Director, Corporate Strategy

Responsibilities

• Drive first-principles thinking to set firm-level strategic priorities, partner with leadership to evaluate critical, high-impact decisions, and help shape the firm's portfolio and financial aspirations
• Continuously evaluate the external market landscape, client demand shifts, macroeconomic trends, and competitor moves to define the firm's growth agenda; lead development of data-driven business cases for major strategic decisions and investments and drive core strategic analytics to deliver critical insights that enable informed decision making
• Prioritize investments and ensure roadmaps are achieving long-term objectives by collaborating cross-functionally with business unit leaders, corporate development, and ecosystems leadership to continuously evaluate ecosystem network against firm's growth strategy, capability needs, innovation opportunities, and technology stack
• Prepare high-impact strategy presentations, business cases, and investment memos for the C-suite and Board of Directors; clearly articulate complex strategic concepts and provide data-driven recommendations, leveraging executive presence and influence to socialize strategic imperatives
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of strategy managers and analysts; act as a center of excellence for strategic thought leadership within the firm

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of recent progressive experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, or a related field, with at least three years in a leadership or team management role
• MBA from an accredited college or university is highly preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, economics, finance, or a related field is required
• Exceptional financial modeling, investment analysis, and quantitative problem-solving skills; proven ability to synthesize complex variables into clear frameworks to inform strategic direction and evaluate the financial viability of strategic bets
• Proven track record of successfully influencing and advising senior executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional leaders on high-stakes resource and investment decisions
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with mastery in creating executive-level presentations, investment memos, and business narratives
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously, prioritizing resources effectively under ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday.

Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work. No phone calls or agencies please. KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.