Principal, Digital Strategy & Transformation

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The Principal, Digital Strategy & Transformation is a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the Vice President, Digital. This individual contributor role helps shape strategic priorities, advance enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives, and drive execution across business and technology functions. The role succeeds through structured problem solving, strong stakeholder partnership, and influence without formal authority.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as a strategic partner and extension of the Vice President, Digital, helping to prioritize, plan, and execute critical business and transformation initiatives.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that require effective collaboration across business functions, technology teams, and leadership levels.
- Assess organizational, operational, process, and technology challenges; identify root causes; and develop practical, scalable recommendations.
- Build alignment among stakeholders with differing perspectives to support timely decisions and achievement of shared business outcomes.
- Develop clear, concise executive-level analyses, recommendations, presentations, roadmaps, and communications that inform strategy and action.
- Establish and support governance structures, decision forums, action plans, and progress reporting for strategic initiatives.
- Identify, monitor, and help address initiative risks, interdependencies, resource needs, and barriers to execution.
- Support change management and adoption efforts that strengthen organizational effectiveness, business agility, and digital maturity.
- Facilitate working sessions, stakeholder discussions, and decision-making processes that promote inclusion, transparency, and accountability.
- Maintain awareness of relevant business priorities, market trends, and emerging digital capabilities to inform transformation opportunities.

Basic Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, analytics, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- Eight or more years of progressively responsible experience in management consulting, digital transformation, enterprise strategy, business operations, technology, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business, operational, customer, or technology impact.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders to frame business challenges, evaluate options, and advance strategic priorities.
- Proven ability to influence decisions and drive outcomes in a matrixed environment without direct supervisory authority.
- Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information, structure ambiguous problems, identify key insights, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
- Experience creating executive-ready presentations, business cases, strategic roadmaps, status updates, and decision materials.
- Strong written, verbal, visual, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to tailor communications for varied audiences.
- Demonstrated facilitation, stakeholder management, relationship-building, and change leadership skills.
- Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree, MBA, or advanced degree in business, technology, data science, analytics, or a related field.
- Experience supporting digital strategy, product, data, analytics, cloud, automation, customer experience, or enterprise technology initiatives.
- Experience in a consulting, corporate strategy, transformation office, chief of staff, or business operations environment.
- Familiarity with portfolio management, operating model design, organizational change management, or strategic planning processes.
- Experience developing and tracking performance measures, initiative milestones, and value-realization plans.
- Knowledge of agile, product, program, or project management practices.

What We Offer

- The opportunity to help shape high-impact digital strategy and transformation initiatives across the enterprise.
- A collaborative, inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives, thoughtful problem solving, continuous learning, and respectful partnership.
- Meaningful opportunities to work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams on complex business challenges.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- A comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include health and wellness benefits, retirement savings support, paid time off, and other company-sponsored programs.
- The organization is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by applicable law.

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