Strategy

Business Unit

You'll run entire business units as profit centers, not just advise from the sidelines. This path creates CEOs who think like owners because you've actually been one.

Leads to: CSO

Career Progression

Rotational Tours · L1–L3

Build the craft. Prove you can wield the tools of Strategy.

Transformational Tours · L4–L7

Deliver outcomes. Each tour has a defined mission and success criteria.

Foundational Tours · L8–L10

Shape the organization. Build institutions, not just products.

What Hiring Managers Look For

Proven ability to dissect complex business problems into executable workstreams with measurable outcomes, not just PowerPoint recommendations.

Track record of building consensus across hostile stakeholder groups while driving through decisions that create tangible competitive advantage.

Demonstrated capacity to architect multi-year strategic initiatives that boards can defend to investors during market downturns.

Common Career Transitions

Business Unit Strategy → Corporate Development at L5-L6 for M&A execution experience

Business Unit Strategy → General Management at L6-L7 for P&L accountability before CSO track