Strategic Planner 4

Become a Part of the Client Team

Client does more than outfit the world s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push the edges of what is possible. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. We look for achievers, leaders, and visionaries. At Client, it s about each person bringing skills and passion to an exciting and constantly evolving game!

Every successful team at Client needs a brilliant game plan. Strategic Planning teams shape & drive the company s growth agenda by leading the business planning processes, aligning enterprise leadership to make our biggest opportunities a reality, and spearheading transformational projects across Client s diverse businesses and geographies.





Who are we looking for

We are looking for a Lead who will partner with executive leadership to develop and execute the North America Client Direct long-term strategy, identify and evaluate critical strategic priorities, and to catalyze action aProductst these priorities through business planning processes.





What you will work on

As a North America Strategy Lead you will be responsible for helping lead the strategic planning process, authoring strategic plans, and serve as a critical thought partner to our senior/executive leaders to explore complex business issues. In addition, you will independently lead cross-functional teams and be aligned to the types of workstreams below:

• Build Integrated Growth Plans Drive integrated actions to win with athletes* & drive profitable growth. Help leaders solve their most pressing strategic questions via long term growth plans. Complete rigorous strategic analysis and synthesize insights into compelling presentations for the Client Direct organization.
• Develop Future Strategies Create the path for future Client. Develop frameworks, analysis, and critical thinking to drive Client s largest growth opportunities. Product the work, define workstreams, and serve as overall project quarterback.
• Assess Impact Diagnose results aligned to the plan & prioritize future actions. Support senior leader(s) to communicate strategies across the broader organization and develop KPIs to measure success.

What you bring to Client

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• 5+ years of proven experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or investment banking
• Apparel/footwear, retail, merchandising, and/or experience in consumer facing industries and proven understanding of the competitive landscape / retail marketplace
• Experience in leading sophisticated strategic projects and proven success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action
• Consistent track record of cross functional leadership amongst diverse individuals with different goals
• Proficiency in business communication tools and verbal/written storytelling + communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize change through storytelling
• Presentation prowess and proficient leveraging tools such as Keynote
• Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and ability to work through complexity & adversity
• Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills
• A curious mind and growth-oriented