Enterprise Strategy Associate

About the role

This Enterprise Strategy Associate will help shape the future of how work gets done at Savant. This role focuses on "ways of working" and sits at the intersection of enterprise strategy, operating model design, organizational alignment, and the practical use of technology and AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic roadmaps and business cases for changes to operating models, organizational structures, and enterprise capabilities.
• Identify where decisions, collaboration, or workflows are creating friction across the organization and help design credible paths forward.
• Define governance models, decision rights, and cross-functional operating rhythms that improve clarity and execution speed.
• Translate organizational insights, competitive intelligence, and business priorities into practical strategic direction.
• Design and pilot new ways of working that improve effectiveness, scalability, and enterprise alignment.
• Audit how AI, automation, and emerging capabilities can enhance decision-making, workflows, employee experience, and client delivery.
• Research emerging AI capabilities, industry innovation, and competitive shifts that should influence how the firm operates and competes.
• Track realized outcomes against expected ROI, identify gaps, and recommend adjustments when results differ from the original business case.
• Develop strategic narratives, frameworks, and materials that bring complex ideas to life for senior leadership and the Operating Committee.
• Structure ambiguous questions into clear problem statements, hypotheses, and well-supported recommendations.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative analysis into insights that are rigorous, practical, and actionable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Organizational Design, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in strategy, operating model design, business operations, product strategy, consulting, or a related environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving and structured thinking capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create executive-level materials.
• Experience with operating model design, organizational design, strategic roadmapping, financial modeling, ROI analysis, AI-enabled tools, workflow design, or automation initiatives.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping create clarity for others.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across functions and leadership levels without relying on formal authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent graduate training in strategy, business, or engineering.
• Prior management consulting experience, especially for someone ready to move in-house and own outcomes.
• Direct experience leading or contributing to AI or automation initiatives.
• Experience in financial services, wealth management, or professional services.

What Success Looks Like

• Identify where the enterprise is creating friction and bring a credible point of view on how to address it.
• Connect AI, operating models, and human behavior in practical, implementable ways.
• Build business cases that are analytically rigorous upfront and actively managed against realized outcomes after implementation.
• Operate with intellectual rigor, curiosity, and strong business judgment.
• Build trusted relationships across functions and levels.
• Produce work that compounds — where the operating models, frameworks, and insights built in year one help shape how the firm evolves in year three.

Our Total Rewards

• Comprehensive benefits beginning on day one including medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA options, company-paid life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off and holidays, Summer Fridays, employee recognition and incentive programs, employee assistance resources, wellness reimbursement program, and employee discount programs.
• Pay range: $120,000 - $165,000 nationally, with final compensation determined based on responsibilities, experience, skills, geographic location, and market conditions.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.