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Posted Apr 29Director, Strategy and Corporate Development
at Justworks
New York, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of strategists (three direct reports on day one), fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Set team standards for strategic rigor, insight synthesis, and communication
- Evolve a strong operating model for Corporate Strategy, defining clear ways of working to ensure insights flow consistently into strategic decision-making Strategic foresight and distilling priorities
- Ensure the team balances near-term decisions with long-range thinking, helping Justworks anticipate change and make durable, forward-looking strategic decisions Growth, market, and competitive strategy
- Lead work to proactively identify and evaluate new growth opportunities (M&A, investment, and partnership) that align with Justworks’ long-term vision, competitive advantages, and customer needs
- Lead market, customer, competitive, and macroeconomic analyses, in close partnership with Research & Insights, to ensure strategic recommendations are grounded in deep customer understanding, unmet needs, and real-world behaviors—not just surface-level metrics
- Support and, where appropriate, lead inorganic growth initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
- Conduct opportunity assessment, business case development, diligence support, and integration planning in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders Executive communication & alignment
- Drive organizational alignment through crisp storytelling, structured frameworks, and data-informed recommendations
- Support executive- and board-level discussions with rigorous analysis and clear strategic narratives
- Influence & Leadership - Builds trust, alignment, and momentum across diverse stakeholders through strong relationships and lateral leadership.
Requirements
- At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.
- As Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, you will help ensure that Justworks’ most important strategic decisions are informed by a deep understanding of customers, markets, and emerging trends.
- Partner withcross-functional leaders to conduct analyses and build business cases that shape commercial and go-to-market strategies to unlock growth and improve execution