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About the Role

This role supports Braven's ambition to serve 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade. The Director, Strategy will collaborate with leadership to define and monitor the organization's strategic direction, leading and executing projects crucial for short-term and long-term financial, operational, and scale goals. The role requires leveraging strategic and analytical strengths to design and manage a portfolio of impactful projects, leading cross-functional teams, and managing consultants. This position is on the Insights & Strategy team and reports to the Head of Insights & Strategy.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives and projects with executive leaders, ensuring alignment with business and program models.
Collaborate with the executive team to identify and evaluate new business opportunities and partnerships aligned with strategic goals.
Lead working groups to drive strategic plan execution, codify decisions, report progress to leadership, and recommend solutions.
Establish and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) to track strategic initiative success.
Design, build, and manage a system to document, cascade, and monitor Braven’s key metrics across program and organizational health.
Own the build, rollout, and maintenance of regional and organizational health dashboards and department-specific KPI dashboards.
Support planning and facilitation for Central Leads and One Braven leadership bodies, including stepbacks, knowledge base maintenance, agenda preparation, and content creation.
Facilitate, project manage, and lead aspects of multi-year and annual planning processes.
Provide ongoing thought partnership and data-driven decision support for the Alignment Team.
Utilize AI responsibly to continuously improve work effectiveness and efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of relevant experience
Fluency in Excel/Google Sheets and SQL
Proficiency in designing and building dashboards and visualizations for business end users and/or organizational leaders (Tableau preferred)
Extensive experience writing and presenting compelling data-driven stories, arguments, and narratives for internal and external audiences
Ability to work in-person in Chicago (IL), Atlanta (GA), Newark (NJ), or New York City (NYC) at least 3 days per week
Ability to travel out-of-town 3-6 times/year for quarterly team meetings and other gatherings
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Braven does not offer employment visa sponsorship

Skills

Fluency in Excel/Google Sheets
Fluency in SQL
Proficiency in designing and building dashboards and visualizations
Tableau (preferred)
Experience writing and presenting data-driven stories
Proficiency in Google Suite
Proficiency in Slack
Proficiency in Jira
Proficiency in Salesforce
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency in R
Highly entrepreneurial
Curious and takes initiative
Capacity to independently think holistically and strategically
Skilled at building trusted and credible relationships with multiple stakeholders
Ability to make complex tasks simple by applying clear logic and processes
Excellent time management and prioritization skills
Learner’s mindset
Effective at mentoring and coaching team members
Belief in Braven’s mission and preparedness to work with Braven’s student population

Location

Hybrid in Chicago (IL)
Hybrid in Atlanta (GA)
Hybrid in Newark (NJ)
Hybrid in New York (NYC)

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid
Regular
Exempt

Experience Level

5+ years of relevant experience
MBA and/or experience in strategy consulting

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
MBA

Salary/Compensations

Chicago: $101,200 - $126,400
Atlanta: $95,900 - $119,800
New York and/or New Jersey: $111,300 - $139,100
Based on a 50-hour work week at an hourly rate

Benefits

Competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development
Unlimited vacation time (minimum 19 days per year, including org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and end of calendar year)
$25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
401K contribution match up to 5% of base annual salary, starting first full month
Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
One-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

About the Company

Braven is a national nonprofit preparing promising college students for strong first opportunities post-graduation through a career-accelerating program.
The organization partners with higher education and employers to offer a semester-long course for college students, followed by support through graduation.
Braven's ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

Equal Opportunity

Braven is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.
Talented individuals of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.