As the Strategic Growth Lead, you will lead the planning, execution, and performance governance of growth and productivity projects across all PPG SBUs in Latin America, ensuring seamless agreement on corporate strategy. Reporting directly to the President of PPG Latam and based in Mexico City or San Juan del Río, Qro., you will act as a pivotal bridge connecting with our diverse regional business units, global teams, and the Latam Executive Leadership. In this high-impact role, you will identify and develop key expansion opportunities including product scaling, entry into new markets, and regional M&A activity while driving market and economic intelligence, optimizing margin initiatives and serving as the primary Corporate Strategy liaison to PPG's Executive Operating Committee.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the annual and ongoing strategic planning process and Regional Business Reviews (RBR) across Latin America, validating critical country-level inputs to ensure data accuracy and global corporate agreement.
Partner with a diversity of Strategic Teams (SBUs) to develop organic growth strategies and Big Bets, using detailed market intelligence, competitor analysis, and customer insights to shape commercial roadmaps.
Drive the end-to-end M&A lifecycle across Latin America by identifying acquisition targets, assessing potential candidates, managing the opportunity pipeline, and supporting overall execution to accelerate our regional growth.
Act as liaison between LATAM business units and global finance and strategy diverse teams, coordinating the submission and presentation of high-level proposals and business cases.
Establish centralized competencies and standardized planning frameworks to lead consistency, analytical rigor, and high-quality outputs across all countries in the region.
Define and execute strategies to boost our productivity, reduce operational complexity, and drive margin expansion across all regional businesses.
Help implement high-priority business improvement, market expansion, and SBU-specific growth projects across Latin American markets.
Build dynamic dashboards and review frameworks to monitor performance metrics across diverse countries and departments, maintaining monthly progress reports for executive leadership.
Deliver regular strategic updates and performance reporting to the Latin America Leadership Team, Corporate Strategy, and the Executive Operating Committee.
Maintain collaborative relationships with regional business leaders, participating in LATAM planning forums to drive alignment around core growth goals.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in International Business, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field; MBA is desirable.
6+ years of experience in strategic growth, financial analysis, or business intelligence within Fortune 500 companies, complex matrix organizations, or manufacturing industries by proving track record of conceptualizing, establishing, and executing corporate growth strategies and standardized planning processes across multiple markets.
Business and financial knowledge, with the ability to summarize complex financial statements, industry benchmark reports, and competitive analyses into applicable executive insights.
Advanced project management capabilities and allocate resources within a regional, cross-cultural, and multi-SBU corporate environment.
Experience building cross-functional relationships and managing executive stakeholders across regional and global levels.
Full professional proficiency in English
Based in Mexico City or San Juan del Río, Qro., with the availability to travel periodically between sites. #LI-Hybrid
Benefits like medical insurance, life insurance, vacation period, pension plan will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
How we work: At PPG, we bring teams together to accelerate collaboration and career development, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Flexible Fridays. Schedules may vary by location.
About us:
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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in International Business, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- MBA
- 6+ years of experience in strategic growth, financial analysis, or business intelligence within Fortune 500, matrix organizations, or manufacturing
- Proven track record conceptualizing, establishing, and executing corporate growth strategies and standardized planning across multiple markets
- Strong business and financial knowledge, ability to summarize complex financials and deliver executive insights
- Advanced project management capabilities in regional, cross-cultural, multi-SBU environments
- Experience building cross-functional relationships and managing executive stakeholders at regional and global levels
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Based in Mexico City or San Juan del Rio, Qro., with availability to travel periodically
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, sick days, vacation, and volunteer time off are provided alongside parental leave and adoption assistance. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave options supports work-life needs across different life stages.
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Flexible Benefits — A wide menu includes medical/dental/vision, FSAs/HSAs with company seed contributions for HDHP enrollees, an EAP, and numerous voluntary options such as accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, and pet insurance. Feedback suggests the variety and optionality help employees tailor coverage to their circumstances.
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