Strategy Director
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a Strategy Leader passionate about translating high-level corporate vision into rigorous, executable growth initiatives. This is a high-output strategy role, not a planning function, and the ideal candidate will operate as an embedded strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, SVP of Corp Dev & IR, and the CPTO. The role is responsible for translating ambiguous business questions into structured analyses with clear recommendations and execution plans that will be personally owned and driven with a cross-functional team. The company is looking for a driver, not a slide deck wonk, who thrives in a fast-paced, disruptive environment and possesses a growth mindset.
Requirements
- 4 years at a top-tier strategy firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey, or comparable) followed by 3+ years in an operating role at a technology company, e.g., strategy, operations, or a general management seat where they owned outcomes, not decks and meeting cadences.
- Proven expertise in structuring and executing complex, cross-functional strategic projects.
- Exceptional analytical skills, including financial modeling and data-driven decision-making.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
- Proven experience in a high-output strategy, corporate development, or business operations role within the technology or cloud infrastructure sector.
- The ability to translate ambiguous, open-ended business problems into structured, data-driven analyses.
- Experience partnering directly with Product, Finance, Cloud Capacity, and GTM leaders to translate strategy into operating plans.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex industry trends (AI/ML, developer tools) into executive-level insights.
- A "builder" mentality: you are comfortable owning the recommendation and the execution plan, not just the process.
- Experience supporting strategic due diligence and financial rationale for corporate development workstreams.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to M&A processes (buy-side diligence, integration planning) and strategic finance is a plus.
- Deep understanding of the cloud, infrastructure, or developer-focused technology space is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end execution of CEO/CFO-sponsored growth initiatives and special projects with defined deliverables, driving cross-functional task forces to hard decisions rather than just alignment.
- Own Competitive Intelligence and Corporate Strategy, tracking competitor moves across cloud infrastructure, AI/Agentic, NeoClouds, and developer platforms to publish quarterly briefings for the C-Suite.
- Synthesize industry developments in AI/ML and developer tooling into actionable briefs and develop the analytical backbone for Board presentations and Investor Day sessions.
- Inform "Build, Partner, or Buy" decisions by contributing market intelligence for growth vectors like database, security, and AI inference, while supporting strategic due diligence and business case development.
Benefits
- Competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
- Bonus in addition to base salary
- Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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