Manager, Strategic Planning

Our mission at FHLBank Chicago:
To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment, and support for their community investment activities.

Simply said, we're a bank for banks and other financial institutions, focused on being a strategic partner for our members and working together to reinvest in our communities, from urban centers to rural areas. Created by Congress in 1932, FHLBank Chicago is one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, government sponsored in support of mortgage lending and community investment.

At FHLBank Chicago, we bring people together. We are committed to a high performing, engaged workforce, and to supporting the communities we serve across Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Buddy Program pairs new hires with tenured employees to guide their onboarding. Our professional development and training opportunities through upskilling, mentorship programs, and tuition reimbursement allow employees to grow their career with us.

Our collaborative, in-office operating model brings teams together to foster innovation, connection, and shared success. To support balance and flexibility, employees are provided an allocation of remote days to use as needed throughout the year

The role is accountable for leading, managing, and continuously improving the Bank’s strategic planning process and delivering the Bank’s annual Strategic Plan. This role partners closely with stakeholders across the Bank to develop a comprehensive strategy aligned with the Bank’s mission, vision, goals, and long‑term priorities. The position is responsible for coordinating the annual strategic planning calendar, developing materials for senior leadership, the Board, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders, and creating mechanisms to monitor progress against the plan.

The role requires a high degree of independent thinking, resourcefulness, organization, and judgment, including the ability to lead strategic initiatives, manage ad hoc executive requests, identify risks or gaps, and drive work forward with limited direction. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex concepts to audiences at all levels of seniority across the Bank.

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.

Improves employee understanding and engagement by connecting day-to-day work to the Bank’s strategic objectives.

Lead and manage the Bank’s annual strategic planning process, including maintaining and refining the strategic planning calendar, coordinating stakeholder expectations, and ensuring key deadlines and deliverables are met.

Develop comprehensive strategic plans aligned with the Bank’s mission, vision, strategic priorities, goals, and objectives.

Collaborate with Executive Team members, senior leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather input, challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and inform the strategic planning process.

Independently lead and support strategic initiatives, special projects, research efforts, and ad hoc requests from executives, Internal Audit, regulators, and other areas of the Bank.

Develop, refine, and deliver presentations and materials tailored to a…