Director, Enterprise Strategy

The Director, Enterprise Strategy is a mission-critical leadership position reporting to the Vice President, Enterprise Strategy (VP). This role is responsible for managing the execution of the enterprise-level strategic planning, goal-setting frameworks, and performance measurement processes. These functions are essential to FINRA fully realizing the benefits of its strategic realignment and the continued adoption of more data-driven insights to inform senior management decision-making.

This role works directly and effectively with Senior leaders across the enterprise to operationalize the multi-year strategic plan, in alignment with corporate goals and priorities. The Director leads the ongoing monitoring of progress (through OKRs/KPIs), analyzes enterprise performance, and oversees the production of high stakes reporting for the Management Committee (MC) and Board.

Essential Job Functions:

• Enterprise Planning Execution: Owns and directs the annual enterprise-level strategic planning and goal-setting timeline and process, ensuring functional strategies align with the broader goals of the organization.
• Strategy Project Management Office (PMO) & Governance: Serves as the operational lead for the Strategy PMO function; establishes guardrails and change control processes to ensure the integrity of enterprise goals, measurement, and reporting for the MC and Board.
• Board & MC Reporting: Leads the preparation of narrative-driven reviews, materials, and presentations for Board meetings and strategy sessions; ensures accuracy and strategic alignment in deliverables for the VP and CFAO.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborates with Finance and functional leaders to ensure resource allocation and program elements are seamlessly linked to the organization’s strategic priorities.
• Analysis & Decision Support: Leads sophisticated, high-impact analysis on complex issues—including market sourcing, benchmarking, and spending analysis—to provide data-backed recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Initiative Management: Manages enterprise-wide multi-faceted corporate initiatives with organizational significance; establishes rigorous success metrics; and works cross-functionally to proactively identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies that could impact strategic outcomes.
• Performance Measurement: Assesses the effectiveness of metrics within business functions to determine if they are driving the appropriate outcomes and informs decisions on necessary adjustments.
• Methodology & Best Practices: Maintains expert level knowledge of industry developments in strategic planning and performance management, ensuring the team leverages best-in-class tools and methodologies.
• Team Leadership: Manage and support team in their day-to-day responsibilities to execute the goals and priorities of the program. Mentor and coach team members, providing timely and effective feedback, identifying skill gaps, and implementing training opportunities where needed.
• Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Other Responsibilities:

• May lead cross-organizational working groups to address specific strategic questions or corporate initiatives as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration; advanced degree or relevant certification(s) desired.

• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, FP&A, or a business operations role.

• Minimum five (5) years in a people leader role.

• Extensive experience leading cross-functional strategic planning cycles and enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Proven/extensive experience with strategic modeling, framework development, and OKR/KPI methodology.

• In-depth project and program management skills; experience operating a PMO or similar governance function.

• Proven ability to collaborate and influence without direct authority to achieve outcomes.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to work autonomously to execute against department goals.

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into executive-level insights.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, specifically in crafting presentations for senior leadership.

• Excellent computer skills, proficient in MS Office Suite.

Work Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person prese