TYLin Hiring for Vice President, Corporate Strategy at New York, NY Full Time

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting and engineering firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for public and private clients worldwide. The firm is an internationally recognized pioneer in solving the most difficult engineering challenges. Headquartered in San Francisco, California for over 65 years, TYLin has more than 3,200 professionals throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe. TYLin is part of Dar Group, one of the world’s leading architecture, engineering, project management and energy consultancy groups.

Job Summary

TYLin is seeking a Vice President, Corporate Strategy, based in Canada or USA, to support the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer (“CSMO”) on key strategic projects and engaging directly with the CEO and members of the Executive Leadership Team. This is a key position, supporting Enterprise Transformation and Growth including the Strategic and Business Planning process.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

General

• Support the Chief Strategy Officer (“CSO”) on key strategic projects and engaging directly with the CEO and members of the Executive Leadership Team.
• Assist in developing senior management level presentations and memos that clearly communicate strategy analysis and recommendations.
• Be a thought leader and go to resource for the organization on all elements of member value.
• Create business cases to be presented to the executive team.
• Inform strategic decisions to grow and restructure the business and establish strategic partnerships.
• This role includes preparing presentations and position papers for the consumption by the Board of Directors and majority shareholders.

Enterprise Transformation & Growth

• Support business leaders on key projects, including creating the problem statement, project scoping and work planning, hypothesis development, research and analysis, and presentation creation and delivery.
• Creates scenario models against revenue, share and profit.
• Drive profit pool analytics by category
• Coordinate, manage and facilitate compliance processes with internal and external stakeholders to provide timely deliverables for key programs.
• Taking an integrated, evidence-based approach, the incumbent will advise on important decisions at the brand, business, and enterprise levels, including:
• Enterprise growth strategy: buy, build, or partner.
• Business unit, market sector and geographic assessments.
• Identification of new business opportunities.
• In-depth market and competitive intelligence.
• Development and optimization of new services.
• Benchmarking and case studies.
• Strategic options/scenario analysis.
• Identifying and handling non-core business assets.
• Acquisitions and divestitures support.
• Dealing with government and/or industry regulators.

Strategic Planning

• Support the CSO in leading the strategic and business planning process across the GI Pillar of brands.
• Set and owner of the plan template.
• Global market research to help support the direction.
• Partner with Sector, Brands, Shared Service Leadership to workshop and devise the plan.
• Drive and report on the strategic plan process.
• Guides operations in translating the developed strategy into the organization’s annual planning and budgeting process.
• May also include leading initiatives across the organization that will enable the realization of strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• The candidate will have a master’s degree in accounting or business, or equivalent business experience and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation. Preference will be given to candidates with an MBA.
• Significant experience in the AEC industry and has been part of a team that has led an organization in successfully entering and/or expanding its footprint within specific market sectors and geographies by buying, building, and partnering.
• Should have experience in partnering with an executive team and have a high level of written and oral communication skills.
• Strong ability to grasp critical market factors with ease and skilled in quickly and creatively identifying the optimum opportunities, with multiple strategic options.
• Skilled at corporate valuation, risk management, financial modeling, negotiation, change management and integration.
• Financial modeling skills and a strong understanding of business valuation techniques.
• Ability to create a clear understanding of key decision and trigger points around opportunities.
• Is good at bringing creative ideas of others to market; has good judgement about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace. Sees clearly ahead, anticipating future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective.
• Comes up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; is seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions.
• Effectively copes with change, can shift gears comfortably, and can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected or resistance.
• Negotiates skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can win concessions without damaging relationships; and gains trust quickly.
• Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.
• Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
• High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
• Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.

Additional Information

TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.