Commercial and Digital Strategy Manager

Huntington; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid leave and PTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Huntington Bank in Charlotte, NC seeks a Senior Commercial Strategy Manager to lead strategic engagements, develop growth opportunities, and guide digital initiatives across the Commercial Bank. You will manage a strategy team and collaborate with product, technology, operations, finance, risk, and HR to deliver practical, data-driven insights.

The role requires 5+ years of strategic planning and financial modeling, with strong leadership, communication, and mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Undergraduate degree required.
• 5 years of experience in developing business strategy, financial modeling and analysis, competitive analysis, and strategic business planning.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 2 years of direct experience in strategic management consulting or wholesale financial services strategy; managerial level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic engagements across the Commercial Bank in partnership with others within the Commercial Bank.
• Oversee expert network interviews and benchmarking to identify growth and transformation opportunities.
• Lead primary and secondary research, analytics, and competitor analysis to develop fact-based insights for engagements.
• Develop and refine OKRs throughout the Commercial Bank.
• Lead strategic presentations to senior management, coordinating cross-functional content and messaging.
• Identify, prioritize, and manage multiple initiatives across the commercial bank.
• Lead ad-hoc strategic market analysis.

Skills

Executive presence

Ambiguity navigation

Coaching & mentoring

Research skills

Analytical synthesis

Team management

Leadership in consulting

Analytical skills

Project management

Team player

Communication skills

Consulting experience

Education

Bachelor's/Undergraduate degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Description

Summary:

The Commercial and Digital Strategy team is responsible for providing strategic and business planning leadership and support across businesses and functions within the commercial bank. The Commercial and Digital Strategy Manager is an essential role for the establishment and progression of internal strategic consultancy capabilities for the Commercial Strategy team and for Huntington Bank overall.

This role will be actively involved in leading strategic engagements targeting growth, digital, and other business transformation opportunities across the commercial bank working in cooperation with coverage leaders, product owners, and key functional leaders including technology, operations, finance, risk, and human resources. Sample engagements may focus on: new markets or businesses to enter, enhancing salesforce effectiveness, identifying new digital capabilities to develop or new products to offer, and driving efficiency in operations. To complete these strategic engagements, this role will be responsible for managing a team that consists of Strategy resources as well as resources from other businesses and functions across the Commercial Bank. This role will also be responsible for providing strategic guidance to the various business and function leaders across the commercial bank. This role reports to the EVP, Commercial and Digital Strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the execution of strategic engagements across the Commercial Bank in partnership with others within the Commercial Bank.
• Overseeing the performance of expert network interviews and other forms of benchmarking to identify growth and/or transformation opportunities.
• Leading the execution of primary and secondary research, performing analytics, and competitor analysis to develop fact-based to support the execution of strategic engagements.
• Leading in the development and refinement of OKRs throughout the Commercial Bank (Objectives and Key Results).
• Leads, coordinates and takes accountability for strategic presentations to senior management, working cross-functionally to determine and develop appropriate content, messaging and presentation.
• Leads in identifying, prioritizing, and managing various initiatives across the commercial bank.
• Leads ad-hoc strategic market analysis.
• Leads and Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Undergraduate degree
• 5 years of experience including a successful track record of developing business strategy, financial modeling and analysis, competitive analysis, and strategic business planning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• 2 years of direct experience in strategic management consulting or wholesale financial services strategy is strongly preferred having achieved the role of manager
• Executive-level presence
• Ability to navigate and work with all levels within an organization
• Ability to work and manage with ambiguity
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Strong research skills and desire to expand knowledge
• Ability to synthesize analysis and research into practical strategic insights and recommendations (critical thinking and assessment)
• Ability to manage multiple individuals and complex engagements
• Supervisory or management experienceDemonstrated ability to work with ambiguity and complex strategic analysis projects
• Strong analytical skills
• Project management skills
• Team player
• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
• Worked at a leading management consulting firm, ideally with some experience in financial services

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Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No= eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

$102,000 - $208,000 Annually

The compensation range represents the anticipatedlow and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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