Business Lead
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Role Keeper | Christoph Burkhalter |
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Purpose
Why is this role needed, what need of the organization does it address, or how is it relevant within the organization?
VSHN is a diversified company that offers various products and services in line with our vision. We break this down into actionable business plans that take into account market conditions, technological developments, external factors and operational and organizational challenges.
This role serves as the bridge between board and company and ensures company strategy, business objectives, alignment and creates the needed business accountability towards the inner circles (roles & teams) of VSHN.
Key Responsibilities
List the essential responsibilities assigned to this role.
Ensure Board strategy is translated into a concrete business plan and company-wide strategy.
Drive that strategy progress is tracked by specific, measurable, aligned and time-bound goals
Monitoring actual progress and performance against company goals
Align Portfolio-level investment decisions and priorities.
Drive reaching consent if different product strategies and business goals are pulling in different directions or impacting each other.
Ensure business guardrails between roles are defined and complied with
Ensure reporting of strategic progress and financial performance to board
Ensure priorities are clear to all PMs and other major roles at VSHN (Finance, People, Org)
Ensure clarity on the overall commercial process
Stakeholders and Key Deliverables
Whom does this role deliver value to, what do they need from this role?
- Board
Visibility into company priorities
Documented business plan
Regular reporting on company goals, priority and strategic progress
Recommendations for strategic adjustments
- General (all VSHN)
Company-level strategy
Company-level priorities
Company-level business objectives
Proactive communication of company vision, strategy, and business logic
Monitored business metrics
Overall commercial process and guardrails ownership
- People (Overview and Governance)
Business need and budget (business case) for personnel planning
- Organization Lead
Clarity the business purpose and needs for all directly delegated domains within VSHN (purpose, responsibilities, dependencies and business constraints)
- Business Areas (via their Product Manager)
Clear strategic direction and portfolio priorities
Arbitration when product strategies conflict
Alignment with business goals
Clarity on strategic changes, partnerships, and product and asset lifecycle
- Finance Lead and Finance (Overview and Governance)
Strategic objectives and timeline for budget planning
Business case inputs for major investments
- Corporate IT
Process owner of VSHN-wide IT needs for the business value flow
Dependencies
Who is this role dependent on and what deliverables do they provide?
- Sales and Customer (Key) Account Manager
Customer insights
Commercial strategy including measurable goals
Sales Pipeline