Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy (Hybrid)
About The Position
Foot Locker is seeking a Senior Manager to join its North America Strategy team. The team acts as a thought partner and execution engine for senior leadership on high-priority, cross-functional business challenges. In this role, the Senior Manager will operate as an internal consultant, leading high-visibility initiatives across merchandising, planning and allocations, store operations, and marketing, from problem definition through execution. The position is hybrid and based at Foot Locker’s Corporate Office in New York, New York, with an expected in-office schedule of Tuesday through Thursday each week. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Foot Locker will not sponsor new employment authorization or provide immigration-related support for this position.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience in strategy consulting or internal strategy within retail or CPG is preferred.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of financial concepts, with the ability to translate analysis into strategic insight and action.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and structured thinking, including the ability to independently frame ambiguous problems and drive them forward.
- Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and synthesize market, customer, and operational insights.
- Strong project leadership skills, including the ability to lead multiple workstreams in parallel and drive execution through influence.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, including experience presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Highly proactive, intellectually curious, and willing to roll up sleeves to drive outcomes.
- Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and low ego.
- Passion for sneakers, sports, and retail.
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor employment authorization.
Nice To Haves
- MBA from a top-tier program.
- At least 4 years of experience in strategy consulting or internal strategy within retail or CPG.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support high-impact, cross-functional strategic initiatives from problem definition through execution, partnering with functional leaders.
- Develop structured hypotheses, conduct rigorous analyses, and synthesize insights into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Partner with Merchandising, Planning & Allocations, Store Operations, Marketing, and other teams to solve complex business problems and drive measurable outcomes.
- Build business cases and implementation roadmaps to support decision-making and translate initiatives into impact.
- Drive stakeholder alignment by coordinating workstreams, setting pace and expectations, removing execution barriers, and actively pushing teams toward outcomes.
- Support functional teams in identifying opportunities and developing execution plans.
- Build solutions that help teams operate more efficiently and effectively.
- Advance key enterprise initiatives and strategic priorities.
- Partner with leadership on critical internal initiatives.
Benefits
- Short-term incentives aligned with company performance.
- Employee discount.
- Paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k).
- Life insurance.
- Flexible spending account.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Tuition reimbursement for qualified courses.
- Employee resource groups.
- Strong company culture.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
