Strategy Director

** Position Overview*
* The primary responsibility of this role is leading initiatives that drive company growth and profitability. The majority of these initiatives align with our strategic goals (i.e., Burlington 2.0). In this highly visible position with accountability for project delivery, team management, and significant interaction with senior company executives.

You will regularly be posed with complex business questions and will be asked to develop an approach, analytical plan, and a recommendation that will be presented to senior leadership to guide tangible decisions. To lead that work, you will need to manage the project, including designing and executing the analytical plan and communicating a cohesive and concise story around the work.

You will need resourcefully leverage learnings from your past work experience, your internal network, internal systems, and external data sources. Recommendations will include practical solutions that improve Burlington's off-price execution.

This job requires exceptional problem solving skills, strong analytical capabilities, and great communication skills (written, through presentations, and spoken). You will often be the most senior representative of Strategy in meetings, so you will need be able to effectively navigate the Burlington culture and tailor communications appropriately. Your accountabilities will include building your own team's capabilities, so this role requires a development mindset with previous team leadership experience.

A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in partnering  broadly across the organization, is essential to driving the change we facilitate in this group.

** A Day In The Life*
* + Manage,mentorand develop junior team members

+ With your team, deliver Strategy projects based on aligned scope withinagreedtimeline.

+ Investigate opportunities using a hypothesis-driven approach.

Assistthe team with focused problem definition,and scoping.

+ Guide the team in structuring theanalysesusing internal and external data, with the goal of identifying growthand profit improvement opportunities

+ Develop sharp storylines for the team,calling out key insights from complex analyses

+ Develop business cases modeling ROI to secure financial approvals, as needed

+ Identify the key drivers of financial performance and linkage to strategic initiatives

+ Facilitate workshops with key stakeholders to generate executive buy-in

+ Coordinate efforts acrosscross-functional teams from different pyramids in the organization

+ Develop and nurture trusted-partnerrelationshipsthroughout the organization

+ Motivate operational partners to implement recommendations

** You'll Come With*
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* Education:

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* + An MBAor MSfrom a top-tier educational institution is highly preferred.

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* Experience:

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* + 3-5yearsofexperienceat Bain/BCG/McKinsey/Strategy&/KSA, or othertop-tier strategy consulting firm required(typical profile is Sr. Engagement Manager)

+ Experience in the Retail sector preferred, but not required

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* Skills and Abilities:

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** Structured & Logical Thinking*
* -Abletostructure problems in a hypothesis driven approach for the team,andtoexplainthestrategicimplications oftheanalysis,resulting indata-supported recommendations

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** Analytical Rigor*
* -Guidesthe teamin structuring quantitative analysisusinglarge, and often incomplete data sets. Provide practical assumptions to overcome data gaps

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** Storytelling and Communication*
* -Develops communication outlines that effectively highlight the analysis,leading to an actionable set of recommendations

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** Team*
* ** Mentorship** - Demonstrated track recordof building and developing teams to improve overall team performance and build future leaders in the organization

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** Passion for Retail** - Apeople-friendly mindset who enjoys working with frontline associates, our merchants,and alsoour corporate executives; someoneseekingto put ourcustomerneeds firstand helping us become the destination of choice for the 'treasure hunt'

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** Come join our team. You're going to like it here!*
* You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington's benefits package includes medical, dental and vision…