Business Transformation Advisor

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The Strategic Advisor serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior leadership, enabling effective decision-making and driving the successful execution of enterprise and functional priorities. This role operates at the intersection of strategy, execution, and analytics—translating complex business challenges into actionable insights and ensuring initiatives are aligned, governed, and delivered with measurable impact. Making and driving successful execution of enterprise and functional priorities.

As a trusted partner to executives, the Strategic Advisor leads complex, cross functional initiatives, enables prioritization and performance management, and delivers executiveready communications that inform direction, mitigate risk, and advance organizational objectives.

Responsibilities/Expectations:
Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to senior leaders, providing decision support and recommendations grounded in rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis
Partners with leaders to define, prioritize, and align functional and cross-functional initiatives with enterprise strategy and business objectives
Leads complex, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, driving stakeholder alignment, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring delivery against defined objectives, timelines, and success metrics
Develops and delivers executive-ready communications, translating complex information into clear, compelling narratives and visualizations; facilitate leadership briefings and decision-making forums with confidence and executive presence
Evaluates current-state processes and ways of working to identify opportunities for increased effectiveness, efficiency, and value delivery, supporting continuous improvement and change initiatives
Identifies risks, opportunities, and improvement areas that enhance leadership effectiveness, operational performance, and strategic execution
Defines, tracks, and reports on key performance indicators (KPIs) by building and maintaining dashboards, reports, and analytical models that provide leaders with visibility into performance, trends, risks, and opportunities
Develops and manages prioritization frameworks to evaluate and select transformation initiatives that maximize organizational value and align with strategic objectives and resource availability
Oversees the execution and performance tracking of transformation initiatives, monitoring milestones and benefit realization through dashboards and performance reporting
Partners with project managers, business sponsors, and functional leaders to drive alignment, delivery, and communication across transformation programs
Prepares and delivers executive-level presentations and reports that translate transformation progress and complex data into actionable insights and informed decision-making  
Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, MIS, or a related field and ten (10) years of progressive experience in leadership, operations, or strategic roles, including formal management experience
Preferred: Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, MIS or a related field and (15) fifteen years of Project Management, Business Transformation, Strategy/Consulting Process Improvement experience

Other Requirements:
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in data analysis and financial modeling    
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment    
Excellent negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities    
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
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Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
HSA and FSA options
Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
Employee stock purchase plan
Domestic partner benefits
Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

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Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Education Requirements:
Bachelors (Required) Skill Requirements: