Director, Corporate Strategy

Accountabilities

• Shape and continuously refine the business's long-term growth strategy, identifying priority markets, customer segments, capabilities, and investment opportunities.

• Translate strategic insights into portfolio decisions, investment priorities, and multiyear growth plans.

• Evaluate new markets, business adjacencies, and business models through customer research, competitive analysis, financial modeling, and market assessments.

• Analyze developments in AI infrastructure, compute, networking, storage, and rack-scale systems, translating technology trends into strategic recommendations.

• Collaborate with engineering and business leaders to assess customer needs, technology roadmaps, and competitive positioning.

• Partner with Corporate Development and Investments teams on acquisitions, partnerships, and investment opportunities, including strategic rationale, due diligence, and build-versus-buy-versus-partner assessments.

• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives, aligning stakeholders, securing decisions, defining accountable owners, and tracking implementation milestones.

• Connect strategic priorities with annual planning processes and measurable business outcomes.

• Prepare clear recommendations, executive presentations, and materials for senior leadership and Board-level discussions.

• Lead, coach, and develop strategy colleagues and cross-functional project teams while maintaining high standards of analytical rigor.

• Strengthen the team's market intelligence, strategy methodologies, and internal use of AI tools.

Requirements:

• 12–15+ years of total professional experience, including at least 10 years in top-tier management consulting, corporate strategy, or closely related strategic roles.

• Proven experience independently leading complex strategy engagements, managing multiple workstreams, and exercising sound judgment in large technology businesses or similarly complex environments.

• Demonstrated ability to turn strategic recommendations into implemented business decisions, such as market entry strategies, investment priorities, portfolio changes, partnerships, or operating-model transformations.

• Relevant technology-sector experience and strong understanding of AI and cloud infrastructure economics.

• Ability to connect trends across compute, networking, storage, and hardware systems with customer value, competitive advantage, and business strategy.

• Experience with market research, financial modeling, business cases, unit economics, market attractiveness assessments, and investment trade-offs under uncertainty.

• Exposure to hyperscaler and AI infrastructure ecosystems, customer co-design, hardware platform engineering, or advanced manufacturing is beneficial but not required.

• Strong executive presence and excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders and preparing executive or Board-level materials.

• Ability to communicate complex technical, financial, and market insights through concise, actionable recommendations.

• Confidence in challenging assumptions respectfully, offering independent perspectives, and adapting recommendations as evidence evolves.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to mobilize teams across functions and geographies without relying on direct reporting authority.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop others while remaining actively involved in analysis, problem-solving, and project delivery.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related analytical or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

• MBA or another relevant advanced degree preferred.

• Willingness to undertake frequent overnight travel as required and flexibility to accommodate demanding periods and extended working hours.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range of USD $189,872–$297,014, subject to experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant factors.

• Remote work arrangement for U.S.-based employees.

• Opportunity to influence corporate strategy and growth priorities in the rapidly expanding AI and cloud infrastructure sectors.

• Senior-level exposure and collaboration with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Opportunity to lead strategic initiatives and develop high-performing strategy talent.

• The original job posting does not specify additional healthcare, retirement, or paid-leave benefits.