Director of Corporate Strategy - New York

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in New York seeks a seasoned Director of Corporate Strategy to lead strategic, financial, investment and transaction work for top clients. You will own market analysis, build financial models, and present clear recommendations to senior leaders and boards.

Anticipated base salary range is $180,000 to $270,000 per year, with final compensation determined by employer, scope and experience; bonus, commission, or equity may apply where relevant.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic, financial, investment and transaction work.
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential projects with executive visibility.
• Strong writing, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead market analysis, strategic planning, and executive decision support.
• Analyze markets, companies, investments, transactions, and strategic options.
• Build financial models and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Coordinate diligence across finance, legal, operating and external teams.
• Identify risks and value drivers early in a process.
• Present conclusions to executives, boards or clients.
• Improve templates, data sources, and recurring decision processes.

Skills

Market analysis

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Diligence coordination

Stakeholder management

Confidential projects

Job description

Director of Corporate Strategy - New York

Career Launch is accepting applications for Director of Corporate Strategy opportunities with partner employers in New York. Career Launch works with experienced professionals seeking full-time roles and gives partner recruiters one profile to review across relevant searches.

The specific employer, team, work arrangement, interview process, and final compensation are disclosed before a candidate is submitted to an employer.

The role

These searches are for senior professionals who can lead strategic, financial, investment, and transaction work for high-growth and institutional organizations. The strongest candidates combine functional depth with ownership, executive communication, and a record of measurable results.

What you may own

• Lead market analysis, strategic planning, and executive decision support.
• Lead rigorous analysis of markets, companies, investments, transactions, and strategic alternatives.
• Build financial models, decision materials, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Coordinate diligence and execution across finance, legal, operating, and external teams.
• Identify material risks, value drivers, and unanswered questions early in a process.
• Present conclusions clearly to executives, investment committees, boards, or clients.
• Improve the templates, data sources, and operating processes used for recurring decisions.

What we are looking for

• Senior experience in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, strategy, or corporate development.
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling skills with strong attention to detail.
• Sound judgment when evaluating incomplete or conflicting information.
• Experience managing confidential projects with executive visibility.
• Clear writing, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Compensation and location

The anticipated base salary range across represented Director of Corporate Strategy searches in New York is $180,000 to $270,000 per year. Final compensation depends on the employer, scope, level, experience, and work arrangement and may include bonus, commission, or equity where applicable.

Equal opportunity

Career Launch and Career Launch evaluate candidates without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. Hiring decisions are made by the applicable partner employer.