Head of Strategy

#8 Best Place to Work - 2024
- Key Senior Leadership position in a growing Australian-owned and operated company
- Leading the newly launched 2030 strategy with a clear direction
- Locations considered - Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney
- **Applications close Friday, 20**th**of June**

**About the role**:
As the **Head of Strategy,**you will be responsible for shaping and executing Nova Systems’ strategic direction, corporate planning, reporting, and market positioning to drive sustainable growth, profitability, and long-term success. Reporting to our Deputy Chief Executive Officer, you will play a critical part in ensuring the successful implementation of the recently articulated Nova 2030 Strategy, aligning business priorities, identifying new opportunities, and optimising organisational performance.

You will lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, provide insight-driven recommendations to the executive leadership team and the Nova board, and ensure our organisation remains agile in a rapidly evolving market. You will also oversee strategic projects, business transformation efforts, and investment priorities, reinforcing our organisation’s ambition to be a global systems innovator, dedicated to making our world safe and secure.

The position is primarily responsible for:

- **Strategic Leadership and Execution**: Lead the strategic planning and governance of the 2030 Strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and market dynamics.
- **Business Transformation and Organisational Performance**: Identify and lead strategic transformation initiatives, enhance operational effectiveness, organisational maturity, and financial sustainability.
- **Investment and Growth Strategy**: Lead the development and execution of the enterprise’s inorganic business plan that complements the organic business plan required to achieve the 2030 Strategy.
- **Enterprise Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement**: Foster a collaborative, enterprise-wide mindset, ensuring alignment across corporate functions, business units, and strategic initiatives.
- **People Engagement**: Lead, mentor, and develop the Strategy Team to achieve a high-performing and engaged workforce.

Please note: Interstate and occasional international travel will be required in this position.

**What we would like from you**:

- Proven ability to develop and execute enterprise-wide strategies that drive sustainable growth, competitive advantage, and long-term success.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including expertise in investment analysis, financial modelling, and risk assessment to inform executive decision-making.
- Deep understanding of market dynamics, including industry trends, competitive landscapes, and emerging business opportunities.
- Advanced analytical capabilities, leveraging data, insights, and key performance indicators to measure success and refine strategy.
- Ability to assess and manage strategic, financial, and operational risks, ensuring business resilience and sound decision-making.
- Proven track record in aligning business units under a cohesive strategic vision, fostering collaboration and driving organisational success.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers, Board members, and external stakeholders.
- Tertiary qualifications in business, engineering, finance, economics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent preferred, and or equivalent experience.
- Australian Citizenship with the ability to hold and maintain an AGSVA security clearance.

**Life at Nova - it all adds up**

With people being our point of difference, we deliver on promises, reward good work, champion professional growth and support flexibility, all within a diverse and inclusive culture that recognises moments that matter.

Life at Nova is our collection of employee benefits, designed to meet the many and varied needs of our people.

Just a few of the great benefits you will have access to are:

- **Generous Parental Leave**: Primary Carers receive 20 weeks paid leave; Partner Carers receive 4 weeks. Full superannuation contributions for up to 52 weeks
- **Professional and Personal Development**: Annual allowance for professional development with the option to utilise some of this for wellbeing such as a gym membership or assets related to wellbeing activities
- **Additional Leave**: Ranges from - Reserve, Loyalty, Emergency Services, Purchased (up to 2 weeks), and Community Service
- **Flexibility**: We promote a culture that encourages and enables flexible ways of working that support our people
- **Dress For Your Day**: We empower our people to determine their outfit for the activities of the day which allows for personal expression that builds trust
- **Reward & Recognition Program**: Offering exclusive discounts from hundreds of major retailers, helping you to save on groceries, petrol, holidays, and more
- **Employee Ass