Strategy Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Dakota.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with the CEO and the executive leadership team on strategic priorities, special projects, and daily strategic operations.

• Assist in the development and implementation of corporate and business unit strategies.

• Perform market, competitive, customer, and industry research to uncover risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.

• Assess strategic initiatives through both quantitative and qualitative analysis and formulate recommendations.

• Create business cases, financial models, investment analyses, sensitivity analyses, and scenario plans.

• Evaluate business performance, operational metrics, and financial outcomes to back strategic recommendations and executive decision-making.

• Aid in prioritizing and monitoring strategic initiatives, executive action items, measurable outcomes, and follow-up actions.

• Prepare for executive meetings, business reviews, customer interactions, and strategic discussions through thorough research and analysis.

• Generate executive presentations, materials for the Board of Directors, strategic review documents, executive summaries, recommendations, and briefing materials.

• Simplify complex analyses into clear, engaging, and visually appealing communications.

• Execute other responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and 2–5 years of relevant business experience are required.

• An MBA is highly preferred.

• Strong grasp of business fundamentals and financial concepts, including income statements, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and structured-thinking abilities.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication capabilities.

• Proficient in creating executive-level presentations, business summaries, and clear recommendations.

• Ability to work autonomously in a remote setting while effectively collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

• Capability to manage various priorities, navigate ambiguity, and maintain a keen attention to detail.

• Professional maturity, sound judgment, discretion, and accountability when dealing with confidential and sensitive information.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%.

• Ability to travel by air and ground and comply with the Daktronics Driver Eligibility Policy, verified through an MVR check.

• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

• Daktronics does not offer sponsorship, renewal, or extensions for immigration visas for this position.

• A degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Strategy, Management, Business Analytics, or a related field is desired.

• Experience in consulting, corporate strategy, finance, business analysis, or market research is preferred.

• Familiarity with developing business cases, financial models, executive presentations, or implementation roadmaps is desired.

• Participation in university consulting programs, case competitions, internships, or client-based business projects is preferred.

• Knowledge of manufacturing, technology, industrial markets, or public company environments is desired.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible options to work from a U.S. home or a Daktronics location.

• Coverage for travel expenses related to business needs in accordance with company policy.

• Meaningful benefits.

• Competitive compensation.