Growth Strategy Director

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Grant Thornton International Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Growth Strategy Director to join our team at Grant Thornton International. As a key member of our Growth Strategy team, you will play a critical role in helping our clients achieve sustainable growth and improve profitability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work as part of a cross-functional leadership team to manage, execute, and deliver Growth Strategy services for Commercial & Growth.
  • Serve as an advisor to our clients in support of their strategic initiatives.
  • Effectively manage ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations, demonstrating strong analytical skills.
  • Construct pragmatic approaches and frameworks to develop long-term business strategies.
  • Perform accurate analysis and design effective solutions to a variety of client issues.
  • Communicate effectively in a structured and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats to stakeholders.
  • Manage business development activities, such as proposals, capture, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material.
  • Meet or exceed sales targets for new and follow-on work.
  • Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review, and client management.
  • Lead and support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients.
  • Serve as a coach and mentor to staff and senior associates in support of their professional development.
  • Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization).
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Marketing, Communications, or similar required; Master's a plus, MBA preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level.
  • Industry recognized professional certifications required.
  • Relevant experience working with nonprofits, higher education institutions, and/or other mission-oriented organizations required.
  • Deep knowledge of not-for-profit sector strategy, operational, and cultural attributes required.
  • Must be able to perform quantitative and qualitative research and analysis; must possess deep familiarity with primary and secondary research techniques.
  • Must be able to demonstrate creative problem-solving skills, critical thinking aptitude, and experience with data modeling and/or process mapping.
  • Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working in cross-functional teams.
  • Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects.
  • Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 50%.
About Us

At Grant Thornton International, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. We offer a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

We empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life. You are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household. We understand that your needs, responsibilities, and experiences are different — and we think that's a good thing.

We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles, and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at https://www.grantthornton.com/. When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we're taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at https://www.grantthornton.com/en/about-us/diversity-equity-inclusion.

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