Associate Manager, Corporate Strategy

Role Overview

• Develop hypothesis-driven work plans to address complex strategic questions.
• Support problem-solving through strategic framing, root cause identification, and conducting ad-hoc analyses to test hypotheses.
• Identify risks, highlight mitigation tactics, and proactively manage challenges to ensure impactful outcomes.
• Perform advanced analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, leveraging emerging tools including AI where appropriate, to uncover key insights and trends.
• Distill complex information and data into clear and compelling narratives and communicate insights and recommendations verbally and through visually appealing presentations.
• Ability to work with speed and agility to meet tight deadlines, work independently with minimal direction, and demonstrate resilience and agility in ambiguous situations to deliver impactful results.
• Perform in-depth research using a variety of internal and external sources to ensure that decision-makers have sufficient data to effectively answer questions.
• Cultivate strong relationships stakeholders at all levels.
• Verbally convey recommendations, effectively manage expectations of key stakeholders, and provide regular project status updates.
• Collaborate with various cross-functional partners, professionally challenge current and/or traditional ways of thinking and lead new ways/approaches.
• Continuously refine and improve frameworks, methodologies, and processes based on feedback and evolving needs.
• Build basic financial models (or interest in learning) to understand impacts, quantify opportunities, and develop recommendations/case for change.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced environment including 1 year of relevant strategy or consulting experience.
• Experience with consumer products preferred, but not required.
• Project management experience, including i) sole ownership of distinct work streams ii) ability to coordinate work across various levels of the organization iii) problem-solve roadblocks
• Involvement of all phases of a project: initiation, plan, execution, and monitoring
• Skilled in interpreting other forms of advanced research and coalescing disparate information sources into an integrated "answer" for the issues at hand.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Must be highly motivated, eager to learn, with the ability to devise an effective solution in unstructured situations.
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, along with demonstrated proficiency in AI tools to enhance analysis, synthesis, and productivity.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible working hours
• Paid time off