Vice President, Strategic Planning
New Gold Inc.
Job Description
Position Overview The Vice President, Strategic Planning is a newly created senior leadership role responsible for elevating and integrating Coeur Miningâs enterpriseâwide strategic planning capabilities as the company enters its next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the SVP Technical Services, this role will design, enhance, and lead Coeurâs Strategic Planning Processâan established, annual, and quarterly businessâplanning cadence that aligns corporate objectives, operational plans, and longârange value creation. The VP will build and lead a new Strategic Planning team and will work in close partnership with Operations, Finance, Projects & Technical Services, Exploration, and Corporate Development to drive disciplined, transparent, and dataâdriven strategic decisionâmaking across the organization.
Key Responsibilities Enterprise Strategic Planning Leadership Lead and continually improve Coeurâs formal Strategic Planning Process, advancing rigor, tools, governance, and crossâfunctional alignment. Design and execute multiâyear strategic roadmaps that support Coeurâs operational and corporate growth objectives and capital allocation strategy. Facilitate strategic scoping workshops and planning sessions with senior leadership to frame scenarios, strategic options, and longârange priorities.
Ensure strategic plans integrate key business inputs from mine plans, financial forecasts, project development studies, exploration programs, and corporate development opportunities. CrossâFunctional Integration & Collaboration Work with Operations and Technical Services to incorporate production assumptions, LOM plans, and performance expectations. Collaborate with Projects to align major project timelines, cost estimates, and risk profiles with strategic scenarios.
Coordinate with Exploration and Corporate Development to embed resource growth, regional strategies, and M&A intelligence into longârange planning models. Partner closely with Finance to align strategic plans with budget cycles, capital allocation frameworks, and longârange financial models. Drive a unified, enterpriseâwide view of Coeurâs growth pathway.
Strategic Analysis, Modeling & Insights Oversee development and validation of longârange models, production schedules, and enterprise value scenarios. Lead market, competitor, commodity, and industry benchmarking and trend analysis to inform strategic recommendations. Translate complex technical, financial, and operational data into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership and the Board.
Governance, Risk & Decision Support Establish frameworks and tools to enable consistent strategic evaluations, tradeâoff analyses, and risk assessments. Identify strategic risks and opportunities across Coeurâs portfolio and propose mitigation or valueâenhancing strategies. Ensure alignment with corporate governance requirements and support decisionâmaking at the COO and Executive Leadership Team level.
Team Leadership & Organizational Development Build and lead a highâperforming Strategic Planning team, including hiring, mentoring, and capability development. Champion a culture of transparency, collaboration, curiosity, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement. Support development of planning competencies across operating sites and corporate functions.
Qualifications Required Bachelorâs degree in Engineering, Geology, Finance, Business, Mining, or a related field. Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, corporate planning, technical services, operations planning, corporate development, or similar roles within the mining or natural resources sector. Demonstrated expertise in longârange mine planning, portfolio analysis, or integrated business planning.
Strong analytical and modelling skills with the ability to challenge, validate, and reconcile complex assumptions. Proven leadership experience building teams and working crossâfunctionally with technical and corporate groups. Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex analysis and influence executiveâlevel decisionâmaking.
Preferred MBA or advanced technical degree. Experience with LifeâofâMine planning, mineral reserves/resources processes, or mining project development. Familiarity with valuation models, scenario optimization, and strategic production planning tools.
Experience in publicâcompany governance and presenting to senior leadership or Boards. Success Metrics Delivery of an integrated, transparent, repeatable Strategic Planning Process aligned with Coeurâs planning calendar. Improved crossâfunctional alignment between Operations, Finance, Exploration, Projects, and Corporate Development.
Production of highâquality strategic models and insights that materially influence resource allocation and growth decisions. Increase strategic capability and maturity across the organization. Clear communication of strategic pathways to the COO, ELT, and Board.
Demonstrated contribution to longâterm value creation and risk reduction. Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteransâ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors.
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