Senior Strategy Associate, Enterprise Strategy (hybrid, Seattle)

Nordstrom Nordstrom · Retail · Seattle, WA

This role focuses on enterprise strategy within a retail company, involving project management, market research, and developing strategic recommendations. It requires strong quantitative and analytical skills, experience in management consulting or retail strategy, and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. The role is not directly involved in AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage project inputs simultaneously from start to finish in a rapidly changing environment
  2. Develop compelling insights through creation and maintenance of complex models
  3. Conduct primary and secondary research
  4. Support the development of materials that effectively communicate insights and recommendations
  5. Build credibility with business partners to gain support for analysis and recommendations

Skills

Required

  • 4 + years with a leading management consulting firm (e.g., Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Deloitte) or experience in retail strategy required
  • Strong interest in retail and understanding of industry dynamics
  • Strong quantitative skills, including model building and insight generation
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate with cross functional partners
  • Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Bachelor's degree

What the JD emphasized

  • leading management consulting firm (e.g., Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Deloitte) or experience in retail strategy required