Top Strategy Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead and execute governance, risk, and compliance activities including remediation management, change management, exam management, policy governance, and reporting. Collaborate with second/third lines of defense and external partners, track remediation lifecycle and metrics, maintain GRC tool documentation, identify process optimization opportunities, and mentor junior team members to strengthen control infrastructure and regulatory readiness.

The Business Director will lead strategic initiatives, manage teams, and develop business strategies to drive growth and profitability in payments. Responsibilities include overseeing product strategies, credit risk improvements, and collaborating with various departments to enhance overall performance.

Lead tech-focused M&A, divestiture, and restructuring engagements: assess market trends, identify risks and value-creation opportunities, develop strategies, oversee multiple projects, maintain executive client relationships, drive business development, and mentor junior leaders across the PwC network.

Lead M&A and restructuring advisory focused on product and technology diligence and product-led value creation for software and tech-enabled businesses. Analyze markets, perform financial modeling and scenario analysis, identify risks and opportunities, drive post-merger integration and value creation, manage client relationships, and lead high-performing project teams to deliver strategic recommendations.

Lead finance function strategy projects advising CFOs and finance leaders on operating models, organization design, process improvement, financial modeling, and digital transformation. Manage project teams, stakeholder engagement, change management, and technology integration to improve finance efficiency and strategic impact while coaching junior staff and ensuring project delivery.

Lead deal advisory for private equity clients in TMT, including M&A, divestitures, and restructuring. Analyze markets, build strategic frameworks, perform financial modeling and scenario analysis, identify risks/opportunities, oversee transaction execution, and mentor teams to deliver client outcomes while ensuring quality and innovation.

Lead strategy engagements for payor and provider clients: analyze market and clinical data, develop strategies for cost, quality, and operations, manage project delivery, mentor teams, and advise executive leadership on population health, analytics, and Medicare Stars performance.

Lead AI-driven cybersecurity strategy and transformation projects. Design and architect AI-enabled cyber risk frameworks, agentic automations, and threat models. Manage teams, engage senior clients, integrate ML capabilities into processes, and deliver enterprise-wide cyber risk governance and AI-powered risk management solutions.

Lead strategy consulting engagements in consumer markets to analyze market trends and business performance, develop actionable growth and transformation recommendations, guide client validation, direct teams through complex problems, apply systems thinking, coach and build diverse teams, and uphold professional and technical standards.

Lead strategy and value-creation for private equity investments in SaaS and software; oversee due diligence, technology and scalability transformations, manage multiple engagements, maintain executive client relationships, drive business development, and mentor teams to ensure high-quality delivery and measurable growth.

Lead strategy consulting engagements to identify growth opportunities, optimize operations, and implement data-driven recommendations. Oversee multiple client projects, drive business transformation, mentor teams, build executive relationships, and promote innovation and technology adoption to improve client performance and deliver measurable results.

Lead strategy engagements in consumer banking and payments: analyze market trends and performance, develop strategic recommendations, conduct competitive research, drive business transformation and CX strategy, manage teams, mentor staff, build stakeholder relationships, and leverage technology to improve client outcomes.

Lead Pharma and Life Sciences strategy engagements: advise C-level clients, design and implement enterprise and digital strategies, manage teams and budgets, conduct market and quantitative/qualitative analyses, drive portfolio restructuring and transformation, support business development, and mentor team members to deliver client outcomes.

Lead and deliver customer-centric marketing and commercial strategy engagements. Develop targeted campaigns, analyze campaign performance, leverage CRM systems, mentor teams, manage client accounts, and drive revenue growth through technology-enabled marketing initiatives.

Lead client engagements to design and implement customer-centric service and support strategies. Analyze customer engagement processes, drive sales and service improvements, manage project planning and budgets, coach and mentor teams, foster client relationships, and encourage adoption of innovative technologies to improve customer satisfaction and revenue growth.

Lead finance function strategy and transformation engagements: assess operating models, redesign finance processes and organizational structures, drive change management, foster executive relationships, mentor teams, and grow business through client development and technology-enabled solutions.

Lead strategic advisory for healthcare M&A, divestitures, and restructurings. Analyze market trends, build value-creation frameworks, conduct financial modeling, guide complex transactions, drive post-merger integration, and coach teams to deliver client outcomes with clear, systems-driven recommendations.

Provide strategic guidance to Pharma and Life Sciences clients by analyzing market trends, conducting competitive and consumer research, developing go-to-market and customer experience strategies, interpreting data analytics, optimizing operations, and supporting cost structure and value realization initiatives while building client relationships and mentoring team members.

Lead CDP strategy and digital personalization, overseeing CDP implementation, platform roadmaps, audience segmentation, journey orchestration, and cross-channel activation. Translate business goals into scalable martech solutions, manage cross-functional teams, ensure data architecture and activation workflows, and maintain steady-state CDP operations and strategic direction.

Lead consulting engagements in Asset & Wealth Management: analyze market trends, develop and implement strategic plans, manage client accounts, lead and coach teams, conduct competitive research, drive business transformation, and promote innovation to improve client performance and profitability.

Lead CDP strategy and digital personalization efforts including audience segmentation, journey orchestration, platform roadmap and implementation. Translate business objectives into scalable MarTech solutions, oversee CDP operations, influence cross-functional workstreams, and manage complex initiatives spanning business and technical teams to improve customer engagement and employee experience.

Lead procurement strategy and strategic sourcing initiatives to drive cost savings, supplier collaboration, and supply chain resilience. Conduct spend analysis, manage complex sourcing projects, negotiate contracts, and implement digital procurement solutions (SAP Ariba, Coupa). Mentor junior staff and build client relationships to support operational transformation.

Lead development and execution of data-driven strategies, manage project timelines and teams, analyze complex datasets to deliver insights, define data governance and cloud data architectures, mentor staff, and ensure quality, ethics, and client-focused delivery.

Lead development and execution of data-driven strategies, manage project delivery and teams, analyze complex datasets, implement cloud data architectures, promote data governance, and mentor staff to deliver high-quality analytics solutions.

Lead deal-related strategic advisory for M&A, divestitures, and restructuring. Analyze markets, build strategic frameworks and financial models, identify risks and opportunities, drive value-creation strategies, manage project delivery, and mentor teams while leveraging technology and innovation.