Associate Principal, Business Strategy
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Associate Principal leading experience-led business strategy and transformation engagements for Fortune 500 enterprises and high-growth startups. Designing operating models, governance, and change strategies through fully remote advisory consulting.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and VP-level stakeholders across industries and company stages
- Lead discovery and visioning sessions to identify business model gaps and experience-led transformation opportunities
- Translate business objectives into strategy roadmaps, operating model blueprints, and phased delivery plans
- Present findings, frameworks, and recommendations to executive audiences
- Build client relationships and identify opportunities to expand engagements
- Support proposal development and pursuit preparation
- Design and reimagine business and operating models centered on customer and employee experience
- Develop governance frameworks and experience leadership models
- Lead experience portfolio planning and prioritization exercises
- Craft value cases and strategic narratives to align stakeholders and drive investment decisions
- Apply design thinking and systems-level perspectives to define scalable solutions
- Develop change enablement strategies and define success metrics and governance structures
- Collaborate with data, design, and technology practitioners to translate strategy into delivery
- Facilitate workshops and alignment sessions
- Lead and mentor project teams of consultants, strategists, and analysts
- Set direction, manage workstreams, ensure deliverable quality, and contribute to capability building and practice development
Requirements:
- 7–10 years in management consulting, business strategy, or experience-led transformation, including required tenure at a top-tier strategy firm (McKinsey, Bain, or BCG)
- 3+ years in senior client-facing advisory roles with demonstrated impact at the executive level
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field required
- Proven track record designing operating models, governance structures, or strategic roadmaps for complex organizations
- Experience working with both large enterprises and growth-stage companies preferred
- Some exposure to business development, proposal support, or account expansion is a plus
- Deep expertise in business and operating model design, organizational governance, and change management
- Strong fluency in experience strategy frameworks, portfolio planning, and value case development
- Ability to synthesize ambiguous, complex problems into clear strategic choices and actionable recommendations
- Comfort navigating and leading through organizational complexity and competing stakeholder priorities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for executive audiences
- Strong facilitation skills for workshops, alignment sessions, and strategic planning offsites
- Ability to structure and present complex ideas with clarity, precision, and confidence
- Executive presence and credibility with senior leaders across functions
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and impact
- Collaborative team leadership in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Intellectual curiosity and a strong point of view on business transformation
- Genuine energy for meeting new people, building rapport quickly, and initiating new relationships
Benefits:
- A clear growth path toward greater client ownership and business development responsibility for strong performers
- A front-row seat in building a new kind of experience transformation firm
- A collaborative, low-ego, high-performance culture
- Opportunities to shape strategy and make a tangible impact with clients
- Fully remote with flexible work arrangements
- Competitive compensation including performance bonuses and strong benefits
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