Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy

Equifax, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Equifax, Inc. in Atlanta seeks a Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy (Finance) to shape enterprise strategy across BUs and COEs, advising the CEO and C-suite, translating trends into growth plans. The role blends macro analysis with hands-on strategic execution in a global HQ setting with structured in-office weeks.

You will lead multi-project strategy initiatives, guide cross-functional teams, evaluate acquisitions, and stress-test financial models for Board-ready presentations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in strategy focused roles, including 3+ in top-tier management consulting.
• Advanced proficiency in quantitative and financial analysis.
• Proficiency with GenAI tools for strategic analysis, market sizing, and ideation.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams around enterprise-level strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize macro, industry, and competitive trends to identify strategic opportunities and risks for Equifax.
• Lead end-to-end strategy projects to evaluate growth vectors and deliver executive-level recommendations.
• Partner with BU and COE leaders to define strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise goals.
• Facilitate high-impact strategic working sessions with executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate with M&A and corporate development to assess targets and partnerships and build business cases.
• Support annual Strategic Planning, stress-testing financial models, and preparing Board materials.
• Serve as a liaison between Corporate Strategy and business units, communicating enterprise strategy.

Skills

Strategy development

Executive communication

Quantitative analysis

GenAI tooling

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Education

MBA (optional)

Job description

Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy (Finance)

As the Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the Equifax enterprise strategic trajectory and accelerating growth across our global Business Units (BUs) and Centers of Excellence (COEs). Acting as a key advisor to the CEO, C-suite, and BU / COE leaders, you will translate macro trends, competitive intelligence, and market dynamics into high-impact growth strategies and rigorous enterprise plans. We believe great things happen when teams connect. Our schedule is built around 4 days of high-impact, in-office collaboration (Monday-Thursday), paired with Friday Flexibility to wrap up your week remotely. This position will sit in our Global Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta, GA location.

What you will do

• Synthesize macro, industry, and competitive trends including emerging business models, market capabilities, and M&A activities to identify strategic opportunities and risks for Equifax.
• Lead end-to-end strategy projects to evaluate new growth vectors, quantify business impact, structure market entry strategies, and deliver executive-level recommendations to senior leadership.
• Partner with BU and COE leaders to define and refine strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise goals.
• Facilitate high-impact strategic working sessions with executive stakeholders to identify growth priorities, synthesize insights, and feed recommendations into annual strategy planning cycles.
• Collaborate with M&A and corporate development teams to assess the strategic fit of potential acquisition targets, joint ventures, and partnerships, building comprehensive business cases.
• Support the annual Strategic Planning process, providing thought leadership to BUs/COEs, stress-testing financial models, and preparing presentation materials for the Board of Directors and CEO.
• Serve as a liaison between Corporate Strategy and business units, communicating enterprise strategy and synthesizing operational and market insights across the organization.

What experience you need

• 7+ years of experience in strategy focused roles, of which 3+ in Top Tier management consulting firms, with a proven track record leading several global stakeholders groups through multiple cross-enterprise strategy projects concurrently.
• Demonstrated experience framing complex, ambiguous business problems independently, backed by quantitative and financial analysis.
• Advanced proficiency leveraging GenAI tools for strategic analysis, market research, market sizing, ideation, storyboarding with a high degree of curiosity driving forward-thinking innovation.
• Track record of defining, delivering, and aligning cross-functional teams around enterprise-level strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, with a history of advising senior executives and cross-functional leadership.

What could set you apart

• MBA is strongly encouraged but not required.
• Direct corporate strategy experience in Financial Services, Fintech, or Data & Analytics sectors
• Experience creating operational efficiencies, process improvements, or workflow automations by leveraging or building AI tools preferably, but not limited to Google Workspace.