Senior Manager Strategic Planning
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About the Role
VEON is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Planning to support the CEO Office and Chief of Staff in driving strategic alignment across the Group. The role involves coordinating Board materials, drafting executive communications, and leading content for leadership events.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate development of CEO and Board presentation materials by gathering inputs from HQ functions and OpCos
- Partner with Performance Analytics team to combine quantitative data with qualitative updates for clear narratives
- Draft CEO and Chairman letters ensuring messaging is concise and aligned with strategic direction
- Coordinate Leadership Team meetings, including virtual and quarterly in person sessions
- Work alongside Performance Analytics and Communications teams to shape strategic content for Ignite leadership event
- Support CEO Office in preparing for OpCo Board and Committee meetings
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects that strengthen alignment and governance
Requirements
- Outstanding ability to absorb large volumes of information and synthesize into concise executive level deliverables
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with experience preparing materials for CEOs, Chairmen, or Boards
- Strong analytical capability with ability to challenge data and develop clear strategic narratives
- Excellent stakeholder management skills across diverse functions and international OpCos
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams
- Comfortable working with senior executives and exercising sound judgment
- Experience supporting executive meetings, workshops, Board meetings, or leadership events
- Native or near native proficiency in spoken and written English
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration or related discipline
- Approximately 5–7 years of relevant professional experience in CEO Office, Strategy, PMO, Management Consulting, or similar
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Position Summary
- The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning supports the CEO Office and Chief of Staff in driving strategic alignment across the Group, between HQ and Operating Companies (OpCos), and in interactions with the Board and Board Office.
- The role is the central owner of the quality, consistency, and coherence of content produced by the CEO Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the development of CEO and Board presentation materials by gathering inputs from HQ functions and OpCos, reviewing content for accuracy, consistency and strategic alignment, consolidating key messages, and assembling executive ready presentation decks.
- Partner closely with the Performance Analytics team to combine quantitative performance data with qualitative business updates, creating clear and compelling narratives that reflect Group priorities and strategic progress.
- Draft CEO and Chairman letters, ensuring messaging is concise, consistent, and aligned with the Group's strategic direction.
- Coordinate Leadership Team meetings, including virtual meetings every three weeks and quarterly in person sessions, by developing agendas, coordinating content, tracking decisions and follow up actions, and ensuring alignment across HQ and OpCos.
- Work alongside the Performance Analytics and Communications teams to shape the strategic content and execution of Ignite, the Group's annual Top 200 leadership event.
- Support the CEO Office in preparing for OpCo Board and Committee meetings by coordinating materials, managing inputs, and assisting the CEO in his role as Chair of the OpCo Boards.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects that strengthen alignment, governance, and collaboration across the Group.
Critical Skills & Experience
- Outstanding ability to absorb large volumes of information, identify what matters, and rapidly synthesize complex qualitative and quantitative inputs into concise, executive level deliverables.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with experience preparing high quality materials for CEOs, Chairmen, Boards, or Executive Leadership Teams.
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to challenge data, connect business insights, and develop clear strategic narratives.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to work effectively across diverse HQ functions and international OpCos while balancing differing priorities and maintaining a coherent storyline.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams in a fast paced executive environment.
- Comfortable working with senior executives and exercising sound judgment regarding when to take initiative and when to escalate decisions.
- Experience supporting executive meetings, workshops, Board meetings, or leadership events from both a content coordination and execution perspective.
- Native or near native proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Willingness to relocate to Dubai is preferred.
- Ability to travel internationally approximately five to six times per year.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration or a related discipline.
- Approximately 5–7 years of relevant professional experience in a CEO Office, Chief of Staff Office, Strategy, Executive Office, PMO, Management Consulting, or similar environment supporting senior leadership.
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