Director, Strategy & Transformation

Kimberly-Clark; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Hybrid work arrangement

Total rewards package with benefits

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark in Chicago seeks a Strategy & Transformation Director to lead enterprise transformation by translating strategic ambition into focused priorities, value initiatives, disciplined execution plans, and measurable outcomes.

This role partners with COO, Segment Presidents, and Global Leaders to clarify what matters, align leadership, and mobilize the organization toward high-value opportunities with structured problem solving and credible business cases.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategy consulting, transformation, enterprise program leadership, or related fields.
• MBA from a top-tier business school preferred.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong storytelling and executive communication skills for C-suite and Board materials.

Responsibilities

• Shape and align on priorities critical to Kimberly-Clark's strategic and transformation ambition.
• Develop value initiatives with Segment and Functional leaders and mobilize teams for high-value opportunities.
• Translate priorities into a sequenced portfolio with milestones, owners, governance, and resourcing.
• Lead executive discussions on prioritization, trade-offs, and risks to value delivery using data and judgment.
• Provide structured problem solving and analytics to initiative teams; frame questions and translate insights into actions.
• Ensure transformation priorities are set up with credible plans, resources, and leadership attention.
• Establish accountability, surface gaps/risks, and enable timely escalation and course correction.
• Partner with initiative teams to drive outcomes and de-risk value delivery.
• Offer targeted support through internal strategy, transformation, or initiative teams as needed.

Skills

Strategic storytelling

Structured problem solving

Analytical mindset

Executive stakeholder relationships

Business judgment

Initiative & motivation

Consumer/CPG/retail knowledge

Collaboration & influence

Agility & versatility

Matrix leadership

Education

MBA from a top-tier business school

Job description

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®At Kimberly-Clark, it's all here for you - innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Strategy & Transformation Director to help lead enterprise transformation by translating strategic ambition into focused priorities, value initiatives, disciplined execution plans, and measurable outcomes. This role will help shape and steward the enterprise transformation agenda by partnering with the Chief Operating Officer, Segment Presidents, Global Functional leaders, Corporate Strategy, and initiative owners to clarify what matters most, align leadership attention, and mobilize the organization against the highest-value opportunities.

The Strategy & Transformation Director will play a critical role in operationalizing Kimberly-Clark's enterprise strategy by helping the enterprise transform its path to growth, cost effectiveness, and ways of working. The role is designed for a strategic operator who can bring structure to ambiguity, develop value initiatives with Segment and Functional leaders, build credible business cases and execution plans, and ensure priorities are integrated into the company's operating rhythm so the organization can deliver sustained impact.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will work across a complex global matrix environment to help senior leaders shape, prioritize, and execute enterprise transformation priorities. You will partner closely with Segment and Functional leadership teams to identify value opportunities, translate them into initiatives with clear ambition and business cases, provide structured problem solving and analytic support, define milestones and ownership, and mobilize cross-functional teams to move from idea to execution.

You will also help establish the management mechanisms needed to track progress, surface risks, resolve roadblocks, and maintain leadership focus on the priorities most critical to Kimberly-Clark's strategic and transformation ambition. The role requires strong strategic judgment, structured problem solving, executive presence, and the ability to influence outcomes through facts, relationships, and disciplined follow-through.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include:

• Partner with the Chief Operating Officer, Segment Presidents, Global Functional leaders, Corporate Strategy, and senior initiative owners to shape and align on the priorities that are critical to delivering Kimberly-Clark's strategic and transformation ambition.
• Work with Segment and Functional leadership teams to develop value initiatives, clarify the ambition and expected impact, build credible business cases, and mobilize teams against the highest-value opportunities.
• Translate enterprise priorities into a sequenced portfolio of initiatives with clear milestones, owners, governance, decision points, resourcing needs, and cross-functional support required to move from idea to execution.
• Drive leadership discussion and debate on prioritization, trade-offs, strategic choices, acceleration opportunities, and risks to value delivery using facts, judgment, and personal impact to build credibility and influence outcomes.
• Provide structured problem solving and analytic support to initiative teams, including framing business questions, developing hypotheses, conducting analysis, sizing opportunities, identifying root causes, and translating insights into practical recommendations.
• Develop and execute the approach to ensure transformation priorities are set up for success with credible plans, resourcing, investment, leadership attention, and integration into the company's operating rhythm.
• Build mechanisms to understand progress against opportunity, establish accountability, identify gaps and risks, and enable timely escalation, decision making, roadblock removal, and course correction.
• Partner with initiative teams to drive outcomes by acting as a thought partner on full-potential opportunity, strategic choices, execution discipline, acceleration, and de-risking of value delivery.
• Provide targeted, high-impact support on critical initiatives directly or by mobilizing internal strategy, transformation, consulting, or initiative teams as needed.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• 10+ years of business experience in strategy consulting, transformation, corporate strategy, enterprise program leadership, business analysis, or a related business or functional discipline.
• MBA from a top-tier business school is highly preferred, with demonstrated business success in strategy, marketing, finance, operations, sales analytics, or related functional leadership roles.
• Strategic Storytelling and Executive Communication: Outstanding written, verbal, storytelling, and presentation skills, including the ability to create clear, executive-ready materials for C-suite leaders and the Board of Directors.
• Structured Problem Solving: Ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems, frame key questions, develop practical workplans, and translate complexity into clear choices and recommendations.
• Analytical and Quantitative Mindset: Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to independently generate strategic insights, assess value opportunities, and use data to inform priorities and decisions.
• Executive Stakeholder Relationships: Confidence, credibility, decisiveness, and executive presence, with the ability to build trust quickly with senior leaders, initiative owners, and cross-functional partners.
• Business Judgment: Ability to assess business risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and implementation realities and translate them into practical recommendations that improve outcomes.
• Initiative and Motivation: Highly motivated self-starter who is performance driven, comfortable operating independently, and able to move work forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Consumer, CPG, and Retail Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of key players, dynamics, trends, industry analyses, and metrics is helpful.
• Collaboration: Enjoys working across teams, building productive relationships, and leading through influence in a matrixed environment.
• Influence and Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to influence senior-level stakeholders, build alignment across boundaries, and sustain leadership focus on critical priorities.
• Agility and Versatility: Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced setting with shifting priorities, complex trade-offs, and high visibility initiatives.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the benefits you'd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see https://www.mykcbenefits.com/ca/newhire

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That's why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration - helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role

#LI-Hybrid

Salary Range: 185,780 - 240,140 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location

Chicago Commercial Center

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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