Sr Manager, Corporate Strategy

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Bolingbrook, IL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy works with functional leaders, including SVP- and VP-level leaders, to support Ulta Beauty’s long-term and annual strategic planning. The role leads problem solving and opportunity evaluation, conducts strategic and financial analysis, develops business cases, and executes high-potential strategic opportunities. It partners closely with cross-functional leaders, facilitates senior-level discussions and alignment on strategic decisions, and serves as a thought partner to the Corporate Strategy team and enterprise stakeholders.

The position structures ambiguous business issues and supports enterprise market and competitive intelligence, including monitoring the competitive landscape, tracking the beauty market, and assessing changes in competitors’ strategies in relation to enterprise strategic imperatives. The successful candidate combines analytical capability with strategic thinking to develop and champion initiatives that create long-term competitive advantages through growth and efficiency.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience in Strategy.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strategic mindset and the ability to think broadly and lead and facilitate the development and implementation of strategies.
• Strong analytical ability, including translating data into insights that inform decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and executive presence.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach and a coachable, positive attitude.
• Inquisitiveness and ability to challenge the status quo and encourage different ways of thinking.
• Desire to achieve bottom-line results through personal and organizational effort.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience managing or coaching junior-level team members.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of consulting and Corporate Strategy or Corporate Development industry experience.
• At least 4 years of consulting experience at a top-tier management consulting firm.
• MBA from a top-tier program.
• Experience in retail or consumer products.

Responsibilities

• Play a lead role in long-term and annual strategic planning, supporting the VP, Corporate Strategy.
• Structure complex, cross-functional, and ambiguous business issues and develop frameworks and approaches to address them across the core business and new growth areas.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams assessing strategic opportunities using strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks, with minimal oversight.
• Support enterprise and functional-area market and competitive intelligence by developing data-driven, forward-looking insights about the competitive landscape.
• Identify white-space opportunities, articulate their strategic rationale, and bring forward creative thinking to support the enterprise-wide strategic plan.
• Expand cross-functional networks to discover and influence strategic priorities throughout the organization.
• Facilitate and lead discussions with enterprise senior leaders, demonstrating subject matter expertise and moving work forward effectively.
• Connect work across the organization to support enterprise effectiveness and recognize when guidance is needed.
• Coach Manager- and below-level team members in strategic work and analysis.

Benefits

• Paid time off for full-time positions.
• Health benefits for full-time positions.
• Dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for full-time positions.
• Eligible associates may earn additional compensation under the Company’s bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

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