- Lead development of high-impact, high-visibility strategic projects from planning through execution, aligning with enterprise strategic objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Structure and drive the programmatic implementation of the annual and multi-year strategic planning programs, ensuring alignment and engagement with stakeholders across the bank.
- Support quarterly strategic initiative progress reporting and production of quarterly dashboards including collection of data and providing qualitative commentary.
- Partner with business line leaders on developing, articulating, and monitoring business/strategic plans, including competitive/market assessment and cataloging capability and enablement needs.
- Track/collect month-to-month metrics related strategic and business plans, in partnership with Data & Analytics, Finance, etc.
- Prepare clear, concise, and impactful formal communications, including management presentations, briefing memos, talking points, etc. that articulate strategic objectives for executive-level audiences.
- Develop strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders and partners across the company to deliver on strategic initiatives.
- Strong quantitative / data analysis skills.
- Ability to pull out meaning from ambiguous or unstructured data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate clearly and distill key takeaways into clear executive-appropriate documents.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to communicate clearly and distill key takeaways into clear executive-appropriate documents.
- Effective influencing skills. Ability to build rapport and credibility with senior-level business partners and work with various levels of the organization.
- Fluent in financial language of banking industry, and well-versed in the needs, priorities, and cross-currents impacting the Regional Bank sector; as well as the specific opportunities and challenges impacting the Middle Market, Business Banking, and Small Business and Consumer Banking businesses.
- Strategic growth mindset and results orientation.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration or related field. Minimum of 7 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, project management or strategy/finance role within the financial services industry.
- Master of Business Administration. Experience with Banks.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, project management or strategy/finance role within the financial services industry
- Strong quantitative / data analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
Valley Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Valley Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Valley Bank.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, and vision with HSA/FSA options alongside life, AD&D, disability, and EAP support. The breadth presents as a comprehensive, modern package for a regional bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include vacation/PTO, sick leave, and volunteer PTO. Feedback suggests these elements contribute positively to work–life balance even when base pay feels light.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and, for eligible employees, a deferred compensation plan. The presence of these programs strengthens total compensation.
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