Director Strategic Planning, Data Solutions Innovation Team

Overview

ADP is hiring a Director Strategic Planning for Data Solutions - Strategy, Operations, and Innovation Team. The Strategy director will partner closely with ADP executives to define, communicate, and drive ADP’s data commercialization strategy, measure value realization from our data and AI efforts, and play a central role in delivering our AI and other data initiatives – all at an exciting time for enterprise AI.

With data on the 30+ million US workers we pay (nearly 20% of private US workforce), ADP is in a unique position to create market and customer value from our data foundation.

• Are you ready to shape the future of AI and Data strategy, driving innovation at a global scale?
• Are you excited about being at the forefront of real-world AI applications?
• Is working with domain leaders and collaborating with product, design, data science, marketing and other experts energize you?

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to make your mark?

In this role, you will -

• Help devise and communicate ADP’s data commercialization and AI strategy and operational plans with a particular focus on our B2B business encompassing Analytics, Benchmarking and verification services
• Identify and evaluate new opportunity areas for new B2B product lines and formulate product plan in collaboration with B2B GM, product and GTM team
• Develop reporting and project status dashboards for B2B GM looking across products work streams; work closely with finance to track performance of existing initiatives and perform ad-hoc financial deep-dives
• Partner with BU leaders, Product, Sales, Data Science, Engineering, and more to drive the planning and implementation of strategic data and AI initiatives
• Conduct in-depth market and competitive assessments on the use of AI and Analytics in Financial Services, Data, and HR Tech companies to identify opportunities and risks
• Partner with executives to identify new data strategies and initiatives as well as continuously shape existing ones

No two days are the same. You will identify new opportunities, estimate value from products and/or partnerships, collaborate with domain leaders to enable execution and track impact across functions. Your role is critical to the Strategy, Operations, and Innovation team, meaning you will have both broad exposure and impact, but also the opportunity to dive deep and execute individual projects.

To thrive in this role, you need to be comfortable with first principles problem solving, challenges at a global scale and have the desire to bring cutting edge technologies to market.

To learn more about ADP’s data and AI offerings:

• https://h .org/2023/10/why-your-organization-should-use-salary-benchmarking

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to candidates who have the following:

• MBA Preferred
• Experience pre-MBA - Post MBA in a consulting firm preferred
• Experience developing and evaluating strategies: identifying and framing issues, developing hypotheses, conducting market research and analyses to test key hypotheses, developing execution plans
• Comfort with reading and using financial statements
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Exceptional oral and written communications
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams; a person who thinks and acts at the senior level
• Ability to travel Up to 10% depending on specific projects