Business Planning Manager

Next Step is a digital, AI-first career platform built to help high-performing consultants make their next move. We use data-driven matching to connect consulting talent with great opportunities, while helping companies find exceptional people.

We're hiring a Business Planning Manager in New York for a PE-backed growth strategy firm in our partner network.

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Compensation: $155,000 - $185,000 base + performance bonus

As a Business Planning Manager, you ll drive the strategic planning process and shape where the business goes next. Your day-to-day will include:

• Building planning infrastructure - Design business planning frameworks and processes that leadership actually uses (not just annual PowerPoint exercises)
• Turning data into direction - Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, and internal performance to surface strategic recommendations
• Forecasting with Finance & Ops - Partner on building financial models and operational forecasts that hold up under scrutiny
• Creating executive materials - Develop board decks, business reviews, and strategic presentations that drive decision-making
• Tracking what matters - Monitor KPIs, identify performance gaps, and push for course corrections when needed
• Leading cross-functional initiatives - Own strategic projects that span multiple departments
• Facilitating strategic sessions - Run planning workshops and offsites with senior leadership
• Delivering insights that stick - Surface findings that actually change how the business operates

• Consulting background - MBB, Big 4, or top-tier boutique experience (strategy, operations, or transformation)
• 4-7 years in strategic planning - Business planning, corporate strategy, financial planning & analysis, or strategic finance
• Analytical depth - You can build complex models, spot patterns in data, and simplify the complicated
• Executive communication skills - You can present to the C-suite, get buy-in from skeptical stakeholders, and write clearly
• Technical fluency - Comfortable with Excel/Google Sheets, BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), and data analysis
• Project leadership - Track record of managing strategic initiatives end-to-end
• Adaptability - You thrive in hybrid environments and can context-switch between strategic thinking and execution
• Results orientation - You care about outcomes, not just outputs

If you ve spent your career in consulting and want to transition into corporate strategy or business planning, this role is for you. This is a chance to see your recommendations actually implemented and own the planning function at a high-growth firm.

Step 1: Submit your application through Next Step
Step 2: Complete your Next Step profile so we can match your background with this role
Step 3: If you re a strong fit, we ll facilitate an introduction to this company s hiring team for next steps