ADP, Inc. is hiring a Director, Strategy in our New York, NY location. Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day? Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging? Well, this may be the role for you! Ready to design what's next? To thrive in this career, you'll need to be enthusiastic, eager to learn, and take on stretch assignments. You strive to learn new technologies and find ways to incorporate what you learn into building your results. You'll be curious, persistent, and at times persuasive. As part of our team, you'll find exciting challenges, get opportunities to grow your career, and develop solid friendships as we design what's next for ADP and the industry. Pace should not scare you. We still find time for a healthy dose of fun. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Build Teams that thrive. As an experienced leader, you want everyone to shine. You are constantly looking for ways to share your knowledge, motivate others, and keep everyone engaged and productive. Learning. You're always learning new technologies and processes with tools and other training courses, conferences ADP offers, and operating with a "learn as you go" approach with a willingness to figure out new ways of doing things. Create Results. You're proactive and hands-on. When you see a potential issue, you never leave things hanging and unfinished. When you and your team deliver a finished product, it's as polished as you could make it. Continuous Learning. You will actively collaborate with other associates to share ideas or show what you've learned. You are eager to learn, keep up with ever-changing technologies, and maintain the ability to create the best tools for our clients. Variety of work. There is no typical day. You could be checking in with a team in India one minute, meeting with leadership to review initiatives for the coming quarter later and tomorrow handling a few ad hoc requests from your peers in other departments. Influence and inspire confidence. You are comfortable presenting to senior leaders, product owners, and peers with a compelling voice that you demonstrate through executive presence, leading change, and creating clear executive-level communications on milestone achievements. Challenges. Inevitable challenges will arise, and we'll rely on you to look for a solution. Responsibilities. Responsible for developing a deep understanding of, and be immersed in, HCM Technology, startup ecosystems, building subject matter expertise and credibility, track emerging market trends and technologies, and develop theses within our investment focus areas. Source relevant financial and market investment opportunities by leveraging professional network, attending relevant conferences, networking events, and proactively engaging with entrepreneurs. Responsible for identifying VC and founder communities to help populate our deal pipeline with strong prospects and monitor the progress of startups on an ongoing basis. Understand the latest trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and how these pertain to Human Resources Technology to refine and develop our investment strategy, internal processes, products, and services. Research and evaluate each opportunity as a potential investment, including interviewing subject matter experts across ADP, startup teams, and customers. Prepare, distribute, and develop due diligence materials that include deep analysis on market landscape, competitive landscape, product ecosystem and investment structure for relevant investment opportunities. Negotiate and close deals with founders. Provide best-in-class support to portfolio companies, with an emphasis on strategy, business development including partnership integrations with ADP, and fundraising. Represent and build the ADP Ventures brand as a CVC that actively partners with startups to accelerate their growth.