Voleon97mo ago

Business Strategy Director

United StatesRemoteFull-timeexecutive

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Work closely with senior leadership to define goals, and prioritize strategic and operational ideas Proactively structure and plan projects,

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Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, including concert music performances, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.

In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

As a Business Strategy Director, Operations & Projects you will be a part of our small, tight-knit Business Strategy Team. This role is a means to make a difference: you will engage in some of our highest-priority strategic and operational efforts, and you will convert ideas into tangible results. You will lead projects, many of which come from the CEO, COO, or the Business Strategy team itself. You will collaborate with a talented, accomplished, and experienced group of colleagues from a variety of functions to help shape the future of our organization. The focus of your work will be on investment management, technology, and organizational management.

Explore new business opportunities:

Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, including market entry strategies, partnerships, acquisitions, and product/service diversification
Assess the feasibility and potential return on investment for each opportunity
Develop and communicate strategic roadmaps that outlines key milestones, timelines, and resource requirements
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including investor relations, research, and finance, to build and execute on business plans

Lead projects that transform our company:

Work closely with senior leadership to define goals, and prioritize strategic and operational ideas
Proactively structure and plan projects, and design scalable solutions
Drive the end-to-end implementation in a thoughtful and timely manner and ultimately bring projects to life with an eye toward generating exceptional results
Measure results against intended goals

Create alignment and drive change across the organization:

Develop c-level communications to achieve alignment with leadership and stakeholders
Work extensively with colleagues throughout the organization, and foster clear communication and collaboration
Share findings with colleagues, building institutional knowledge and ensuring transparency

Identify opportunities and pioneer new processes to improve the effectiveness and agility of our teams:

Actively seek input and feedback from colleagues, and incorporate an array of perspectives
Identify and evaluate business opportunities, large and small
Conduct extensive research and develop expertise in a wide range of mission-critical areas
Provide thought leadership on complex problems, many without precedent

An entrepreneurial mindset

A track record of exploring new business ideas and pioneering solutions

Deep experience in strategy-related roles

Experience working closely with executive management and creating executive-level communications

Eagerness to work with diverse teams

Bachelor’s degree

Authorization to work in the United States