Shape the future of global businesses as a Director in our Strategy & Transformation Practice. You will leverage Cedar's 40+ year heritage and deep industry relationships to originate and lead high-impact strategy and transformation engagements for C-suite clients. This dual-mandate role demands a senior market presence, combining expert business development with end-to-end project delivery, building on our legacy as creators of the Balanced Scorecard.
Responsibilities
Originate and qualify new mandates across target accounts and sectors.
Build trusted-advisor relationships with CEOs, COOs, and leadership teams.
Lead proposal development, problem framing, and scope negotiation.
Represent Cedar at industry forums, networks, and thought leadership events; contribute to market positioning and practice development.
Lead strategy definition, competitive assessment, and growth planning engagements.
Design and guide operating model redesign and organizational transformation.
Manage complex, multi-workstream projects with senior client stakeholders.
Synthesize findings and present recommendations at board and C-suite levels.
Develop Cedar's intellectual property, frameworks, and reusable assets.
Drive impact across practice areas including:
Corporate & business unit strategy, competitive positioning, growth strategy, portfolio strategy, strategic planning processes & governance.
Operating model design, large-scale organizational transformation, post-merger integration, digital & technology-enabled transformation, change management & executive alignment.
Requirements
15+ years of experience, including at least 10 in a consulting or advisory capacity.
Prior experience at a strategy consulting firm is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated track record of originating and closing client engagements.
Deep expertise in at least two of our core practice focus areas (Strategy, Transformation).
Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects at senior organizational levels.
Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
Strong commercial instinct to identify and shape client opportunities.
Analytical rigor combined with practical implementation judgment.
Collaborative, low-ego, builder mindset suited to our boutique environment.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics.
What We Offer
Join a Forbes-ranked global management consulting firm with a 40+ year heritage, known for advising leadership teams across industries.
Opportunity to shape high-level strategy and transformation, building on a legacy founded by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard.
Access specialized resources, including IBS Intelligence, the definitive source for FinTech market research and advisory.
Connection to Cedar Hill Capital, an independent $20mn FinTech venture capital fund with a sharp lens on B2B FinTech.
Engagement with the Cedar FinTech Innovation Lab, bridging banks and technology companies for Middle East and India market opportunities.
A platform to be a senior face in the market and a trusted partner to C-suite clients within a globally recognized firm.