VP, Strategy & Business Development

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is relentlessly focused on delivering leading edge solutions and services for our customers. As we move more and more into the digital age, we are building vertical solutions that connect horizontally and meet the needs of our customers in the industries in which they operate, whether they be in agriculture, supply chain, consumer goods or retail. TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is a fast-moving, decisive, and innovative organization that puts our customers first and we are always looking for new capabilities to improve the services and products that make our customers more efficient with improved service outcomes. We are ahead of the curve on building digital solutions, and intend to leverage the emergence of cloud computing, AI, and machine learning capabilities tied to our extensive technology solutions to stay recognized as the premier technology solution provider for agriculture and consumer goods businesses across the globe.

Here's the impact you will make and what we will accomplish together

We are looking for a strategic and innovative thinker that isn't afraid to work in ambiguous circumstances to lead the continued buildout of technology & professional services capabilities across TELUS Consumer Goods. We are searching for an experienced business leader with a focal point on business strategy, business development and integration as we continue to create an organization of One across our consumer goods business unit. From the numerous acquisitions and future acquisitions, this leader will drive the strategy & business development of our leading global organization. Reporting to the Managing Director of Consumer Goods, you'll leverage your entrepreneurial skills and business acumen to build on the established Consumer Goods strategy & foundational investments, and drive the scale and reach of our customer facing capabilities through business unit integration, incremental acquisitions, unique commercial partnerships, and strategic investments.

In this role you'll work closely with Consumer Goods leadership team, Corporate Development, Finance, Legal and TELUS Ventures teams - all while continuing the build out of our strategy and working to lead the business execution, in collaboration with your colleagues across TAC.

Here's How:

• Develop and design in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders a multi-year strategic plan and roadmap to continue to grow TELUS Consumer Goods global business
• Be comfortable managing the chaos by serving as the principal day-to-day point of contact for all things related to integration and establishing the overall integration process design, mechanics, and protocols to be followed by all participants and executives across the business unit
• Influence others at multiple levels with initiative and lead a structured analytical culture across the organization
• Lead with a structured and data driven approach to assess strategic options and paths for the business
• Continuously enhance our processes, decision making criteria, interlock and governance approaches across TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods
• Accelerate work by helping the leadership staff manage the pace and momentum of the integration, pushing for timely decisions on key issues, and providing true accountability for action items and deadlines.
• Demonstrate exceptional courage to tackle difficult issues with optimism and confidence.
• Support team member objectives with customized, individual performance objectives and career goals
• Recognize and reward high performance and behaviors reflecting our culture and values
• Partner with other teams and external organizations to capitalize on leading edge technologies, industry best practices, vendor support, and enterprise program management

What you bring to this role:

• 12+ years experience in complex business environments, with an ability to build out multi-year strategic frameworks and roadmaps
• Strong experience with post acquisition integration
• Past experience in leading financial and market model development
• Familiarity with software as a service business models and key financial and customer parameters
• You get things done, are a leader and willing to calculate and explain risk and optionality
• Recognized and experienced people leader, energized by leading a team, sharing knowledge and expertise, and supporting, recognizing and celebrating success
• Persuasive and influential trusted advisor who listens, learns, is curious, sees the nuances, applies facts and data, and can articulate a compelling story in a clear and simple manner to an executive audience
• You are relentlessly focused on our customers, anticipating their needs, thinking about how to create value for them through our products and services

Great to haves

• MBA and/ or Financial Designation
• Understanding of communications technology, software as a service, IoT, and data analytics product modalities
• Global or multinational business experience

Join us

Collectively, our talented team and integrated solutions uniquely position us to transform collaboration within the industry at a global level, empowering and connecting producers to consumers for a more efficient, sustainable future.

Everyone belongs at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods. It doesn't matter who you are, what you do or how you do it, at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods, your unique contribution and talents will be valued and respected. Because the more diverse perspectives we have the more likely we are to crack the code on what our customers want and our communities need.

Do you share our passion for enabling remarkable human outcomes?

Together, let's make the future friendly.

Accessibility
TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.