Director, Corporate Strategy
Core
Lead AI market intelligence and strategic advisory for the Strategic Acceleration Business Unit, defining 'Partner, Build, or Buy' decisions to expand the home, lawn, and garden footprint.
Role type
Director, Corporate Strategy & AI Intelligence
Builds
Strategic recommendations for M&A and New Business Development based on AI insights and market analysis.
Domain
Home, lawn, and garden industry; Corporate Strategy; Artificial Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, Venture Capital, M&A, Team Leadership, AI Exploration, Market Intelligence, Strategic Advisory, Python, R, Data Analysis, API Utilization, Vector Databases, Business Intelligence Tools, Workflow Automation, AI Literacy
Preferred skills
MBA or advanced degree
Technologies
Python, R, OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Pinecone, Chroma, Tableau, PowerBI, Make, Zapier, LangChain
Responsibilities
Research and pilot cutting-edge AI tools to uncover potential corporate partners; Formulate data-driven strategic recommendations for the Business Development and M&A teams; Operate as a centralized technical resource providing insights to M&A and New Business Development teams; Directly manage the AI Market Intelligence team; Integrate advanced AI tools and automated workflows into daily strategic operations; Collaborate cross-functionally with Directors of M&A and New Business Development.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with team leadership