VP, Strategic Planning and Business Operations

Location:

Home based, US

Agfa Health Care , is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

At Agfa Health Care, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

The VP, Strategic Planning and Business Operations will be responsible for translating business strategy into execution, and enables the Health Care organization to run more strategically, effectively, and efficiently, across all functions. The role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, analytics, process improvement, and cross-functional leadership. Its core purpose is to turn business goals into operational reality by aligning people, processes, systems, and metrics.

The role leads the strategic planning process, drives operational rigor, and orchestrates cross-functional execution to deliver on growth, profitability, and transformation priorities. Acting as a trusted advisor to the President and leadership team, this leader serves as both an integrator and catalyst, connecting functions, resolving trade-offs, and ensuring accountability across the leadership team.

• Remote:
  North America

• Partners with the business President and leadership team to define and evolve the business strategy (“"what" and "how")
• Translates the strategy into clear priorities, roadmaps, and measurable plans to take the business forward.
• Establishes enterprise KPIs and performance dashboards. Monitors performance against plans and leads interventions when necessary.
• This includes overseeing the annual review with the leadership team to establish annual business KPI’s as well as ensuring quarterly reporting on progress to the organization. Ensures owners and underlying metrics are established and measurable, and incorporated into the MyPerformance process.
• Influences:
  Revenue growth, Operating margin, Productivity metrics, Customer retention, Forecast accuracy, SLA adherence, Employee efficiency, Project delivery timelines, Process cycle times
• Analyzes trends and operational bottlenecks, presents insights to executives and ensures data-driven decisions
• Provides input into BI strategy for the business

• Defines and runs the business operating cadence to align with financial and strategic planning, including 5 year planning, annual operating plan, Executive forums such as RBRs, QBRs, ELT meetings, and Board Meetings, and enterprise info tour agendas.
  • Define the rhythm and monitor effectiveness of monthly R ’s, drive for continuous improvement and adapt to changing business needs to ensure clear understanding of business status and actions needed for success
  • Lead the 5Y planning process ensuring that regions, finance, product are aligned on timelines, goals and outputs. Facilitate process improvements to drive focus on improving year over year effectiveness of the process
  • Lead the annual budget process- determine the timing, ensure deliverables are clear, targets are assigned, operating reviews are scheduled and aligned with global timelines
  • Facilitates ELT discussions on performance, risks, and…