We are seeking a strategic and analytically driven Director of Planning & Strategy to help shape the growth and development of emerging businesses within our Incubator. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of strategy, finance, and venture building, translating complex business challenges into actionable plans, identifying growth opportunities, and helping founders turn promising ideas into scalable businesses. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and commercial acumen with an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to drive strategic initiatives from concept to execution.
ABOUT TALENTOVENTURES
TalentoVentures is the investment and venture development platform within Talento & Co., a global economic accelerator focused on building stronger businesses and advancing economic growth. By bringing together capital, human capital expertise, strategic insight, and operational capabilities, TalentoVentures takes an integrated approach to building, growing, and scaling businesses across diverse industries. Its model connects investment with the people, strategy, and execution needed to unlock business potential and create long-term value.
MEET THE ROLE: YOUR PURPOSE
The Director of Planning & Strategy will provide the strategic and analytical leadership required to build, scale, and strengthen the Incubator and its portfolio of businesses.
This role will connect investment priorities with business execution, bringing structure to strategic planning, venture development, performance management, and value creation.
Working closely with founders, investment professionals, and functional leaders, the Director will evaluate opportunities, establish business frameworks, identify growth levers, and help portfolio companies navigate critical stages of development from early-stage validation through growth, fundraising, and potential exit.
The role requires a combination of strategic thinking, financial acumen, commercial judgment, and the ability to turn complex business challenges into clear priorities and executable plans.
WHERE YOU’LL MAKE YOUR MARK
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Strategic Planning: Lead the annual and long-term planning process for the Incubator and selected portfolio companies, establishing priorities, milestones, and resource requirements.
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Venture Building: Create practical frameworks and operating models that help transform promising concepts into viable, scalable businesses.
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Portfolio Management: Establish performance dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs that provide visibility into business health and enable timely intervention when performance is off track.
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Opportunity Assessment: Evaluate markets, industries, competitors, business models, and macroeconomic factors to identify opportunities and potential risks.
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Founder Advisory: Partner with founders and leadership teams on financial modeling, growth strategy, go-to-market decisions, operating priorities, and critical business challenges.
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Value Creation: Identify and support initiatives that can improve revenue, margins, customer growth, operational efficiency, market position, and enterprise value.
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Capital & Exit Preparation: Support fundraising processes and prepare businesses for potential secondary transactions, M&A, or public-market opportunities.
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Executive Reporting: Translate business and market analysis into concise recommendations, decision materials, and strategic updates for senior leadership and investment stakeholders.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
You’ll be successful when you’re:
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Strategic Alignment & Execution: Providing leadership with clear visibility into portfolio priorities, strategic trade-offs, and progress against business objectives.
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Repeatable Venture Incubation: Establishing a structured, repeatable model that moves promising ideas from validation to launch and scalable operations.
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Portfolio Performance Visibility: Delivering actionable insights into portfolio health, performance trends, and emerging risks that require leadership attention.
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Data-Driven Decision-Making: Strengthening business decisions through rigorous market analysis, financial modeling, and commercially relevant insights.
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Measurable Portfolio Growth: Translating strategic initiatives into tangible improvements in business performance, growth, and operational effectiveness.
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Founder Effectiveness & Accountability: Enabling founder teams to operate with greater clarity, financial discipline, and focus on growth priorities and execution.
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Investment Readiness: Preparing businesses for future capital events through compelling strategic narratives, financial transparency, operational discipline, and reliable performance data.
WHAT MAKES YOU THE ONE
You bring:
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
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7–10+ years of experience in management consulting, private equity operations, venture studios, corporate strategy, investment banking, or a comparable strategic environment.
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Experience working with startups, growth companies, portfolio businesses, or new ventures, ideally in an operating or advisory capacity.
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Proven ability to develop strategic frameworks, business models, financial analyses, and growth plans from the ground up.
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Experience working directly with founders, CEOs, C-suite executives, or investment professionals.
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Track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in high-growth or ambiguous environments.
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
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MBA strongly preferred.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
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Corporate Strategy & Business Planning
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Financial Modeling & Corporate Finance
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Market & Competitive Analysis
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Venture & Portfolio Operations
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Go-to-Market & Growth Strategy
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
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Strategic Thinking: Connects market, financial, and operational information to identify priorities and opportunities.
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Analytical Rigor: Approaches complex problems through structured analysis, sound assumptions, and data-driven reasoning.
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Executive Communication: Communicates sophisticated business concepts clearly and effectively with senior stakeholders.
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Influence & Collaboration: Builds alignment across founders, executives, investment teams, and functional leaders.
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Ownership & Execution: Takes accountability for moving ideas from analysis to action and follows through on results.
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Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable creating structure where none exists and operating effectively in evolving environments.