Strategic Planning Specialist

*This role requires in-person attendance in the Charlotte, NC office at least 2 days a week*

Our Company:

LendingTree was founded in 1996 by CEO Doug Lebda to help people comparison shop and get a great deal on the single biggest transaction of their lives: their mortgage. Since then, we’ve facilitated over 65 million loan requests, while becoming a household name (our brand recognition rivals Bank of America and Wells Fargo).  Today we do much more than mortgages. We are the #1 online marketplace in the US for consumers to comparison shop for mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, student loans, auto loans and insurance. We have established relationships with millions of customers who engage with us through our My LendingTree portal, giving them access to free credit scores and money saving alerts. We are on a mission to help consumers save money and better their lives.

We’re publicly traded (TREE), we’re financially sound and we’re in the top 10 of Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies. If you’re looking for an opportunity with a dynamic company that is fanatically pro-consumer and that champions your entrepreneurial spirit, then you’ve come to the right place!

About the role:

We are looking for a Strategic Planning Specialist to work on a dynamic team of process-oriented and results-focused professionals who aim to constantly evolve the role of each team member and the collective impact of the Strategy Team at LendingTree.  

Strategic Planning Specialist will work hand in hand with management to identify, prioritize, execute, and achieve notable outcomes for our most critical business objectives. The primary focus of this role is to scale, operationalize and maintain the strategic operating framework (including OKRs), across all departments in the company, ensuring that our collective efforts are sharply aligned with our overarching goals. 

This role will not only drive the implementation of our strategic operating framework but also ensure its effectiveness through rigorous governance and documentation practices. By articulating clear guidelines and leveraging project management best practices, the Strategic Planning Specialist will enable the seamless execution of our long-term strategic initiatives. This role is designed for someone who is process-oriented, loves collaborating, and is comfortable forging new, creative ways to deliver big results. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Strategic planning and execution 
  • Work with various leaders across the business to translate their vision and goals into coordinated actions that can be measured. 
  • Support strategic planning and implementation processes. Help shepherd the communication and execution of those processes while optimizing them for future iterations. 
  • Partner with technology PMO to align quarterly and yearly planning processes with processes governed by corporate strategy. 
  • Perform retrospectives with strategic project teams to identify areas for process improvement. 
  • Leverage project management best practices to ensure project teams are set up to successfully deliver projects on time, on budget and within pre-defined scope. 
• Performance measurement and reporting 
  • Maintain and manage the day-to-day operations of the enterprise-wide OKR tracking tool. Ensure its effectiveness in tracking and aligning the organization's strategic goals. 
  • Partner closely and effectively with analytics partner to ensure accuracy and governance of goal tracking. 
• Communicating up and across the organization 
  • Support management in developing compelling PowerPoint presentations that articulate strategic options and support executive decision-making 
  • Identify and elevate risks to project delivery to management 
  • Assist cross-functional leadership in their development of custom reporting that will be circulated across the organization. 
  • Develop a documentation system to enable simple yet effective enterprise-wide communication related to planning and execution processes.

Required skills:

• Experience communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including C-Suite.
• Experience collaborating with multiple functions/organizations. 
• Attention to detail and organizational skills. 
• Knowledge of and experience working within an OKR framework. 
• Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc. 
• Experience managing complex projects. 
• Great teammate, willing to passionately roll up their sleeves and work cross-functionally to get things done. 
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with minimal direction. 
• Proficiency using MS Office tools. 

Our Culture:

Our clothes are casual and relaxed, and our work ethic is highly professional. It is our culture for each team member to challenge the status quo, express their opinions, and to stand up, ask for the ball and run with it to meet our aggressive goals. We also have a lot of fun together! We’re always looking for the best, brightest, high energy, results-driven Rock Stars to join our team. We reward innovation, creativity and the ability to just GET STUFF DONE. 

LendingTree is the kind of company that not only promotes diversity and inclusion, we thrive because of these values. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion (or creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status.

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