Director Strategic Consulting

Corporate Strategy & Planning Strategic Consulting

The Corporate Strategy & Planning team serves as TIAAs internal strategy function comprising three core capabilities: strategic consulting competitive intelligence and strategic planning. The Strategic Consulting role provides advice and thought leadership to senior TIAA executives including the CEO and Executive Committee. This job mirrors the responsibilities of an engagement manager at a top-tier strategy firm leading end-to-end engagement management of broad cross-functional internal teams conducting interviews with internal clients forming sophisticated hypotheses designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses synthesizing conclusions and insights into recommendations and executing strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Leads consulting engagements end-to-end including evaluation advanced planning analysis solution development and execution
• Provides advanced expertise to engagement teams in leading the identification understanding and framing of complex business problems and needs
• Develops complex analytical frameworks and project plans including financial models resource allocation and scenario analyses to support strategic recommendations
• Identifies and prioritizes strategic improvement opportunities across products and services and creates recommendations and plans for implementation
• Prepares executive-level presentations for the Executive Committee and Board members to garner approval for strategic recommendations
• Manages performance of Corporate Strategy & Planning team through regular timely feedback as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of exceptional products engagement motivation and development of junior staff
• Provides meaningful support to other Corporate Strategy & Planning teams to ensure highly integrated team collaboration
• Oversees Corporate Strategy & Plannings operations (e.g. knowledge management methodology onboarding AI) to ensure quality service efficiency and cost-effective resource management

Educational Requirements

• Bachelors Degree Required
• MBA Preferred

Work Experience

• 7 Years Required; 9 Years Preferred
• Prior experience in strategy consulting corporate strategy or related analytical roles strongly preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
9PL

Required Experience:

• 7 years of strategic and/or corporate consulting experience leading strategy consulting engagements
• Must have independently managed end-to-end strategy consulting engagements for at least 2 years ideally as an Engagement Manager from problem structuring to work planning to final delivery
• Experience developing and presenting materials to C-suite and/or Board-level audiences. Measurable by frequency and seniority of stakeholder interactions in prior roles.
• Bachelors degree

Preferred Experience:

• Previous consulting firm experience
• MBA preferred

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example annual discretionary incentive programs non-annual sales incentive plans or other non-annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA were on a mission to build on our 100 year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrows challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People Be Client Obsessed Lead with Integrity Own It and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveens entrepreneurial spirit where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathwaysbecause when our people succeed our impact on clients lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. Thats why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits please review our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity

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