Manager, Americas Advisory Strategy

Overview

Job Title – Manager, Americas Advisory Strategy

The Manager, Americas Advisory Strategy provides operational support to the President of Americas Markets and Vice President, Americas Markets Strategy. This individual plays a critical role in ensuring seamless coordination across all aspects of the business — from executing on key initiatives, managing priorities and communications to executing key meetings and events. The ideal candidate is a polished, initiative-taking professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

They bring exceptional organizational skills, business acumen, and the ability to anticipate needs while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism.

Job Description

Strategic Execution & Initiative Management

• Drive execution of Americas Markets strategy:
  Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within scope.

• Develop project plans & timelines; participate in ongoing project planning activities to include schedule development, resource allocation, issue prioritization, risk management, communication planning

• Manage relationships with variety of stakeholders to influence and negotiate timelines and deliverables. Clearly communicates any changes to situation or scope

• Provide vision and direction to team;
  Own collateral/communications

• Own integrated KPI reporting and performance tracking:
  Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to monitor progress against strategic goals and KPIs.

• Risk identification & mitigation:
  Proactively surface barriers to execution and lead resolution strategies across stakeholders.

Operations & Coordination

• Maintain distribution lists, dashboards, and reporting tools to ensure accurate, real-time information sharing.

• Support vendor management, contract renewals, and budget tracking in partnership with Operations, Finance and TDS.

• Partner with Marketing on major events, including managing distribution lists, coordinating vendors, and assisting with budget administration.

Communications, Collaboration & Events

• Partner with Americas Markets leadership team, including Operations, to outline markets communication plan and own execution of the strategy.

• Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle for key leadership meetings and events—plan agendas, coordinate inputs, develop and refine materials, track deliverables, and ensure timely distribution and post‑meeting follow‑ups.

• Partner with marketing to draft and edit correspondence, memos, and announcements to ensure consistent, professional communication across the platform for town halls and internal and external events.

• Coordinate cross-functional participation in town halls, team meetings, and quarterly updates. Support guest speakers and drive premeets.

• Manage logistics for internal and client-facing events.

• Collaborate with partners in Marketing, Research, Operations, and Finance to ensure operational alignment and execution excellence.

• Build strong relationships across platforms to facilitate communication, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.

• 7+ years of professional experience in operations, consulting, or program management, ideally with exposure to brokerage business.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Technical aptitude and ability to learn new tools such as Engage and CRM platforms

• Experience managing dashboards, data-driven reports, and operational tracking tools.

• Excellent project management, prioritization, and time management skills.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate needs and identify potential issues before they arise.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level correspondence and presentations.

• High emotional intelligence, professional presence, and the ability to build trust with senior leaders and clients.

• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and sound judgment. Calm and resourceful under pressure, with an initiative-taking, solution-oriented mindset.

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