Director, Enterprise Strategy

Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to support the development and execution of the company's organic growth, inorganic growth, and performance improvement strategy. This position works within the Enterprise Strategy team to develop and deliver multi-year business strategies and delivery of key initiatives including M&A.

What you will do

• Collaborates cross-functionally with and influences SVP, VP, and director-level stakeholders and their support functions to accelerate strategic business initiatives.
• Provides regular updates and status to ELT regarding strategy initiatives in order to drive focus and accountability throughout the organization.
• Translates specific strategic initiatives into project plans; owns development and delivery of project workplan, taking a hypothesis-driven approach to develop, to execute and deliver on multi-year growth and performance improvement strategies. Oversees, assigns tasks, and provides guidance to more junior team members supporting the project to ensure delivery of their assigned focus areas.
• Assembles, directs, and leads cross-functional teams of business leaders, strategist, and industry experts.
• Independently performs advanced, complex research and analysis, and synthesizes insights into meaningful recommendations that drive inorganic or organic growth, or performance improvement strategy projects forward.
• Supports more junior resources in identifying the best means and sources of gathering necessary data, and in structuring and conducting the analysis.
• Maintains comprehensive understanding of the enterprise and functional areas; continually monitors and evaluates competitive landscape to identify innovative opportunities to create new value.
• Leads identification and evaluation of potential acquisition or partnership opportunities that will drive strategic priorities forward. Proactively networks externally to gain market insights and identify opportunities.
• Leads end-to-end M&A and partnership process, including defining strategic rationale, creation of investment memo and development of valuation models, presenting findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders. Seeks and incorporates input from deal team, executive sponsors, and key business owners.
• Manages deal execution team, consisting of functional and business leaders, while directing external resources, including investment bankers and accounting firms, through due diligence process and integration planning. Works alongside legal counsel to negotiate transaction terms and definitive agreements.
• Structures and presents impactful, highly visible executive-level presentations summarizing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develops strong internal relationships with stakeholders across the business to provide ongoing advisory support and gain the stakeholder buy-in necessary for the successful execution of the agreed upon plans.
• Takes ownership and leads internal strategy team initiatives such as campus recruiting strategies, learning and development initiatives, and other ways to enrich development and partnership within the organization.
• Mentors and supports junior team members within Enterprise Strategy, providing support on assigned projects and may directly manage.
• This position manages/supervises people

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Management, Business Administration, Economics or a similar field and 7 Years experience in strategy advisory, management consulting, in Investment Banking, corporate development, or M&A related role
• 7 Years experience in managing or consulting to large, complex organizations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree Management, Business Administration, or a similar field

About Lowe's

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com. #LI-81CLEE

Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.