The Organization: Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Financial Group
With operations in the Southern Interior of BC, Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (“SASCU”) is a forward looking, community hearted financial organization driven to provide world class products and services. With five established locations, including wealth management and insurance subsidiaries, SASCU is continuing to grow in size, offerings, and quality and continues to be the number one financial institution of choice for businesses and residents in the Shuswap region.
To learn more, please visit SASCU’s website.
The Opportunity: Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team (“ELT”), the Vice President, Strategy and Innovation (“VP”) provides leadership, direction, and oversight to the development and implementation of SASCU’s strategy. The VP is accountable to identify and integrate the work required to achieve the credit union’s strategic principles and vision. This position is responsible for both monitoring the strategic direction of the organization as well as leading key enterprise-wide projects that will fulfill that direction, particularly in the areas of digitalization and innovation. This role provides direction and leadership to SASCU’s Continuous Improvement, Lean Transformation, and Risk and Procedures functions through coaching and development, oversight, and monitoring the effectiveness of all related strategies, programs, and activities. The role is accountable to ensure the credit union is using analytics and process efficiencies to achieve its vision, strategic principles, and related key performance indicators including, increasing member attraction and retention, and enhancing profitability.
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience:
- Post-secondary degree or designation in a business-related field (MBA preferred) or equivalent experience and several progressive years at the senior management level as a proven leader demonstrating the ability to work across complex business environments to achieve strategic outcomes.
- Knowledge and experience in strategy implementation, particularly in the areas of technology enablement, digital transformation, and process improvement.
- Skilled in project and portfolio management methodologies with demonstrated success at achieving results and keeping initiatives on track in a complex environment.
- Exceptional leadership, critical thinking, coaching, mentoring, motivating, and communication skills; a strong champion for change with the ability to prioritize alternative solutions, drive results, and influence colleagues in a cross-functional environment.
- Strategically minded with record of execution excellence and the ability to excel as both a team leader and individual contributor.
The complete opportunity profile can be viewed: Here
Contact: Robin Noftall or Greg Longster
Leaders International Executive Search
#880 – 609 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5
Phone: (604) 688-8422
Email: vancouver@leadersinternational.com