As a Growth Strategy Director, you'll help Not-for-Profit clients create a practical strategy that guides their organization's transformation as it adapts to meet their vision and goals – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. We support our client's ambitions to achieve sustainable growth and improve profitability through the right blend of collaborative design and subject matter expertise. Our solutions help clients activate market intelligence insights, sharpen strategy designs, prioritize demand generation investments, develop products and services, and realize strategic intent through enterprise operating model design. This enables our clients to rapidly activate enterprise priorities and establish a solid foundation for business transformation.
From day one, you'll be empowered by the greater Growth Strategy team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include: Work as part of a cross-functional leadership team to manage, execute and deliver Growth Strategy service for Commercial & Growth.Serve as an advisor to our clients in support of their strategic initiatives.Effectively manage ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations, demonstrating strong analytical skills.Construct pragmatic approaches and frameworks to develop long-term business strategies.Perform accurate analysis and design effective solutions to a variety of client issues.Communicate effectively in a structured and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats to stakeholders.Manage business development activities, such as proposals, capture, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material.Meet or exceed sales targets for new and follow-on work.Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review, and client management.Lead and support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients.Serve as a coach and mentor to staff and senior associates in support of their professional development.Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization).Other duties as assigned.You have the following technical skills and qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Marketing, Communications or similar required; Master's a plus, MBA preferred.Minimum 10 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level.Industry recognized professional certifications required.Relevant experience working with nonprofits, higher education institutions, and/or other mission-oriented organizations required.Deep knowledge of not-for-profit sector strategy, operational, and cultural attributes required.Must be able to perform quantitative and qualitative research and analysis; must possess deep familiarity with primary and secondary research techniques.Must be able to demonstrate creative problem-solving skills, critical thinking aptitude, and experience with data modeling and/or process mapping.Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working in cross-functional teams.Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects.Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 50%.The base salary range for this position in New York City is between $202,500 and $337,500.
About UsAt Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.
About the TeamThe team you're about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here's how: Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule or unlimited flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life. Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household. We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that's a good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers. When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we're taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at www.gt.com/careers.
Job Info Job Identification: 111014 Posting Date: 08/27/2024, 06:20 PM Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree Job Schedule: Full time Locations: Chicago, IL, United States; New York, NY, United States; Iselin, NJ, United States; Philadelphia, PA, United States; Arlington, VA, United States
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