Director, Strategic Programs, Go-to-Market

Req ID: 15689

Work Flexibility: Remote

QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences.

Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Work location:

This position may be based anywhere in the UK or Germany and includes travel as part of the responsibilities.

Job Summary

QSC is currently seeking a Director, Strategic Programs to be at the forefront of our company’s business growth and transformation. The Director will be leading various high-impact, strategic engagements across the region (e.g., go-to-market models and strategy, customer experience, regional growth, digital business models). The Director will have significant responsibility for creating project fundamentals, such as work planning, designing and executing financial, sales, and marketing analyses, and business cases, developing recommendations for action, leading change management processes with internal and external stakeholders, and delivering presentations to internal, executive, and external audiences.

High level of independence is needed in this job. This role will be working in cross-functional teams consisting of senior leadership and will be presenting and making recommendations up to the Executive Team level.

This role can be based in the UK or Germany.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Strategic projects definition and planning:

Partner with business leaders across all regions to define and implement strategic projects and transformation initiative(s) to support long range business objectives
Translate an integrated set of business priorities into an actionable and prioritized list of initiatives
Oversee the design of research plans, business analyses, and discover insights from data to validate hypotheses or challenge status quo
Develop governance, reporting, communications, and operational policies for the initiatives to ensure alignment with overall transformation efforts

Strategic projects execution:

Manage strategic projects and programs
Develop implementation strategies that address business requirements and engage appropriate teams that will deliver right outcomes
Provide regular updates to key stakeholders on the progress of strategic projects including executives, team members, and others in the organization
Plan for and execute high quality change management throughout strategic projects

Cross-functional collaboration and people leadership:

Provide leadership to major engagements on day-to-day problem solving and team management level
Become recognized both internally and externally as a key “go to” contact for strategic initiatives
Bring in deep functional expertise to every situation from internal/external sources and networks
Inspire, lead, and develop talent across the organization

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

Undergraduate degree in business related field (Economics, etc) or BA/BS (any major) with 3-4 years of management consulting; MBA preferred
6+ years working in a strategy focused role in the AV or IT industry or 2-3 years experience with a top management consulting firm
High level of proficiency needed with power point and excel
Knowledge of AV/IT is a plus
Knowledge of go-to-market and product development are a plus

Travel Requirements

1-20%
21-40%

QSC. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.

The range for this position is £73,000.00 to £131,400.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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