Corporate Strategy & Planning MBA Development Associate

About the role

The Corporate Strategy & Planning team serves as TIAA's internal strategy function, comprising three core capabilities: Strategic Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, and Strategic Planning. The CS&P Associate Development Program offers early-career professionals the opportunity to build a strong foundation in internal strategy consulting while contributing to enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across all of TIAA's businesses – including retirement, insurance, wealth, and asset management/Nuveen as well as key functional areas such as marketing and technology. Associates in this 2-year program receive structured mentorship, hands-on training, and progressively increasing responsibility as they develop the skills of a strategy consulting professional, working alongside experienced team members on high-impact projects that shape TIAA's strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business leaders across TIAA's business units and functional areas, under the guidance of senior team members, to address enterprise-wide and business-specific strategic challenges
• Supports and increasingly leads components of consulting project workstreams, developing skills in timeline management, stakeholder coordination, and delivery of high-quality outputs
• Learns to structure and solve complex business problems across diverse strategic topics, including growth strategy, operating model design, market positioning, and organizational effectiveness
• Conducts rigorous analysis, including market sizing, competitive benchmarking, financial modeling, interview synthesizing, and scenario planning, building core analytical capabilities that support strategic recommendations
• Develops comfort working through ambiguity, gaining experience with incomplete information and incorporating risk assessment into decision-making
• Contributes to the development of executive-ready materials that synthesize complex analyses into clear, actionable insights, with growing exposure to senior audiences including the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees
• Builds relationships with engagement managers and business partners, establishing a foundation of credibility and trust as a developing strategic resource
• Participates in formal training, mentorship, and feedback cycles designed to accelerate professional growth, and contributes to continuous improvement of team capabilities and infrastructure

Requirements

• University degree required; MBA preferred
• 5+ years of work experience required; 7+ years preferred
• Prior experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or related analytical roles strongly preferred
• Physical requirements: Sedentary work
• Career level: 8IC
• Must have authorization to work in the U.S. and not require current or future work visa sponsorship
• Anticipated start date: July 2027
• Anticipated posting end date: October 9, 2026

Qualifications

• Participation in TIAA's Summer Associate Internship Program preferred

Skills

• Adaptability
• Business Development
• Consultative Communication
• Data-Based Decision Making
• Executive Presence
• Financial Modeling
• Market/Industry Dynamics
• Relationship Management
• Story Telling
• Strategic Thinking

Pay

Base pay range: $140,000/yr – $200,000/yr. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

Benefits

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That's why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being.