Risepoint

Senior Director – Global Growth Strategy

Risepoint

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Senior

About the role

  • The Senior Director – Global Growth Strategy will be the accountable cross-functional leader for identifying and pursuing new global growth opportunities for Risepoint, with a focus on emerging markets and those not yet served by our portfolio.
  • This role represents an investment in Risepoint’s international growth strategy, and requires someone with the experience, credibility, energy, autonomy, and connections to balance strategic thinking, business and corporate development initiatives, greenfield opportunity exploration, and concrete pilot development tied to revenue growth aspirations.
  • This role requires the ability to travel internationally up to 50% of the time.
  • Develop and own the Risepoint knowledge base on priority global growth opportunities, including the thesis, priority markets, commercial / economic structure, Risepoint’s right to play and win, value chain, and execution requirements.
  • Lead outbound corporate development sourcing, pipeline management, and strategic partnership structuring, including building networks, pursuing and negotiating deals to pilot / launch new offerings in new geographies.
  • Facilitate organic OPM BD prioritization, deal sourcing and structuring, relationship-building, and strategic context development.
  • Lead additional projects related to the global growth mandate as appropriate and needed – e.g., investor landscape mapping; building pitch materials and the international story for road shows; serving as the international SME in investor settings.

Requirements

  • MBA or Master’s in an applied quantitative field (e.g., Economics, Finance, Statistics)
  • 2+ years total at a top-tier management consulting firm, investment bank, or corporate strategy shop
  • 5+ years in international higher / workforce education business-building, including start-up or scaled company leadership, investor and cap table management, market entry, and ongoing operations
  • 2+ years in investor-focused roles (PE; VC) with proficiency in investment terminology and priorities
  • 5+ years of experience across all aspects of living and working in emerging markets
  • Business acumen – ability to quickly on-ramp to our industry, business context, and market dynamics, and speak proficiently on implications on strategy, finance, marketing, operations, sales, and other business topics
  • Quantitative and analytical problem-solving – distinctive knack for diagnosing, structuring, and analyzing a wide range of complex business problems and building economic and financial models to support business cases and financial outcomes
  • M&A diligence and deal structuring – pattern recognition and internal playbook for structuring due diligence, contemplating deal structures and economics, leading the view on buy vs. partner, and driving to buy-no buy decisions
  • Project/initiative leadership – track record of structuring and driving cross-functional strategic projects, including opportunity identification, scoping, analytical execution, and stakeholder management
  • Relationship-building – exceptional ability to build cross-functional and senior relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment and excitement across all levels of the company
  • International exposure and acumen – deep knowledge of models and success factors for delivering education business outcomes abroad
  • Executive presence and leadership – ability to deliver executive- and investor-level communications and storytelling and build trust and confidence quickly.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
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Hard Skills & Tools
MBAMaster’s in EconomicsMaster’s in FinanceMaster’s in StatisticsM&A diligencedeal structuringquantitative problem-solvinganalytical problem-solvingfinancial modelingbusiness development
Soft Skills
business acumenrelationship-buildingproject leadershipexecutive presenceinfluencing stakeholdersstrategic thinkingcross-functional leadershipcommunicationnetwork buildingstorytelling