Navigatr Hiring for Manager, Strategy at Toronto, ON Full Time

Navigatr Group is a privately held company that invests in travel companies that elevate the customer experience and drive innovation. Our expansive and growing group of brands empowers seamless access to a comprehensive range of luxury travel options and services globally with over $1 billion transactions annually. Navigatr Group’s goal is to create a more purposeful travel industry through its strategic investment, best-in-class services and philanthropy.

A core team member of the strategy and analytics team at Navigatr Group. The Manager, Strategy will develop business cases, perform qualitative/ quantitative analysis, prepare management presentations, and work closely with the business to influence the strategic direction and financial performance of the Company.

Reporting to the VP, Strategy & Analytics, the Manager will have significant exposure to senior management with the opportunity to work closely with the various Business Units Leaders, Product & Technology, Finance, Marketing, and HR teams across the organization. Your work will play a critical role in the success and profitable growth of our various lines of business and in supporting our mission to deliver world-class luxury travel experiences.

Essential Job Functions

First 90 days:

• Perform research and analysis, identify immediate business needs, validate assumptions and drivers, and provide actionable insights and recommendations to support the Company’s immediate growth strategy.
• Assist in the preparation of management presentations, including but not limited to business cases, quarterly/ annual financial reviews, and other executive updates.
• Support the establishment of a Project Management Office to manage large scale strategic projects that are aimed to either accelerate growth or solve challenges.
• Develop and own detailed KPI tracking for each identified streams and projects; work closely with stakeholders to highlight gaps and recommend mitigation strategies.

90 days onwards:

• Act as a trusted advisor, partnering with key stakeholders to develop and maintain a narrative of the business strategic outlook by pulling together a cohesive story of the opportunities, key drivers for each of the Company’s business unit and the organization as a whole.
• Support the organization to develop multi-year strategic planning process and define the key business priorities and scorecard metrics in conjunction with the senior leadership team.

• Support CEO / VP on corporate development activities such as financial modelling, risk assessment, valuation, due diligence, and closing.

• University degree in Business/Economics and related fields.
• 5+ years of internal strategy experience in a fast-growing and multi-disciplinary industry; or 3-5 years of advisory / consulting experience as an analyst or associate in professional services.
• Proven experience developing strategy, commercial business cases, financial models, and reporting to a senior executive audience.
• Proactive with a self-starter / can-do attitude, with ability to form strong working relationships with all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic environment with significant change, ambiguity and adapting to evolving organizational requirements.
• Advanced PowerPoint is critical with an emphasis on the ability to synthesize complex information to present in a concise and structured manner.
• Advanced Excel is essential with an emphasis on the ability to manipulate complex financial and operational data.
• Experience with BI tools is a strong plus.

Additional Information

Cultural Fit

• Thrives working in a technology and KPI driven organization.
• Able to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Passionate about travel and all that surrounds it.
• Highly functional in a fast paced, constantly changing workplace – building plans through iterations from learning on what’s working and not working.
• Ability to build trust and work through conflict both upwards and downward.

We know that our success is dependent on the people who join our team, which is why we recruit the best. Our team is made up of owners; people who are smart, low ego, and who are accountable for their results. We all play a part in the success of the company and are proud of what we do.

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.