Director of Corporate Strategy - Corporate

Front Row; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision

PTO

Summer Fridays

Wellness and commuter benefits

Work with a fun, consultative team of…

Job summary

Front Row seeks a Director of Corporate Strategy to partner with the executive team on growth initiatives and guide the company’s next phase. The role emphasizes ambiguity, structured problem-solving, and leadership-level clarity in decision-making.

The position requires deep experience in strategy and operations, with a track record of cross-functional delivery, AI initiatives, and strategic planning. Located in New York, it offers high-growth responsibility and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in strategy, business operations, or consulting.
• 2+ years in management consulting.
• 2+ years in a startup, scale-up, or high-growth environment.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across all levels, from junior team members to executives.
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial and operational drivers.
• Action-oriented, with the ability to move quickly from insight to execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-growth business.
• Experience in consumer brands, ecommerce, marketplaces, or agency environments preferred.
• Highly structured thinker with strong communication and storytelling skills.
• Based in New York (or willing to relocate).

Responsibilities

• Partner with the C‑Suite and senior leadership to define and execute corporate, divisional, and functional strategies
• Translate complex qualitative and quantitative data into clear insights and actionable priorities
• Own and drive Front Row’s operating cadence, including annual planning, strategic priorities, and OKRs
• Own end‑to‑end delivery of high‑impact, cross‑functional strategic initiatives from ideation through execution (e.g., AI, competitive intelligence, new expansion opportunities)
• Lead executive‑level communications, including board materials and strategy updates

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data synthesis

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication & storytelling

Stakeholder influence

Business acumen

Execution bias

Job description

At Front Row, we partner with leading brands to accelerate their ecommerce growth. We leverage our capabilities and proprietary technology to design, market, distribute and accelerate brands on a global scale. We’re continually cultivating functional areas of expertise and retaining the highest caliber of talent — while sharing knowledge and data, creating efficiencies, and looking at every aspect of our client’s business from a 360 perspective. We work effectively to give every client the hands‑on support, niche knowledge, and first‑access they need to win in the world’s most competitive commerce markets and make each of our six capabilities the first to act on the next big things.

We live for the exchange of energy between brands and audiences, you should too, and we’ve made it our mission to expand every brand’s market share and heart share. Because we believe every transaction has the potential to be transformational.

We leverage data‑driven insights from Catapult, our proprietary technology, and our deep understanding of marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, to craft strategies unique to each brand we work with while protecting their pricing and channel strategies at every lifecycle stage and in any global market.

Intro

We are hiring a Director of Corporate Strategy to partner closely with Front Row’s executive team on key strategic initiatives and help guide the company’s next phase of growth. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, brings structured thinking to complex problems, and drives clarity at the leadership level.

Description

• Partner with the C‑Suite and senior leadership to define and execute corporate, divisional, and functional strategies
• Translate complex qualitative and quantitative data into clear insights and actionable priorities
• Own and drive Front Row’s operating cadence, including annual planning, strategic priorities, and OKRs
• Own end‑to‑end delivery of high‑impact, cross‑functional strategic initiatives from ideation through execution (e.g., AI, competitive intelligence, new expansion opportunities)
• Lead executive‑level communications, including board materials and strategy updates

Requirements

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in strategy, business operations, or consulting
• Background includes:
  • 2+ years in management consulting
  • 2+ years in a startup, scale‑up, or high‑growth environment
• Strong ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across all levels, from junior team members to executives
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of leading cross‑functional initiatives
• Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial and operational drivers
• Action‑oriented, with the ability to move quickly from insight to execution in a fast‑paced environment
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high‑growth business
• Experience in consumer brands, ecommerce, marketplaces, or agency environments preferred
• Highly structured thinker with strong communication and storytelling skills
• Based in New York (or willing to relocate)

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision
• PTO
• Summer Fridays
• Wellness and commuter benefits
• Work with a fun, consultative team of experts
• Location - headquartered in SoHo, New York City with offices in San Diego, Hamburg and Bratislava

SALARY: $160,000 - $180,000 + bonus