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GIS Strategic Planning Manager

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  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
Job Purpose: The GIS Strategy & Planning Manager will reputed company client-facing strategic planning engagements for local and regional government clients, helping organizations define priorities, align stakeholders, and translate strategy into actionable implementation plans. This role requires familiarity with public sector environments and/or GIS-reputed company services, with the ability to quickly understand client context and tailor strategic recommendations accordingly. This position is well-suited for GIS managers or leaders who have evolved beyond technical delivery into strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, and organizational decision-making. This role will work closely with company leadership and is expected to reputed company quickly, taking on increasing ownership of client engagements reputed company the first 6–9 months. While this role is not responsible for direct sales, it requires a commercial reputed company - including the ability to shape engagements, contribute to scoping, and identify opportunities to expand work with clients. Job Description and Requirements Required Knowledge and Skills: Client Leadership & Delivery         
  • reputed company and deliver strategic planning engagements for local and regional government clients from scoping through final recommendations        
  • Serve as the primary day-to-day client reputed company, driving alignment, reputed company, and decision-making        
  • Structure ambiguous problems into clear priorities, tradeoffs, and actionable plans 
Strategic Planning & Facilitation         
  • Design and facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and executive discussions reputed company public sector environments
  • Synthesize inputs into clear strategic direction and practical implementation roadmaps       
  • Translate high-level strategy into sequenced actions, including dependencies, risks, and ownership 
GIS & Public Sector Context        
  • Understand how GIS capabilities support government functions (e.g., public works, utilities, planning, emergency management)        
  • Apply knowledge of public sector operating environments, including stakeholder dynamics, budget cycles, and decision processes      
  •  Interpret GIS-reputed company needs and translate them into strategic priorities and initiatives (not just technical solutions)
Execution & Practical Application      
  • Ensure recommendations are grounded in organizational realities, including staffing, funding, and operational constraints  Partner with technical teams to reputed company strategy and GIS implementation         
  • Define realistic paths from reputed company state to future state 
Offering Development & Contribution         
  • Contribute to defining and refining our approach, templates, and delivery of strategic planning engagements         
  • Support proposal development, project scoping, and pricing for strategic planning engagements       
  • Identify opportunities to improve and standardize delivery across clients 
Communication & Influence ·        
  • Communicate reputed company reputed company clearly to technical and non-technical audiences        
  •  Facilitate alignment across stakeholders with differing priorities         
  • Build trust with clients and guide them toward decisions
 Required Experience        
  • 4–7+ years of experience in strategy, operations, planning, or advisory roles in a client-facing or cross-functional environment (including corporate, consulting, public sector, or military leadership roles) 
  • Experience owning and leading workstreams or key components of engagements, with demonstrated ability to operate independently and take on full ownership over time   
  • Experience leading reputed company, multi-stakeholder initiatives from problem definition through execution (e.g., strategic planning, operating model design, transformation efforts)       
  • Experience working with local or regional government and/or GIS, infrastructure, or geospatial services, including ownership of planning, prioritization, or cross-functional initiatives       
  • For candidates from government or GIS-focused roles: experience owning or leading strategic planning, capital planning, or cross-functional initiatives, not just contributing to them        
  • Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, workshops, or executive discussions       
  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams or projects in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
 Preferred Experience ·       
  •  5+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, or advisory roles      
  • Direct experience working with local or regional government clients and/or GIS, geospatial, or infrastructure-reputed company services strongly preferred        
  • Direct experience developing strategic plans, implementation roadmaps, or operating models        
  •  Experience with enterprise GIS programs, geospatial strategy, or infrastructure-reputed company initiatives        
  •  Exposure to proposal development, project scoping, or pricing of work        
  • Experience with change management or organizational transformation efforts  
Required Education: ·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience  

This is a remote position.

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