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Every successful team at Converse needs a brilliant plan. The Strategy team shapes & drives the company’s growth agenda by leading the strategic planning process, aligning enterprise leadership to make our biggest opportunities a reality, and spearheading transformational projects across Converse’s diverse businesses and geographies.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Strategy Manager who will collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute Converse’s global long-term strategy, management to help identify and evaluate critical strategic priorities, and to catalyze action against these priorities. Strategy Managers also serve as critical thought partners to senior leaders to help drive tangible growth and galvanize our teams!
This is an exciting opportunity to bring your authentic self to Converse.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As a Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for driving Converse’s long-term growth strategy forward. Working on cross-functional project teams, you'll support general management in identifying and evaluating critical priorities and/or strategic problems that ultimately lead to critical action. You'll provide research and analytical support as part of a cross-functional team to identify and evaluate critical strategic opportunities. You’ll bring all these components together in the annual strategic planning process.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be supporting senior leadership within in a cross-functional environment closely collaborating with the following:
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Converse Senior Leadership Team including
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Converse Strategy and Nike Strategy partners
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Converse Global Functions and Geography teams
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Finance and HR
WHAT YOU BRING
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
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Minimum of 6 years relevant work experience
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Ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and financial models
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Experience conducting and/or analyzing research related to consumers, industries, and competitors
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Shown problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills with experience running multiple simultaneous projects
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Ability to thrive in ambiguity and influence across a cross-functional, matrixed environment
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Shown experience with presenting and influencing senior leadership, maximizing excellent written and oral communication skills
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Apparel/footwear, retail, merchandising, digital commerce, digital services, and/or experience in consumer-facing industries and shown understanding of the competitive landscape / retail marketplace preferred
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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