skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

Director, Strategy & Investment Decisioning

skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • New Hampshire • United States

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Salary

💰 $103,000 - $211,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Owning projects end-to-end, from problem framing through final recommendations.
  • Developing insights and actionable recommendations grounded in data and stakeholder input.
  • Ensuring quality and accuracy of analyses, deliverables, and team outputs.
  • Leading collaboration with Architecture, Finance, Product, and Operations to drive alignment and project success.
  • Managing dependencies, risks, and impediments, escalating when needed.
  • Partnering across levels of the organization to build alignment and guide project team members.
  • Creating clear, executive-level communications that translate complex ideas into compelling recommendations.

Requirements

  • BA degree or equivalent work experience; MBA is a plus
  • 10+ years of experience in business analysis, finance, business architecture, or transformation roles.
  • 7+ years of management consulting or equivalent experience (e.g., investment banking, corporate strategy), ideally with an MBA from a top-tier program.
  • Proven ability to lead multi-month, complex strategic engagements end-to-end, guiding small teams and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Senior-level communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to deliver clear, executive-ready messages.
  • Strategic influence with demonstrated ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive decisions.
  • Experience developing business capability models and translating them into actionable investment implications and architectural recommendations.
  • Strong background in top-down strategy development that connects high-level objectives to executable plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Track record of taking a whole-business view, applying top-down thinking to complement bottoms-up analysis.
  • Ability to synthesize business, technology, and financial perspectives to shape long-term investment decisions.
  • Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, create clarity out of complexity, and lead teams through change.
  • Demonstrated ownership mindset with a track record of delivering outcomes on high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives.
  • Experience leading day-to-day work of project team members, including planning, feedback, and quality control.
  • Data-driven decision making, using quantitative and qualitative inputs to recommend the best path forward.
  • Comfort operating in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments with shifting priorities.
Benefits
  • comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
  • market-leading retirement
  • generous paid time off and parental leave
  • charitable giving employee match program
  • educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
business analysisbusiness architecturetransformationmanagement consultinginvestment bankingcorporate strategybusiness capability modelsstrategic engagementsdata-driven decision makingquantitative analysis
Soft Skills
senior-level communicationstrategic influencestakeholder alignmentleadershipproblem framingexecutive-level communicationsynthesis of perspectivesownership mindsetplanningquality control
Certifications
BA degreeMBA