Senior Manager, Enterprise Strategy

Nordstrom

Senior Manager leading Enterprise Strategy at Nordstrom, supporting the Executive Team and driving growth initiatives. Managing a team of strategists and influencing enterprise-wide operations and results.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $141,500 - $233,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build trust, rapport, and a strong collaborative relationship with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand the deliverables, actions, and decisions for which they are accountable
Frame hard, ambiguous problems by bringing a rigorous, hypothesis-led, and data-informed approach
Leverage strong analytical acumen to uncover insights and opportunities for unlocking business value
Synthesize complex inputs into clear, compelling stories that facilitate commercial decision-making and action-taking - in both verbal and written form
Identify and pursue sources of enterprise value creation in partnership with Strategy directors & SVP of Strategy, Executive Team and operational leaders
Manage and mentor a team of Associate and Sr. Associate strategists, providing coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities
Role model enterprise thinking—connecting functional priorities to the broader company strategy
Translate strategic direction into clear execution plans and operating rhythms, ensuring accountability and momentum across teams
Influence cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority, driving alignment and impact
Live Nordstrom values, showing up consistently with large measures of reliability, effectiveness and a commitment to outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

MBA or equivalent experience with 8+ years of relevant work, including in strategy, management, consulting, investment banking and/or the retail industry
A passion for people leadership, including a track record of developing talent through coaching and creating growth opportunities
A strong sense of ownership and impact that is measured not in effort, but by enterprise adoption of solutions and strong results that follow
High intellectual curiosity with the humility to learn and the courage to challenge assumptions
A strategic mindset that can “hold the tension” between getting the details right and keeping the big ideas big.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses.
Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisstrategic planningproblem-solvinghypothesis-led approachcommercial decision-makingexecution planningenterprise value creationcoachingmentoring

Soft Skills

collaborationanalytical acumencommunicationinfluenceleadershipownershipintellectual curiosityhumilitystrategic mindsetadaptability

Certifications

MBA