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Director, Corporate Strategy

Job Description

Reporting to the VP of Corporate Strategy, the Director of Corporate Strategy plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization's strategic direction and driving key initiatives. This individual partners with executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, address complex business challenges, and ensure alignment with overarching organizational objectives. They lead cross-functional teams, manage high-impact projects, and inspire a high-performing strategy team to deliver exceptional results

This job is located on-site at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.

What You Will Be Doing?

• Strategic Planning: Develop and articulate long-term strategies that align with organizational goals, informed by market trends and competitive insights.
• Executive Collaboration: Partner with executive leadership to evaluate and prioritize strategic opportunities, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Project Leadership: Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact, ensuring high-quality deliverables and timely execution including preparing materials and facilitating workshops.
• Team Development: Build and manage a high-performing team, providing mentorship and fostering professional growth.
• Change Management: Drive organizational change initiatives, ensuring adoption and measurable impact.
• Trend Monitoring: Analyze industry trends, competitive dynamics, and market shifts to inform strategic recommendations

What You Will Need to Bring?

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experiencepreferred
• 8-12 years of experience in strategy, consulting, corporate strategy, or similar roles (retail, consumer, or omnichannel experience stronglypreferred)
• Strategic Vision: Ability to translate complex challenges into actionable strategies that drive growth and innovation.
• Leadership Excellence: Inspires, motivates, and develops a high-performing strategy team. Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing seniorstakeholders.
• Problem Solving: Approaches complex challenges with structured thinking and innovative solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Builds strong relationships with executive leadership, external partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Execution Focus: Ensures timely and high-quality delivery of strategic initiatives and projects
• Business Acumen: Ability to connect strategy to financial outcomes and operational plans
• Communication skills: Ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives for executiveaudiences
• Ownership and accountability: Ability to "get things done" in a fast-pacedenvironment. Comfort with ambiguity and able to create structure where it does not exist

Benefits & Perks

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you'll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company's culture and values, but most importantly - with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:

• Incentive bonus program
• Annual companywide review process
• Flexible spending accounts
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are "work from anywhere" days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

Company Description

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.

Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.