Vice-President, Strategy

Vice‑President, Strategy

Location: Mettawa, IL

Workplace Category: Onsite

Pay Range: $200,200 - $296,000 annually

Visa Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Position Overview:

The Vice‑President, Strategy will develop an ongoing and contemporary view of Brunswick’s operating landscape and identify strategic options for near‑term success and to sustain long‑term growth and competitive advantage. This enterprise‑level executive will shape Brunswick’s full‑enterprise strategy, ensuring alignment across divisions and functions and clarity on how all strategic elements fit together to advance priorities. They will identify and evaluate potential growth drivers, define the approach and build the capability to unlock opportunities, including incubating new business models, acquisitions, and creative partnerships or joint ventures.

They will influence decisions across the organization and have regular interactions with the Brunswick Board, supporting the development of enterprise‑wide board materials and perspectives in partnership with divisional leaders.

• Lead Brunswick’s new market and growth opportunities beyond existing business lines to expand and solidify the company’s reach and influence in the marine lifestyle space.
• Recommend, develop and drive options for market entry, considering all alternatives including build, partner, and acquire, and present thorough and thoughtful strategic analysis to senior management.
• Maintain a deep understanding and constantly evolving view of marine consumers and Brunswick customers, including threats and opportunities in the market.
• Analyze and understand the boating lifestyle to identify potential growth areas, using a holistic approach.
• Add personal insight, galvanizing discussion and debate across the organization on key strategic issues, generating ideas and creative frameworks; and use a combination of facts, judgment, and personal impact to build credibility and influence outcomes.
• Lead and run the enterprise‑wide annual strategy process, ensuring integration across divisions and functions and alignment to overall enterprise priorities.
• Partner with business leads and strategy teams to identify, develop, and drive longer‑term strategies and initiatives beyond the core business that will result in profitable growth, elevating divisional strategies into a unified enterprise perspective.
• Partner with divisional and functional leaders to develop cohesive, enterprise‑wide strategy narratives and materials for each Board meeting.
• Serve as a key point of contact for the Brunswick Board on enterprise strategy topics, supporting clear, integrated, and forward‑looking strategic discussions.
• Establish strategic context to prioritize initiatives, based on analytics, insights, and commercialization impact, and guide teams based on these priorities.
• Lead critical specific initiatives across the business.
• Foster a network with industry, academic, and philanthropy contacts to ensure Brunswick understands the competitive landscape and maintains competitive advantage.

• Best‑in‑class strategy experience, which may include management consulting and/or corporate strategy roles.
• Track record developing, implementing and delivering successful consumer‑centric commercial strategies.
• Experience working in matrixed environments requiring navigation of complex stakeholder management.
• Consumer‑oriented and highly engineered product business experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or related field.
• Degree combined with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, business transformation, or management consulting environments.

• Corporate strategy experience.
• Track record of identifying and developing partnership alliances.
• Experience with lifestyle brands.
• MBA or post‑graduate degree, strongly preferred.

• Base salary: $200,200 – $296,000 annually, depending on qualifications and business needs.
• Annual discretionary bonus and award target as part of Brunswick’s long‑term incentive…