Enterprise Strategy Manager
Job Description:
- Support the ongoing development and evaluation of H&R Block's corporate strategy
- Define long-term growth priorities and strategic choices
- Conduct market, customer, competitive, and financial analyses
- Formulate and test hypotheses related to growth strategies, market expansion, customer needs, new business models, and transformation initiatives
- Create data-driven recommendations, executive presentations, and strategic perspectives for senior leadership, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Directors
- Lead and contribute to high-priority strategy projects
- Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities, solve complex business challenges, and drive outcomes
- Support the enterprise strategic planning process
- Align priorities, investments, key initiatives, and success metrics across the organization
- Facilitate executive workshops and stakeholder discussions
- Build alignment around critical decisions and trade-offs
- Analyze competitive landscapes, emerging technologies, and disruptive forces affecting tax, financial services, and small business industries
- Support evaluation of strategic partnerships, new business initiatives, and growth opportunities
- Build trusted relationships and influence leaders across functions to advance strategic priorities and drive informed decision-making
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 4–6+ years of experience or equivalent in strategy-focused management consulting, corporate strategy, business transformation, growth strategy, investment banking, private equity, or a related field
- Proven ability to structure and solve complex, ambiguous business problems to deliver measurable business impact
- Strong strategic, analytical, and financial modeling capabilities
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to synthesize complex information into clear, compelling recommendations
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing without direct authority
- Experience working with senior leaders and executive stakeholders
- Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, strong collaboration skills, bias for action, and track record of creating value and delivering measurable business impact
- Preferred: MBA or advanced degree
- Preferred: Experience supporting executive leadership teams, Board-level discussions, or enterprise strategic planning
- Preferred: Experience in financial services, consumer services, small business services, technology, retail, or other customer-centric industries
- Preferred: Strong knowledge of organic and inorganic value creation levers and/or experience developing AI transformation strategies
Benefits:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage for associates and eligible dependents
- H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan)
- Employee Assistance Program
- (Virtual) fitness center programs
- Associate discount program
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Associate Tax Prep benefit
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits
- Support for life both in and outside of work
- Continuous learning
- High Performing, Connected Culture