Business Strategy Analyst

Western Governors University • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Business Strategy Analyst supports the evaluation and development of new WGU Corp education and workforce solutions. This role focuses on assessing the financial, operational, and business model implications of strategic initiatives and policy priorities/positioning.

This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Education, or a related field
• 2–4 years of experience in strategy, consulting, finance, product, or policy roles
• Analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with experience building financial models and business cases
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs across financial, operational, policy, and strategic dimensions
• Ability to synthesize complex data, research, and policy context into clear, actionable insights
• Written and verbal communication skills, including developing executive-ready materials
• Familiarity with higher education, workforce systems, and education financing models
• Ability to translate policy and regulatory dynamics into business and operational implications
• Collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to work across cross-functional teams in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Ability to research and analyze competitive offers and positioning
• Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MBA, MPP, MPA, or related field)

Responsibilities

• Model the financial, business model, and operational implications of strategic choices, policy changes, and new initiatives
• Develop business cases for new market opportunities, including market sizing, cost structure, revenue models, and scalability
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate program viability and sustainability with some independence
• Research and evaluate emerging education financing models (e.g., outcomes-based lending, lifelong learning accounts, pay for success, employer training incentives) to inform WGU’s strategic positioning and advocacy priorities
• Assist in translation of policy and regulatory dynamics into actionable business insights
• Partner cross-functionally (product, finance, academic, operations) to refine and test new models
• Support pilot design, execution, and evaluation for initiatives outside of Labs
• Prepare materials to support executive decision-making
• Develop competitive analysis for current and new markets with limited supervision

Benefits

• bonuses
• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level