Director, Strategy – Investment Decisioning

Role Overview

• Owning projects end-to-end, from problem framing through final recommendations
• Developing insights and actionable recommendations grounded in data and stakeholder input
• Ensuring quality and accuracy of analyses, deliverables, and team outputs
• Leading collaboration with Architecture, Finance, Product, and Operations to drive alignment and project success
• Managing dependencies, risks, and impediments, escalating when needed
• Partnering across levels of the organization to build alignment and guide project team members
• Creating clear, executive-level communications that translate complex ideas into compelling recommendations

Requirements

• BA degree or equivalent work experience; MBA is a plus
• 10+ years of experience in business analysis, finance, business architecture, or transformation roles
• Or 7+ years of management consulting or equivalent experience (e.g., investment banking, corporate strategy), ideally with an MBA from a top-tier program
• Proven ability to lead multi-month, complex strategic engagements end-to-end, guiding small teams and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Senior-level communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to deliver clear, executive-ready messages
• Strategic influence with demonstrated ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive decisions
• Experience developing business capability models and translating them into actionable investment implications and architectural recommendations
• Strong background in top-down strategy development that connects high-level objectives to executable plans and measurable outcomes
• Track record of taking a whole-business view, applying top-down thinking to complement bottoms-up analysis
• Ability to synthesize business, technology, and financial perspectives to shape long-term investment decisions
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, create clarity out of complexity, and lead teams through change
• Demonstrated ownership mindset with a track record of delivering outcomes on high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience leading day-to-day work of project team members, including planning, feedback, and quality control
• Data-driven decision making, using quantitative and qualitative inputs to recommend the best path forward
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments with shifting priorities.

Benefits

• comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
• market-leading retirement
• generous paid time off and parental leave
• charitable giving employee match program
• educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career