Hiring: Manager, Strategic Planning Company: Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:41:37 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Business Analysis, Financial Planning, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •10 years of overall work experience preferred, including experience in roles requiring strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, stakeholder collaboration, executive-level communication, and independent ownership of complex deliverables. Required Skills: •How You'll Make An Impact •Leads and continuously improves the Bank’s strategic planning process, ensuring alignment between strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes. •Provides enterprise-wide leadership, accountability, and governance for development and delivery of the Strategic Plan. •Enables informed executive and Board decision-making through strategic analysis, performance reporting, and executive communications. •Strengthens cross-functional alignment and drives execution of strategic priorities across the organization. •Enhances monitoring of strategic goals, incentive objectives, and key performance metrics to improve accountability and results. •Coordinates critical Board, regulatory, compliance, and FHFA-related strategic planning activities. •Identifies risks, opportunities, and emerging issues to support proactive management and long-term success. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Strategy, Analytics, or a related field required. •Master’s degree preferred. •8–10 years of overall work experience preferred, including experience in roles requiring strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, stakeholder collaboration, executive-level communication, and independent ownership of complex deliverables. •Strong leadership, management, stakeholder engagement, and coaching skills. •High degree of independent thinking, sound judgment, resourcefulness, organization, professionalism, and logical reasoning. •Demonstrated capacity to independently manage complex initiatives, competing priorities, interruptions, and multiple workstreams with limited direction. •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial, operational, and strategic data to inform decision-making. •Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to employees, senior leaders, executives, the Board, regulators, and other stakeholders. •Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, influence decision-making, and manage stakeholders with competing viewpoints. •Strategic mindset with the ability to think critically, challenge assumptions, anticipate future trends, and identify gaps, inconsistencies, risks, and opportunities. Compensation: •$125,825 - $221,275 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!