05th November, 2026
Associate Director, Corporate Strategy & Growth (Retail)
SAN DIEGO, CA | Full time | HYBRID: 4 DAYS ON-SITE | Must be fluent in English and Spanish
Overview
This is a highly visible, strategic position working closely with executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, evaluate major investments, improve profitability, and develop new business strategies. You'll play a key role in shaping business expansion, financial investments, and operational improvements across international markets.
Our client
Our client is a well-established, publicly traded international retailer with a strong financial foundation and a growing presence across multiple markets. Operating more than 45+ retail locations the company combines the stability of an established organization with the energy of a business focused on expansion and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on major investment decisions, new business opportunities, and long-term growth.
Who We Want
A retail strategist who thinks like a consultant, models like an investment banker and presents like an executive. You understand how a location makes money before you open a spreadsheet.
You thrive when the agenda changes on Tuesday and the answer is due Friday. You bring structure to ambiguity, stay proactive through busy peaks and quiet stretches, and know when one sharp chart says more than twenty slides.
The Work You'll Own
- High-impact special projects. Tackle expansion, operations and investment questions from a blank page to an actionable recommendation.
- Investment cases. Build and defend driver-based models for new locations, distribution infrastructure and partnerships: P&L, cash flow, NPV, IRR, payback and sensitivity analysis.
- New business opportunities. Size and screen potential growth initiatives, services and commercial partnerships; recommend where to invest, improve or change course.
- Executive storytelling. Turn complex analysis into clear, convincing presentations and defend your conclusions with confidence.
- Cross-functional influence. Work closely with Finance, Operations, Real Estate and regional teams; lead discussions in English and Spanish to move decisions forward.
What You Bring | Requirements
- Fluent English and Spanish - essential. Full professional proficiency in both languages, spoken and written; able to lead business meetings.
- Real retail exposure - essential. Retail or multi-location consumer operations, or retail-focused consulting, banking or investment experience.
- Investment modeling expertise - essential. Hands-on capital and site-level financial modeling, retail unit economics and return-on-investment analysis.
- Experience building and defending driver-based models for new locations, distribution infrastructure and partnerships: P&L, cash flow, NPV, IRR, payback and sensitivity analysis.
- Bachelor's degree. A degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field.
- Strong judgment and ownership. Ideally 8-12 years in strategy or strategic finance; curious, responsive and comfortable with shifting project priorities.
Additional Strengths | A Plus, Not Required The following experience would make your background even more compelling
- Executive presence. Experience presenting recommendations and investment cases to senior executives or a board and handling challenging questions.
- Technical analytics. Working knowledge of SQL, Python and/or R for analyzing complex data, identifying trends and supporting strategic decisions.
- Advanced education. An MBA or quantitative master's degree in a related discipline.
- Professional credential. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
- Broader transaction exposure. Participation in M&A evaluations, strategic partnerships, market entry assessments or other high-stakes investment decisions.
- New business incubation. Experience evaluating new services, ancillary businesses or growth concepts beyond an organization's core offering.
- Mentoring analysts. Experience guiding junior analysts, reviewing financial models and elevating the quality of analytical work.
- Regional experience. Familiarity working with teams or business opportunities across Latin America or the Caribbean.
Compensation, Benefits & Travel Base salary $126K-$175K (more for the right candidate)
+ target annual performance bonus of 20%-25% of base and a long-term equity incentive of 20%-25% of base (vesting over three years). Incentives are subject to applicable plan terms. 401k match.
Benefits: Health benefits, PTO 10 days @ 1st year | 15 days @ 2nd year | 9 sick days and 14 paid holidays.
Limited travel: Approximately 2-4 international trips to LATAM per year, typically about 10 days total and no more than 20 days annually.
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