Strategy & Planning Lead

Your Mission

We are a closely held, rapidly growing cybersecurity company with plans to profitably scale revenue by 2.5x in 5 years.  As the company grows, we are building a more intentional, disciplined, and scalable approach to strategy, planning, and execution. The Strategy & Planning Lead is a newly created role within the Office of the CFO, designed to serve as a force multiplier to executive leadership. This individual will work directly with the CFO and closely with the entire executive team to help define strategy, translate it into actionable plans, and ensure the organization executes against those plans effectively. This is a high‑trust, high‑impact individual contributor role. You will be SBS’ architect for strategic growth, helping to create hundreds of millions of dollars in enterprise value.  Must be located in Sioux Falls, SD.

Why SBS?

At SBS, we lead with people — not products. We believe culture is a competitive advantage, and we protect it as fiercely as we protect our clients’ data.
Here’s what sets us apart:

• Culture first. Passion, compassion, innovation, and empowerment aren’t just words on a wall — they guide how we show up every day.
• Growth mindset. We invest in your learning through certification reimbursements and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards. You’ll earn strong compensation and benefits with many premiums covered by the company.
• Purpose with profit. Your work directly impacts how community banks, credit unions, and other regulated industries protect their future.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Planning & Long Range Support 
  • Partner with the CFO to support the long range planning (LRP) process 
  • Own components of the LRP, including industry and performance analysis 
  • Translate strategy into financial and operational actions 
  • Support strategy development and financial modeling, with increasing ownership over time 
• Monthly Business Review (MBR) Ownership 
  • Design MBR structure, content, and cadence 
  • Own the Monthly Business Review process end to end 
  • Build executive level materials and narratives 
  • Lead MBR discussions independently 
• Forecasting & Financial Modeling 
  • Build and maintain forecasting models 
  • Own weekly, monthly and quarterly revenue forecasting 
  • Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis 
  • Validate assumptions with executive leadership 
• Change Management & Execution Enablement 
  • Enable operational change across the organization 
  • Surface risks, bottlenecks, and misalignment 
  • Track progress and flag risks to execution 
  • Help make change structured and achievable
• Executive & CFO Support 
  • Serve as trusted right hand to the CFO 
  • Prepare executive level materials 
  • Lead initiatives independently  
  • Support M&A targeting, diligence, and integration over time 
  • Provide backup support to accounting operations and financial close
• How You’ll Work 
  • Operate at both strategic and detailed levels 
  • Communicate complex ideas clearly 
  • Use Excel and PowerPoint as storytelling tools 
  • Maintain low ego and high curiosity and coachability
  • Must be located in Sioux Falls, SD.

What You Bring

• Background in corporate finance, strategy, or consulting 
• Experience driving growth inside an organization 
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills 
• Polished communicator with executive presence 
• Curious, coachable, and impact oriented 
• MBA preferred 
• 7-10 years relevant experience 

What Success Looks Like 

• Near Term 
  • Trusted data, models, and narratives 
  • Effective Monthly Business Reviews 
  • Structured strategic initiatives 
  • Improved forecast accuracy through change management 
• Over Time 
  • Tight connection between strategy and execution 
  • Acquisition leadership throughout deal cycles and integration efforts 
  • Smoother change adoption 
  • Scaled impact of the Office of the CFO 

Why This Role Is Different 

• Direct exposure to executive decision making 
• Opportunity to help scale a business from $20M to $50M  
• Role designed for impact, learning, and growth 

These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines. 

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Work Environment 
This job operates in a professional office environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners and filing cabinets.  It will require working closely with others as well as alone. 

Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to figure, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally life or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work 
This is a full-time position.  Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. 

Travel 
This position requires up to minimal travel.  

Other Duties 
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Accordingly, the employee will be expected to perform other duties as assigned. 

This job description is subject to change at any time. We comply with the ADA and consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. 

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION We will not discharge or, in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the legal duty of the contractor to furnish information.

SBS CyberSecurity, LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or status of protected veteran.

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