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The Digital Direct Business Manager drives the success of the Direct Business organization by owning key cross-functional activities typically handled at the VP level. With an enterprise-wide view, the role fills gaps in ownership and provides the structure, alignment, and senior-level communication needed for organizational effectiveness. The manager leads cross-functional teams, fosters accountability, and promotes collaboration and continuous improvement through clear processes and expectations. As the VP Digital Business Direct’s trusted deputy, the role provides day-to-day leadership and decision support, enabling the VP to focus on strategic priorities while strengthening governance, alignment, and cohesion across the Direct Business organization.Responsibilities
- Serve as the strategic business partner and operational leader to the VP Digital Business Direct, ensuring the organization maintains strategic focus while driving effective execution across teams.
- Represent the VP in selected forums and leadership meetings, acting as an empowered proxy to provide direction, uphold priorities, and ensure momentum on key initiatives.
- Develop and deliver board-level presentations, decision papers, and executive communications that clearly articulate business priorities, performance, and strategic implications.
- Lead, coordinate, and manage cross-functional operating rhythms, ensuring Direct Business initiatives are aligned, resourced, sequenced, and advancing against strategic objectives.
- Oversee progress of key initiatives, proactively identifying risks, interdependencies, and ownership gaps; drive resolution by aligning stakeholders, escalating where necessary, and recommending actionable solutions.
- Drive governance cadence and leadership decision-making readiness, ensuring forums are well-structured, materials meet executive standards, decisions are clearly captured, and outcomes are followed through to completion.
- Act as a trusted advisor, thought partner, and leadership extension to the VP, providing judgment, stabilizing influence, and confidential handling of complex or sensitive matters.
- Lead and champion improvements in ways of working, organizational effectiveness, and change management, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and disciplined execution across the Direct Business.
Skills for position
- Minimum of 8 years of experience within complex Digital or eCommerce environment working in a corporate context with a business responsibility.
- Experienced leader in multidisciplinary eCommerce team and senior experts
- Background in consultancy is a pre. Experienced in executive communication: Skilled in preparing and delivering board-level presentations and materials.
- Business management & structuring: Able to organize complex initiatives and embed governance frameworks while keeping the whole organizational context in mind.
- Political savvy & organizational diplomacy: Skilled at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes at senior management level
- Ideally a degree in business management.
