Manager, Corporate Strategy

CarMax • Richmond, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Corporate Strategy works with CarMax leadership to shape company strategy within Product and Operational departments. The role identifies opportunities across the organization, supports the development of solutions with functional experts, and manages strategic initiatives from planning and testing through analysis and potential market expansion. It also maintains communication with executives about initiative results and overall business performance.

The position is based at CarMax’s Midtown Office in Richmond, Virginia, with associates working onsite four days per week. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available for this role.

Requirements

• Track record of strategic thinking and proven thought leadership.
• Ability to translate high-level business objectives into concrete action plans and analytical tasks.
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs amid ambiguity and reach sound decisions.
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• Ability to independently develop and execute plans.
• Ability to deliver results while managing several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and manage time to meet goals and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and influence people across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated success in analytical decision-making.
• Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solve key business problems.
• Four-year undergraduate degree in a business or quantitative discipline, with an excellent academic record.
• Four or more years of experience in an analytical role.
• Experience with strategy formulation, articulation, and implementation.
• Computer skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree.
• Experience with advanced analytics and modeling.
• SQL experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead periodic sessions to identify potential new initiatives for development across the organization.
• Develop and maintain a roadmap of new initiatives and tests that supports the long-range Strategic Plan.
• Partner with functional experts to support the development of solutions.
• Define test plans, including interdependencies between tests, sequencing, and key performance metrics.
• Analyze test performance and identify opportunities to enhance initiatives.
• Determine when initiatives are ready for market expansion.
• Maintain a communication strategy to inform executives about strategic initiative results and overall business performance.

Benefits

• Annual salary of $102,100 to $163,400.
• May be eligible for bonus and equity.
• Full-time salaried associates receive paid time away, with no specified limit, as needed for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, and floating holidays, subject to manager approval.

What This Job Offers

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