Manager – Corporate Strategy

Manager – Corporate Strategy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of work experience at a strategy consulting firm or 3+ years of work experience on an internal corporate or business strategy team
• Significant experience working on strategy related projects
• Experience with financial modeling, strategic planning, project management, market research analysis and business development
• Excellent problem solving and storytelling abilities
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, with demonstrated ability developing materials and effectively presenting to diverse audiences
• Superior analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent collaboration and relationship building skills; ability to develop rapport and maintain positive working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders and influence outcomes through partnerships
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a timely review and socialization of key components of our corporate strategy by collaborating with leadership and business partners (e.g., Communications) to ensure clarity, alignment, and consistent messaging across the company.
• Prepare materials for and lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders (including executive leadership and the Board of Directors).
• Regularly collaborate with business partners across all levels and subject matters to ensure that deliverables are high quality, completed on time, and with full stakeholder visibility.
• Synthesize large quantities of information to generate insights through both quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Develop high-impact analysis and presentations
• Build and maintain perspective on strategic implications of key developments in the internal and external environment (e.g., industry trends, competitor actions)
• Form strong relationships across the firm and cultivate the team’s linkages with different functional organizations across Schwab
• Plan and execute workstreams for large, complex projects, as well as take full ownership end-to-end for smaller projects
• In all aspects of the role, exercise professionalism and integrity in communications and actions, as well as prudent judgment in the handling of confidential strategic, financial, and other sensitive information
• Manage and support ad-hoc strategy projects, investigating / answering critical questions for the Board and senior executives

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in financial services
• Experience with Tableau
• The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for learning and is an enthusiastic team player comfortable working on multiple subject matters simultaneously