Senior Corporate Strategy Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and results
- Corporate Strategy  join our team at Advance Auto Parts. The primary purpose of the role is to support the development and execution of the company’s growth and performance improvement strategy. This position will leadhigh-impact projects across multiple areas, including mergers & acquisitions (M&A), market expansion, competitive analysis, and long-term corporate strategy. This is a high visibility role, with frequent exposure to executives across the enterprise, including the CEO.

A successful candidate for this role thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at breaking down ambiguous problems into structured, actionable insights. Theydemonstratecuriosity by asking thoughtful questions and have a natural ability to frame complex business challenges. This person is a self-starter who can independentlyidentifythe right analysis needed, navigate limited or incomplete data, and dig deep to uncover meaningful trends. They are comfortable working without defined ownership of specific business units, juggle multiple projects seamlessly, and are resilient in the face of uncertainty.

They embrace the iterative process of learning from mistakes and refining their approach to deliver valuable insights.

Above all, theyare skilled at deriving actionable business recommendations from data and effectively communicating findings across all levels of the organization.

What will you do?

• Corporate Development: Lead or support due diligence, financial analysis, andintegrationactivities for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other strategic investments. Work with internal teams to define strategic rationale in alignment with overall corporate strategy. Evaluate potential targets, create investmentmemo, develop valuation models, and present recommendations to executive leaders and business owners.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Build support and buy-in necessary for the successful execution of our strategic priorities. Partner with Transformation team and business leaders in support of strategic initiatives to ensure alignment to and delivery of strategic priorities. Maintaincomprehensiveunderstanding of the enterprise and functional areas. Be able to talk to explain business insights to alllevelof the business = including why and how the analysis was done, what does the datasayabout the topic at hand, and recommendations on how to move forward

• Market and Competitive Analysis: Independently conduct in-depth market research and competitive intelligence and effectively synthesize to builda common understanding of our environment and provide actionable insights and recommendations. Analyze industry trends, macroeconomic environment, customer behavior, and competitor strategies to help shape strategic decision-making.

• Strategy development: Use problem-solving skillset toassistin the creation of multi-year strategic plans to support corporateobjectivesand growth. Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams toidentifyand evaluate new opportunities and develop strategic initiatives as part of our strategic business planning process.

• Analytical Problem Solving: Approach open-ended questions with a structured, hypothesis-driven mindset. Frame ambiguous business challenges, ask the right questions, and define the critical analyses needed to address them. Distill large, complex, and raw datasets into clear trends and actionable insights that drive business decisions.

Qualifications:

• Understands the fundamentals of financial performance (e.g., P&L drivers), collaborates effectively with finance partners, and knows when and how to apply statistical modeling or advanced analytical tools to test hypotheses.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and manage relationships with cross-functional stakeholders

• Strong understanding of corporate finance, financial modelling, and valuation techniques

• Ability to build andmaintainfinancial models to evaluate potential business opportunities, including investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking ability, including the ability to frame…