
Senior Director, Group Strategy
Fitch Group, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Help business and functional teams define and refine their strategic priorities by bringing external perspective, identifying market opportunities and risks, and connecting their plans to broader enterprise goals.
- Develop a strong network across business units and functions, building the relationships necessary to facilitate cross-enterprise collaboration and support execution of strategic priorities.
- Synthesize diverse inputs and perspectives into compelling strategic narratives that help leadership see patterns, assess options, and commit to action.
- Serve as domain lead for one or more core areas (including Strategic Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Strategic Foresight), owning work quality, stakeholder relationships, and continuous improvement of methods and outputs.
- Lead discrete strategic initiatives end-to-end: problem framing, workplan design, synthesis, and executive-level recommendations.
- Contribute strategic content for leadership forums and strategic communications, including town halls, offsites, and executive meetings, ensuring consistent strategic messaging across the enterprise.
- Develop more junior team members by providing clear direction, feedback, and hands-on coaching, building the team's overall capacity to deliver.
Requirements
- 10–12 years (or 6–8 years post-MBA) of experience in corporate strategy or strategy consulting; backgrounds that include investment banking, private equity, or corporate development are also considered.
- Strategic mindset with ability to structure complex problems, identify key implications, and deliver clear recommendations to senior audiences.
- Familiar with key strategy frameworks and their applications.
- Foundational knowledge of AI concepts, comfort working with emerging tools, and strong curiosity to explore how they can improve processes and drive efficiency.
- Experience and interest in credit markets, risk/analytics, data & research products, or financial information services more broadly.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to convey information clearly and concisely, producing well-structured written materials and high-impact visual presentations.
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, operate with autonomy, and navigate ambiguity.
- Self-directed and responsive, able to produce high-quality work, and adjust priorities as business needs shift.
- Presence, maturity, and sound judgment to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels and represent Group Strategy across the enterprise.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required
- A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
- Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
- Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
- Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
- Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic planningcompetitive intelligencestrategic foresightproblem framingworkplan designdata analysisAI conceptsfinancial information servicesrisk analyticsresearch products
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder managementautonomycuriosityteam developmentproblem structuringadaptabilityjudgmentcollaborationleadership