Manager, Corporate Strategy
About The Position
The Manager of Corporate Strategy works with CarMax leadership to shape company strategy within Product and Operational departments. The role identifies and evaluates opportunities, develops a roadmap of initiatives and tests tied to the long-range Strategic Plan, and partners with functional experts to develop solutions. It defines test plans and performance metrics, analyzes results, determines readiness for market expansion, and communicates initiative outcomes and overall business performance to executives. The role is based at the CarMax 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. The annual salary range is $102,100 to $163,400, and the position may be eligible for bonus and equity.
Requirements
- Completion of a 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.
- 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.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work and manage time to meet goals and objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including clear and concise verbal and written communication.
- Ability to motivate and influence people across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated success in analytical decision-making.
- Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solve key business problems.
- Computer skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree.
- Experience with advanced analytics and modeling.
- SQL experience.
Responsibilities
- Periodically lead sessions to identify potential new initiatives for development across the organization.
- Develop and maintain a roadmap of initiatives and tests that aligns with the long-range Strategic Plan.
- Partner with functional experts to support the development of solutions.
- Define test plans, including interdependencies, 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 of strategic initiative results and overall business performance.
Benefits
- Paid sick time for eligible full-time associates, accrued up to 48 hours per year.
- Vacation time for eligible full-time hourly or commission/incentive-eligible associates, ranging from 80 to 200 hours per year depending on years of continuous service, after a 90-day waiting period.
- Six paid scheduled holidays and one floating holiday for eligible full-time hourly or commission/incentive-eligible associates; holiday premium pay may apply when working a scheduled holiday due to business need.
- Paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick time, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, and floating holidays for full-time salaried associates, subject to manager approval.
- Potential bonus and equity eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
