{"id":1145107,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cox-communications-strategic-planning-director","title":"Strategic Planning Director","company":{"id":8079,"name":"Cox Communications","domain":"cox.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cox","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":43,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.674,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":20,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Atlanta, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":163400,"max":272300,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":272300},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":14,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T14:37:41Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T04:44:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Company\nCox EnterprisesJob Family Group\nStrategy & Corporate DevelopmentJob Profile\nStrategic Planning DirectorManagement Level\nDirectorFlexible Work Option\nHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the weekTravel %\nYes, 15% of the timeWork Shift\nDayCompensation\nCompensation includes a base salary in the range of $163,400.00 - $272,300.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.Job Description\nThe Director, Strategy will be a key resource to accelerate the growth and strategic ambitions of Cox Enterprises and their portfolio of businesses. The Director will be deployed against several focus areas of the CEI Strategy team, including Enterprise Strategy, Portfolio Management, Growth Operations support, Corporate Functions support, and the Market and Strategic Intelligence function.\nInitially, the Director will support the development and implementation of CEI’s Enterprise Strategy and approach to portfolio management (e.g., investment themes and capital allocation). In addition, the Director will support market analysis, insights, and strategic choices within the telecom vertical.\nThis position requires creative problem-solving and comfort with uncertainty to help drive effective strategic planning in a portfolio with diverse businesses in different stages of their lifecycle. This position requires the candidate to possess well developed skills in core strategy, analysis, and influence and leadership. Candidate should have ability to lead and influence others by acting as a strategic partner to internal clients.\nSkills and Responsibilities:\nStrategy Skills\nLeverage strategic planning methodology\nUnderstand how internal and external assessments shape our opportunities, risks & ability to win\nRecommend choices \nArticulate our strategy for “where to play”, “how to win” & “what to do”\nUtilize core strategy skills and frameworks to drive strategic decisioning, effective portfolio management, and market assessments (as needed)\nProficiency with hypothesis-driven analysis\nAbility to quickly drive towards insights relevant for strategic decision-making in the absence of complete data \nAnalysis\nIncorporate quantitative analyses through data, market studies and external research to drive insights\nIdentify root causes, drivers, or critical assumptions related to a specific topic of inquiry \nRapidly develop initial perspectives and assess relative importance of potential areas for further analysis \nAbility to build financial models with key drivers to align on sensitivities\nSynthesize detailed analysis into highlights, actionable insights and key implications\nExecution\nResponsible for execution and removing barriers to execution\nDefine projects, scope and success measures to provide visibility into workstream process and cadence\nAbility to keep workstreams and team members and boundary partners on task, focused, and on time\nLeadership & Influence\nLead, partner and advise strategy team, boundary partners, the businesses and CEI C-suite\nBe a thought leader/partner, bringing new insight and perspective to clients\nUtilize strategic thinking and analyses to guide and drive decision making\nDevelop and sustain effective relationships\nAbility to leverage strategic and analytical skills to effectively consult with boundary partners, business leaders, and CEI C-suite on strategic initiatives, topics, and decisioning\nWork across teams in order to leverage expertise from the broader organization, gathering strategic feedback and support necessary to drive strategic outcomes \nWork Deliverable Examples Include but not Limited to:\nSupport the strategic planning process and ideation sessions\nPreparation of communications, meeting materials and formal meeting summary deliverables that drive the strategic planning process forward\nDevelopment of strategic analysis for decision support that drives successful investment decisions\nDevelopment of a strategic scorecard and signposts to monitor the telecom vertical \nQualifications:\nBA or BS Degree required +10 years of relevant experience upon completing undergraduate degree, or minimum 2-3 years post MBA. Strategic Planning and/or management consulting experience required. Telecom experience preferred.\nOR MS degree + 8 years of experience \nOR Ph.D. degree + 5 years of experience\nOR 14+ years of experience with no degree\nExperience in operations and business execution preferred\nExperience in strategic business transformation preferred\nStrong analytical, modeling, and research skills. Excellent organization and project management skills. Concise and clear verbal and written communication skills.\nComfort challenging, in a respectful manner, positions or perspectives using both analysis and judgement\nUtilize critical thinking to apply findings to make recommendations and articulate next steps in ambiguous or emerging opportunities\nAbility to establish credibility as an internal thought leader on strategic and business issues. \nAbility to work cross-functionally and collaboratively. \nAbility to interact with leadership at all levels of the organization. \nAbility to interpret complex data and distill it into concise relevant documents and presentations for an executive audience\nAbility to think strategically, abstractly, in broad concepts and terms and apply to tangible business plans.\nPassion for storytelling, developing concepts for fresh ideas, and translating market insights into compelling pitches\nAbility to thrive in a dynamic, diverse portfolio of businesses and markets\nProficient in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint\nTravel as needed (Benefits\nThe Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.About Us\nAs our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. 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