Senior Director, Research and Analysis

Draganfly Inc. (the "Company") has been a recognized technology leader within the commercial UAV space for over two decades. We helped establish the commercial market & adoption of multi-rotor helicopters for public safety, agriculture, aerial imaging, & more. As a leader who helped shape the industry, Draganfly's focus is on the sale of drone products and services, contract engineering & custom integration product development, and health monitoring products and services.

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The Senior Director, Research and Analysis supports the VP, Research and Analytics in helping the executive team define Draganfly’s direction, translate strategic priorities into clear goals and plans, and maintain focus on execution.

This role combines strategic thinking, business analysis and planning to give leaders a clear view of performance, opportunities, risks and choices. Working across the Company, you will connect strategy to measurable objectives, coordinated initiatives and informed decisions.

This is a full-time, remote position with travel as reasonably required for leadership, customer and partner meetings, industry events and conferences.

• Partner with the Vice President to support the CEO and executive team in clarifying the Company's long-term direction, strategic choices and priorities.
• Support the Vice President in leading the strategic planning cycle, translating direction into clear objectives, initiatives, owners, timelines and measures of success.
• Assess markets, customers, competitors, technology and regulatory developments to identify opportunities, risks and implications for strategy.
• Develop scenarios, forecasts, business cases and strategic options to support growth and investment decisions.

• Translate strategic priorities into coordinated annual and multi-year plans across functions.
• Establish and maintain enterprise goals, key performance indicators and planning dashboards that give leaders a clear view of progress.
• Analyze business performance, trends, risks and dependencies, and recommend corrective actions or changes in priorities.
• Prepare decision-ready briefings, planning materials and recommendations for the CEO, executive team and Board, as required.

• Facilitate executive and cross-functional planning discussions that clarify choices, resolve competing priorities and build alignment.
• Work with functional leaders to connect departmental plans, budgets and resources to the Company’s strategic priorities.
• Create a regular operating rhythm for reviewing goals, initiatives, performance, risks and decisions, and help leaders address barriers to execution.

• Design and manage practical strategy, planning and performance-management processes, tools, templates and standards.
• Coordinate strategic initiatives across the Company, ensuring clear ownership, dependencies, milestones and escalation paths.
• Lead or support special strategic projects, including growth opportunities, partnerships, investments and potential acquisitions.
• Build a disciplined, evidence-based planning culture, ensuring analysis is accurate, objective, properly sourced and handled in accordance with Company policies and applicable law.
• Comply with all Company and Group policies and procedures.
• Carry out other reasonable duties linked to the role, as assigned by the Company from time to time.

• You see the whole business clearly and help leaders make focused choices about where to compete, how to win and what matters most.
• You turn broad direction into specific…