Strategy &Investment (Senior) Manager - Future Director - Fast Track Leadership Program
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Strategy &Investment (Senior) Manager - Future Director - Fast Track Leadership Program
On behalf of a leading international retail company, we are recruiting high-potential leaders for an exclusive 18-month Fast Track Leadership Program. This accelerated development path is designed for ambitious professionals ready to prepare for Director-level roles and make real business impact in a fast-growing, international organization.
The program combines strategic projects, cross-functional exposure, and close collaboration with senior leaders, offering a unique opportunity to fast-track your leadership career within the retail sector.
Location: Warsaw or Poznań
The Strategy & Investment Senior Manager is a high-impact role designed as the launchpad for future senior leaders in Group. Over an 18-month+ development horizon, the role blends hands-on strategic work with deep immersion in how the company grows, enters new markets, makes decisions and shapes its long-term direction.
During the initial 18-month period, the person in this role works across strategic streams such as Strategy, Value Creation, M&A, joint ventures, international expansion and strategic finance. This position is intentionally structured to accelerate readiness for director-level roles connected with new businesses, new markets, or strategic transformations after the initial 18-month period.
Ideal for someone with strong potential, natural curiosity, strong problem solving skills and the ambition to take end-to-end responsibility for shaping the company’s future.
Key Responsibilities:
18-Month Development Path
During the program the Strategy & Investment Senior Manager will:
- Rotate through key strategic teams (Strategy, Value Creation, M&A, joint ventures, international expansion and strategic finance) to build end-to-end business understanding.
- Lead selected high-visibility projects with executive sponsors.
- Gain exposure to new business models, strategic investments, partnerships, and cross-market opportunities.
- Build capabilities required for future director-level roles.
Target outcome after 18 months:
Readiness to take a senior manager/ director role in new markets, new businesses, or major growth initiatives, focused on the business impact.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 5-8 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, strategic planning or a related field.
- Proven track record of successfully leading and executing strategic initiatives within a complex organizational environment.
Skills and Competencies:
- Mobile and open to international assignments
- Fluent in English, min C1
- Agile learner with drive and openness to multifunctional and international career paths
- Strategic thinking: Ability to think critically and develop long-term plans that align with business goals.
- Analytical skills: Strong ability to analyze data, trends, and financial metrics to inform decision-making.
- Leadership: Proven experience in leading teams and initiatives across various functions within an organization.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to senior leadership clearly and persuasively.
- Project management: Strong project management skills to ensure that strategic initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.
- Financial acumen: Solid understanding of financial principles and how strategic decisions impact the financial performance of the organization.
- Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally and build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
- Adaptability: Able to manage ambiguity and respond quickly to changes in the business environment.
- Flexibility: Desire to work in new areas of the business (e.g. new market, new business)
The client offers:
- Competitive salary
- Employment contract or B2B cooperation
- Annual bonus
- Package of non-salary benefits
- Hybrid work model in the office in Warsaw or Poznań
