What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Corporate Strategy position at Elevate?
About Elevate
Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.
Our team of 700 employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Manager, Corporate Strategy – Overview
Elevate is looking for a Manager to join our Corporate Strategy team. This role is central to forming Elevate's long-range strategic vision and translating it into action, owning high-priority internal initiatives that span verticals and being a key thought partner to senior leadership on the questions that matter most to Elevate's future.
As a Manager on the Corporate Strategy team, you will shape how Elevate thinks about its own business: identifying growth opportunities, synthesizing complex information into strategic narratives, and leading initiatives that cut across all Elevate’s business segments. You will own high-visibility projects, build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, and ensure every deliverable reflects the analytical rigor and storytelling quality Elevate brings to its clients.
There is a strong preference for this role to be based in one of Elevate’s offices (Charlotte, New York, Santa Clara, or Nashville). This role requires the ability to travel, with flexibility for evening and weekend engagements as needed.
What You’ll Do
Strategy Development
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.
Our team of 700 employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Manager, Corporate Strategy – Overview
Elevate is looking for a Manager to join our Corporate Strategy team. This role is central to forming Elevate's long-range strategic vision and translating it into action, owning high-priority internal initiatives that span verticals and being a key thought partner to senior leadership on the questions that matter most to Elevate's future.
As a Manager on the Corporate Strategy team, you will shape how Elevate thinks about its own business: identifying growth opportunities, synthesizing complex information into strategic narratives, and leading initiatives that cut across all Elevate’s business segments. You will own high-visibility projects, build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, and ensure every deliverable reflects the analytical rigor and storytelling quality Elevate brings to its clients.
There is a strong preference for this role to be based in one of Elevate’s offices (Charlotte, New York, Santa Clara, or Nashville). This role requires the ability to travel, with flexibility for evening and weekend engagements as needed.
What You’ll Do
Strategy Development
- Lead workstreams related to Elevate’s long-range strategic plan, translating executive priorities into structured frameworks and actionable roadmaps
- Lead cross-vertical strategy projects, coordinating across Elevate’s practice areas to drive alignment on shared priorities and collective goals
- Support corporate development activities including evaluating potential acquisition and partnership targets, building valuation models and scenario analyses, and developing integration frameworks that translate deal rationale into operational results
- Build financial models to inform business decisions, resource allocation, and strategic scenario planning
- Conduct rigorous primary and secondary research on competitors, market trends, and industry dynamics, incorporating external benchmarks to strengthen the case for change
- Leverage emerging AI capabilities and data platforms to accelerate analysis and enhance deliverable quality
- Develop board-level materials, CEO presentations, and executive briefings that clearly articulate Elevate’s strategic direction and translate complex analysis into decision-ready insights
- Ensure all work products meet a consistently high standard of analytical rigor and visual quality
- Mentor and develop analysts and interns across technical, analytical, and professional competencies
- Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and direction to project team members
- Support recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new team members
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- 4 years of professional experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or an equivalent role at a leading organization
- Sports or entertainment industry experience is a plus
- Strong financial modeling and quantitative analysis skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets
- Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguity, develop frameworks, and manage complex projects from kickoff through delivery
- Proven experience building client relationships and managing external stakeholders
- Exceptional storytelling skills and ability to translate data-driven insights into polished decks and persuasive presentations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present to senior audiences
- Proficiency across MS Office and Google Drive suites
- AI-savvy: actively exploring and applying generative AI and emerging tools to improve workflows, analysis, and client delivery
- Intellectual curiosity, creativity, and meticulous attention to detail
- Results-driven with exceptional organizational skills and the composure to manage concurrent engagements under deadline pressure
- Collaborative and adaptable, ready to flex across varied responsibilities depending on engagement needs
- Passion for sports and live entertainment
- Full Time, Exempt
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance FSA, HSA, and more
- 401k Employer Match after meeting eligibility requirements
- Unlimited PTO, Paid Parental Leave
- In-office preferred: CLT, Nashville, or other Elevate office
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.