Director Strategy

Position Overview

The primary responsibility of this role is leading initiatives that drive company growth and profitability. The majority of these initiatives align with our strategic goals (i.e., Burlington 2.0). In this highly visible position with accountability for project delivery, team management, and significant interaction with senior company executives. You will regularly be posed with complex business questions and will be asked to develop an approach, analytical plan, and a recommendation that will be presented to senior leadership to guide tangible decisions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate opportunities using a hypothesis-driven approach.
• Absorb the team with focused problem definition, and scoping.
• Guide the team in structuring the analyses using internal data and external benchmarks.
• Identify growth and profit improvement opportunities by providing insightful analysis.
• Develop sharp storylines for the team, calling out key insights from complex analyses.
• Develop business cases modeling ROI to secure financial approvals, as needed.
• Identify the key external factors and internal performance drivers that link back to strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops with key stakeholders to generate executive buy-in.
• Manage cross-functional teams from different pyramids in the organization.
• Develop and nurture trusted-partner relationships throughout the organization.
• Motivate operational partners to implement recommendations.
• Manage, mentor and develop junior team members.

Requirements

Education: MBA or MS from a top-tier educational institution is highly preferred
Experience: 3-5 years of experience at Bain/BCG/McKinsey/Strategy&/KSA, or other top-tier strategy consulting firm required (typical profile is Sr. Engagement Manager)
Experience in the Retail sector preferred, but not required

Skills and Abilities

• Structured & Logical Thinking – Able to structure problems in a hypothesis driven approach for the team, and to explain the strategic implications of the analysis, resulting in data-supported recommendations.
• Analytical Rigor – Guides the team in structuring quantitative analysis using large, and often incomplete data sets. Provide practical assumptions to overcome data gaps.
• Storytelling and Communication – Develops communication outlines that effectively highlight the analysis, leading to an actionable set of recommendations.
• Team Mentorship – Demonstrated track record of building and developing teams to improve overall team performance and build future leaders in the organization.
• Passion for Retail - A people-friendly mindset who enjoys working with frontline associates, our merchants, and also our corporate executives; someone seeking to put our customer needs first and helping us become the destination of choice for the ‘treasure hunt’

Benefits

Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us.

Pay

Min-Mid $150,000.00 - $190,000.00