Strategy & Business Development Manager

Deckers Brands; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 108,700 - 146,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay and Bonuses

Financial Planning

Time away from work

Generous discounts and community programs

Support for personal and professional development

Comprehensive health and wellness programs

Job summary

Deckers Brands in Goleta, CA, is seeking a Strategy & Business Development Manager to support long-range strategic plans and manage growth opportunities. This hybrid role requires 6+ years of experience in consulting or business analysis and a BA degree.

The successful candidate will collaborate with VP Strategy, manage strategic initiatives, and provide insights to leadership. Deckers Brands values diversity and offers competitive pay, bonuses, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in consulting, strategic planning, or business analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with strong executive presence.
• Highly organized, able to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise strategic planning by collaborating with various teams.
• Manage and govern strategic initiatives across enterprise and brands.
• Deliver data and insights to support strategic planning processes.
• Analyze and report market and competitive insights monthly and quarterly.

Skills

Consulting

Strategic Planning

Business Analysis

Analytical Skill

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences, technology, business, or economics

Job description

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.

Job Title: Strategy & Business Development Manager

Reports to: VP, Strategy & Business Development

Location: Goleta, CA (Hybrid) – Typically 3 times per week in office, Tuesday – Thursday

The Role

As the Strategy & Business Development Manager, you’ll be a key member of the Corporate Strategy & Business Development Team. You’ll help develop, articulate, and steward the enterprise and brands’ long‑range strategic plans, identify and manage organic growth opportunities, and bring key insights to global leadership. You’ll also play a critical role in evaluating and executing external investment opportunities that align with our portfolio strategy.

Who You Are

• Hold a BA degree, preferably in sciences, technology, business, or economics
• Bring 6+ years of experience in consulting, strategic planning, or business analysis
• Highly organized, able to handle multiple priorities and keep the team on track
• Combine analytical and creative skillsets to solve complex problems
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills with strong executive presence
• Highly collaborative, enjoy helping others succeed and sharing in team success
• Strong analytic thinker, comfortable using data to identify trends, explain observations, and draw meaningful implications

Key Responsibilities

• Support enterprise strategic planning by collaborating with VP Strategy, Brand Strategy Teams, and Marketplace Strategy Teams
  • Assist in developing corporate, enterprise, brand, and marketplace strategic direction, growth initiatives, playbook, and execution plan
  • Provide insight‑driven recommendations, research, presentation support, and financial modeling for strategy planning and Board of Directors meetings
• Manage and govern strategic initiatives across enterprise, brand, and marketplace
  • Track reporting, KPIs, project management, and coordination
  • Support special projects within brands, regions, and channels, including new market launches and product acceleration
  • Align organization around major brand strategies and key growth initiatives
• Deliver data, insights, analytics, AI, financial, and scenario modeling support
  • Provide ad hoc data, insights, and analytic/modeling support for enterprise, brand, and marketplace strategies
  • Explore new technologies, tools, services, and AI to improve strategic planning processes
• Analyze and report monthly and quarterly market and competitive insights
  • Provide regular updates to leadership and Board of Directors
  • Support Brand and Marketplace Strategy Teams with competitive and market data, trends, and insights

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses – a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success, and demonstrate that employees are valued
• Financial Planning and well‑being – help employees reach their financial goals with powerful plans to protect income, pay expenses, and invest in the future
• Time away from work – support employees’ needs to get out, get healthy, and come back stronger
• Extras, discounts and perks – generous discounts and community‑based programs for valued team members
• Growth and Development – extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development
• Health and Wellness – comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings for a healthy lifestyle at work and in life

Salary range: $108,700.00 – $146,700.00 (Goleta, California)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.