Closing Date: December 13th, 2024
Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love.
Teck's two regional business units, North America and Latin America, are responsible for Teck's assets through all phases of safe, sustainable development, operation and closure. The business units are supported by enterprise-wide functions that set strategic direction, establish standards and provide governance, as well as supporting the business through shared services, centres of excellence and business partnering.
Reporting to Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, the Director, Strategy is responsible for developing and stewarding Strategy at Teck.
The successful candidate will work with the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Teck’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to put strategy into practice through development and maintenance of value drivers, supporting alignment of business, investor, and financial strategy, and ensuring healthy tension and ambition across Teck. The Director, Strategy will steward Teck's portfolio strategy, champion scenario thinking across the organization, and lead special projects where required.
Responsibilities
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Lead all aspects of strategy refinement to ensure alignment with program updates, executive leadership direction, and external factors
- Develop and maintain a Strategic Roadmap ‘roll-up’ model that includes financial baselines and a value summary of financial impact of major programs and sub-programs
- Support Investor Relations and Chief Finance Officer to drive a clear investor narrative that links strategy performance to financial performance
- Support CSO, ensuring regular review and alignment of strategic goals and executive ownership
- Ensure that critical business decisions take strategy into account, targets are detailed, and deviations from initial plans are identified for review
- Responsible for scenario management, working with internal teams to prioritize impact of external environment changes; determining when further attention is required
- When required, use insights from the external environment to update scenarios and rollout changes across relevant teams
- Support teams in the use of scenarios in decision-making through process management, tools, or other resources
- Monitor and assess the level of portfolio risk based on strategy changes
Qualifications
- Over 15 years of relevant experience in positions of rapidly growing responsibility and leadership, with a strong background in planning and implementing strategies
- Graduate in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Strategic Management or equivalent experience
- Able to think strategically, combining market and mining industry trends with Teck's strategy and capabilities to drive recommendations
- Extensive Leadership experience designing and coordinating strategic projects or programs, including long-term planning. Skilled in developing efficient processes and reliably delivering cross-functional projects
- Understands a broad range of technical topics, is able to provide input on a range of tasks whether finance, data, or operations-related
- Confidently and effectively present innovative and challenging topics to all-levels of the business, building trust, driving collaboration and generating agreement
- Change management and communication skills to navigate organizational dynamics and mitigate resistance
- Strong personal and professional leadership; possesses credibility to implement optimal engagement with Business Unit leadership
- Confirmed ability to build, maintain and develop high-performing teams; able to create environments where accountabilities are clear and potential is developed
- Ability to engage with external parties in a manner that protects and advances Teck’s reputation and interests
- An effective communicator and collaborative working style based on openness, transparency and mutual respect
- Demonstrated ability to foster, empower and influence people and engage resources across different areas and levels of the organization
- Strong analytical skills and capacity to identify risks, analyze information and generate detailed recommended solutions
- Proficient at building networks and forging relationships that drive long-term value
- Humble and driven, thrives in both complex, sophisticated and ambiguous scenarios
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Why Join Us?
At Teck, we offer more than just a job – we provide a pathway to personal and professional enrichment. With captivating projects set against stunning backdrops, a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, and boundless opportunities to learn and grow, joining us means embracing a fulfilling and dynamic career adventure.
Teck employees receive access to our total rewards program and comprehensive benefits package that promote physical, mental, financial, and emotional well-being. This includes but is not limited to:
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Profit Share Plan
• Health Spending Account
• Personal Spending Account
• Extended Health Care
• Dental and Vision Care
• Employer Paid Pension Plan
• Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
• Paid Sick Leave, Vacation and Holidays
• Virtual Telemedicine and additional support for overall well-being
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
