STRATEGY MANAGER

STRATEGY MANAGER

Every successful team at needs a brilliant plan. The Strategy team shapes & drives the companys growth agenda by leading the strategic planning process, aligning enterprise leadership to make our biggest opportunities a reality, and spearheading transformational projects across Converses diverse businesses and geographies.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Strategy Manager who will collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute Converses global long-term strategy, management to help identify and evaluate critical strategic priorities, and to catalyze action against these priorities. Strategy Managers also serve as critical thought partners to senior leaders to help drive tangible growth and galvanize our teams!

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your authentic self to Converse.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for driving Converses long-term growth strategy forward. Working on cross-functional project teams, you'll support general management in identifying and evaluating critical priorities and/or strategic problems that ultimately lead to critical action. You'll provide research and analytical support as part of a cross-functional team to identify and evaluate critical strategic opportunities. Youll bring all these components together in the annual strategic planning process.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will be supporting senior leadership within in a cross-functional environment closely collaborating with the following:
Converse Senior Leadership Team including
Converse Strategy and Strategy partners
Converse Global Functions and Geography teams
Finance and HR

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree or an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of a degree
5+ years of corporate development, corporate strategy, strategy consulting, business development, investment banking, or related experience
Or 4+ years' total experience with an MBA / Master's degree
Or 7+ years' total experience in lieu of a degree
Ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and financial models
Experience conducting and/or analyzing research related to consumers, industries, and competitors
Shown problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills with experience running multiple simultaneous projects
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and influence across a cross-functional, matrixed environment
Shown experience with presenting and influencing senior leadership, maximizing excellent written and oral communication skills
Apparel/footwear, retail, merchandising, digital commerce, digital services, and/or experience in consumer-facing industries and shown understanding of the competitive landscape / retail marketplace preferred