This Position Makes An Impact**

The Manager, Strategy leads the implementation of strategic frameworks to be cascaded throughout the organization.

This role leads strategy execution by:

- supporting project management of key strategic initiatives including the development, preparation, and evaluation of annual plans, business cases, and strategic models
- continuously looking for opportunities to maximize resource utilizations, cost effectiveness, and operations efficiency through innovation in business process improvements, automation, digitization

As the Manager, Strategy, this role transforms customer needs, market dynamics, and technological advancements into insights which form the nucleus of decision-making frameworks and guides the organization towards strategic solutions.

In this role you would support the organization in maintaining a competitive advantage by researching economic influences, customer trends, and other factors to determine future organizational priorities and enhance the effectiveness of services/products and by developing recommendations for senior leaders.

The manager compiles, creates, and delivers reports, briefings, presentations, recommendations, and other information to stakeholders.

This role provides tactical leadership support throughout the project management cycle.

You would research, recommend, and implement business solutions, implement process improvements, and improve effectiveness and efficiency of departmental operations.

This role helps develop the departmental tactical plan in alignment with company strategy and objectives, help manage the departmental budget, monitor financial results, and ensure utilization of resources to meet the business objectives.

The Manager, Strategy leads the team by coaching, mentoring, and determining the appropriate staffing levels.

**Key Experiences You Bring To This Role**
- 5-8 years of related experience including: working with Agile delivery teams and Design Thinking practi