Senior Manager Data & Arch- Strategy & Planning

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The Senior Manager, Enterprise Data & Architecture Strategy & Planning is a member of the Enterprise Data & Architecture (ED&A) Leadership Team and serves as Chief of Staff to the Chief Data & Architecture Officer (CDAO). This role translates ED&A strategy into integrated plans, investments, priorities and measurable outcomes by connecting strategy, Long Range Planning (LRP), portfolio, budget, workforce capacity, execution and performance. 

The position leads the ED&A planning and management system while functional leaders retain accountability for delivery. The successful candidate combines business and technology strategy, portfolio management, financial acumen, transformation leadership and executive communication, with strategic fluency in Data, AI and Enterprise Architecture. 

A Day in the Life

Strategy & Long Range Planning 

• Orchestrate the development and evolution of ED&A strategy with the CDAO and ED&A Leadership Team. 

• Lead ED&A participation in LRP and annual planning, translating enterprise and Digital Technology priorities into an integrated multi-year plan. 

• Connect strategic objectives to capabilities, investments, initiatives, resources and measurable outcomes; frame options, dependencies and trade-offs for leadership decisions. 

• Partner with Strategy & Planning leaders across the organization to align ED&A priorities with broader enterprise plans. 

 

Portfolio & Investment Planning 

• Facilitate an integrated portfolio process linking strategy, priorities, investments, capacity, dependencies, execution and outcomes. 

• Lead portfolio planning and prioritization; identify competing priorities, constraints, risks and decisions requiring leadership attention. 

• Develop scenarios and recommendations for sequencing and investment trade-offs, and maintain executive-level transparency into commitments, milestones, dependencies and expected outcomes. 

 

Financial Planning & Budget Management 

• Coordinate ED&A annual budgeting, forecasting and investment planning with Finance and the ED&A Leadership Team. 

• Connect financial plans and funding decisions to strategic priorities and portfolio needs; maintain visibility into budgets, forecasts, actuals and material variances. 

• Support business cases and provide financial insights and scenarios for leadership decisions. 

 

Workforce & Capacity Planning 

• Facilitate workforce and capacity planning with ED&A leaders, integrating portfolio demand, priorities, financial plans and capability requirements. 

• Identify capacity constraints and capability gaps and support decisions on hiring, sourcing, capability development and portfolio sequencing. 

 

CDAO Chief of Staff & Leadership Effectiveness 

• Serve as Chief of Staff to the CDAO and as an integrator across the ED&A Leadership Team. 

• Establish leadership operating rhythms for strategy, portfolio, financial, workforce and performance decisions. 

• Provide structured analysis and decision support; ensure decisions, commitments and key actions are transparent and receive appropriate follow-through. 

• Coordinate planning across ED&A and drive visibility into cross-functional dependencies and organizational priorities. 

 

Performance & Execution Governance 

• Establish an ED&A scorecard linking strategy, objectives, investments, portfolio, KPIs and outcomes. 

• Facilitate organizational performance reviews and provide an integrated view of financial performance, commitments, milestones, risks and dependencies. 

• Identify material gaps and trends, facilitate corrective actions and continuously improve ED&A planning and management processes. 

 

Executive Engagement & Communication 

• Represent the CDAO organization in selected Digital Technology and enterprise strategy, planning, portfolio and investment forums. 

• Translate complex Data, AI, Enterprise Architecture, portfolio, financial and organizational topics into concise executive narratives. 

• Build alignment across Digital Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, business functions and Strategy & Planning organizations. 

 

You Bring This Value

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Strategy, Information Technology, Data/Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred. 

• 12+ years of progressive experience in technology or corporate strategy, enterprise planning, portfolio management, transformation, Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture or related disciplines. 

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into executable plans, priorities, investments and performance measures. 

• Experience with enterprise portfolio planning, prioritization, LRP or annual planning, budgeting, forecasting and strategic investment processes. 

• Working knowledge of budgets, forecasts, OpEx/CapEx, business cases and variance analysis. 

• Strong transformation leadership and demonstrated success influencing across complex, global and matrixed organizations. 

• Exceptional executive-level written and verbal communication and the ability to frame complex issues into clear options, implications and decisions. 

• Strategic fluency in Data, AI, Enterprise Architecture, cloud, data governance, ERP/SAP and digital transformation; hands-on solution design is not required. 

• Demonstrated people leadership through direct, matrixed or cross-functional leadership. 

• Experience in chemicals, petrochemicals, energy, manufacturing or another complex global asset-intensive environment strongly preferred. 

 

 

SUCCESS CRITERIA 

• ED&A strategy translates into funded, capacity-aware priorities, portfolio commitments and measurable outcomes. 

• Budget and investment decisions align visibly with strategic priorities and portfolio needs. 

• Leadership has an integrated view of priorities, dependencies, capacity constraints, risks, milestones and financial performance. 

• Resource constraints and capability gaps are identified early and incorporated into portfolio decisions. 

• Executive decisions are supported by concise, decision-oriented information with clear options and trade-offs. 

• ED&A performance is measured through an integrated scorecard, and significant commitments receive disciplined follow-through. 

• ED&A priorities are effectively represented in LRP and broader Digital Technology and enterprise planning cycles. 

Competencies