Strategy Director

Grant Executive Search; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Executive Search is seeking a Strategy Director to help a social enterprise grow through acquisition and transformation. Reporting to the Head of Advisory, you will manage senior stakeholders and lead teams across engagements, guiding decisions with robust financial analysis.

You will apply senior experience in strategy, corporate development, M&A advisory or transformation to support not-for-profit and purpose-led organisations, with permanent Australian work rights and remote work across

Qualifications

• Senior experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, M&A advisory or transformation.
• Involvement across acquisition lifecycle and subsequent integration or organisational change.
• Strong financial and commercial judgement; credibility with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess organisational strategy, portfolios and growth opportunities.
• Identify acquisition targets and develop investment theses and business cases.
• Lead due diligence and coordinate advisers through negotiation and completion.
• Support post-acquisition integration across operations, governance, people and systems.
• Guide executive and board decisions through clear commercial analysis and recommendations.
• Coach project teams and maintain quality of advice and delivery.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Corporate development

M&A advisory

Transformation

Job description

Our client is an Australian social enterprise organisation creating employment opportunities for people with disability. As it establishes a new strategy, acquisition and transformation team, we are seeking an experienced Strategy Director to help disability enterprises grow and build stronger, more sustainable businesses.

This is an opportunity to apply your consulting, transaction and transformation experience to work with a clear social purpose, supporting organisations from their initial growth strategy through acquisition and integration.

Reporting to the Head of Advisory, you will build trusted relationships with CEOs and boards, understand their strategic priorities and identify opportunities to strengthen their organisations. You will remain actively involved in the analysis and delivery, while guiding managers and analysts across engagements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing organisational strategy, business portfolios and growth opportunities.
• Identifying acquisition targets and developing investment theses and business cases.
• Leading due diligence, coordinating specialist advisers and progressing transactions through negotiation and completion.
• Supporting post-acquisition integration and transformation across operations, governance, people and systems.
• Guiding executive and board decisions through clear commercial analysis and recommendations.
• Coaching project teams and maintaining the quality of advice and delivery.

You will bring senior experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, M&A advisory or transformation, with demonstrated involvement across the acquisition lifecycle and subsequent integration or organisational change.

Strong financial and commercial judgement will be essential, alongside the ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and guide organisations through unfamiliar decisions. You will be comfortable working through ambiguity, challenging assumptions constructively and adapting your approach to each organisation.

Experience working with or within not-for-profit, social enterprise or other purpose-led organisations is preferred but not essential.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity with remote working across the East Coast, access to offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, and occasional travel. Applicants must have full, permanent Australian work rights.