Director of Corporate Strategy

Digital Turbine•New York, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Digital Turbine is seeking a Director of Corporate Strategy to own the company's dedicated intelligence and intake capability. This high-leverage, high-impact role involves establishing and automating ecosystem monitoring workflows across competition, emerging technology, ad tech trends, policy and regulatory evolutions, and public market developments. The Director will work closely with the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to synthesize insights and translate them into inputs for Corporate, Product, and Go-To-Market strategy. This is a hands-on role for an experienced individual contributor who can build efficient, scalable workflows and foster strong cross-functional relationships with senior stakeholders. The position requires a deep understanding of the mobile app distribution, device monetization, and programmatic advertising ecosystem.

Requirements

10+ years of experience working in Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, Product Management, or Product Marketing.
5+ years of experience working in the Ad Tech space, with substantial experience in the Mobile ecosystem.
High proficiency in working with GenAI tools, including the creation of agentic workflows and product prototyping that leverages automation and efficiency without compromising on output quality.
Technical fluency and business acumen.
Strong executive presence and communication skills.
Experience working in a matrixed environment where influence without authority is the primary operating mode, and a track record of being effective in that environment.
Excellent written communication and close attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with programmatic advertising, SSP/DSP dynamics, app marketing and monetization, and mobile measurement ecosystem.
Familiarity with the mobile carrier/OEM ecosystem.
Technical background from either work experience or academic studies (Product/Engineering/Computer Science).
Background in strategy consulting (tier 1) or investment research covering mobile/ad tech.

Responsibilities

Build, optimize, and maintain continuous, structured ecosystem monitoring workflows that collect and synthesize internal and external signals material to Digital Turbine, including iOS and Android ecosystem evolution and applicable regulatory developments globally.
Track competitive moves and ad tech industry trends and their implications for Digital Turbine's market position.
Monitor the AI landscape as it intersects with the app economy and broader advertising ecosystem, and explore implications and opportunities.
Run structured investigations with the Technology team on external developments that require hands-on exploration.
Partner with the CSO in converting raw intelligence into a strategic point of view that informs Digital Turbine’s positioning, Partnerships efforts, and Product planning.
Prepare materials and facilitate executive-level discussions to drive towards confident decisions and actionable outcomes.
Act as an internal consultant and thought partner for Product leadership, driving the intake process of strategic insights to inform product vision, prioritization, and execution plans.
Collaborate with leaders across commercial teams and product development pods to connect strategic decisions to operational execution.
Create processes and interfaces to foster alignment and disseminate strategy insights across all levels and functions of the organization.
Establish a framework and process for exploration and incubation of innovative products.
Leverage AI tools and partner with Product Design and User Research teams to build prototypes and create a quick and iterative exploration process.
Partner with the Product organization in embedding successful POCs into Product Workstreams and Pods.