National Black MBA Association
DTC Strategy Accelerator, Associate
National Black MBA Association, Framingham, Massachusetts, us, 01704
You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.The Marketing team at Bose consists of passionate, bold, and music-loving storytellers. We tap into the magic of what makes Bose, BOSE, and through our marketing efforts, connect that magic with people who relate to our belief that sound is the most powerful force on earth.Job Description
The Strategy Accelerator Associate supports the end-to-end delivery of the Direct to Consumer channels most important commercial projects. This role will team up and collaborate with researchers, business owners and designers to bring value to market. They will oversee the comprehensive project backlog, ensure timely delivery of concurrent projects, while also shaping and delivering projects. The role will support the build out of the strategy, experience design, testing, go-to-market and launch execution -- all while keeping the customer at the center. The Strategy Accelerator Associate will bring creativity to solving problems in ways that enable rapid delivery, greater scale and mobility, while also leveraging industry best practices and customer feedback to deliver high customer and business value.THE TEAM
The DTC Strategy Accelerator team is responsible for driving commercial value through the end-to-end delivery of projects focused on unlocking net-new growth, optimizations or efficiencies. Our fast-moving, multi-disciplinary team leads all aspects of delivery from research and design, testing and validation to launch and scale. We’re a lean but diverse team of people — in skillset and life — that are endlessly curious, tactfully rebellious, and proud over-sharers who strongly believe in progress over perfection.RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Initiative Design
Build strategy phase plan: scope, project plans, roster, and governanceSupport all aspects of phase delivery including project management, coordination, workshop facilitation and deliverable build-outWork with key business stakeholders, designers, researchers to design all aspects of the project: awareness/media plan, offer, experience, operating model, implementation requirements, etc.Lead project valuation including business case development in partnership with Finance organizationOwn strategy recommendation and deliverable documentation; deliver leadership communications and alignmentTesting and Validation
Oversee execution of prototyping and pilot initiatives, guiding a cross-functional team on the experience design, build, and launchDefine key learning criteria in support of business case, learning plan, experience design and/or optimization, and go-to-market strategyLead all aspects of testing delivery including measurement and validation including refreshed business case from learningsBuild and communicate recommendations to leadershipImplementation & Execution
Support implementation plan including design, business requirements, and launch timing and dependenciesWork with key stakeholders in marketing, direct to consumer (Experience, Commercial, DevOps, etc.), IT, Finance, analytics, et al to bring initiatives to marketOversee initiative stabilization, hyper-care and on-going optimizationSupport project transition and handover to businessHard Skills
Experience working in Direct to Consumer, Strategy and/or Management Consulting (2+ years)Strategy development, tactics and deliveryFinancial modeling and business case creationStrong presentation creation and communication skillsProject management and initiative leadershipFamiliarity with different technology platforms (e.g. Salesforce) and launching new digital capabilitiesSoft Skills
Self-starter but collaborativeCurious at the core and customer-focusedWilling to wear multiple hatsComfortable with ambiguityEnjoys problem solvingSkilled at active listeningStrong relationship builder
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The Strategy Accelerator Associate supports the end-to-end delivery of the Direct to Consumer channels most important commercial projects. This role will team up and collaborate with researchers, business owners and designers to bring value to market. They will oversee the comprehensive project backlog, ensure timely delivery of concurrent projects, while also shaping and delivering projects. The role will support the build out of the strategy, experience design, testing, go-to-market and launch execution -- all while keeping the customer at the center. The Strategy Accelerator Associate will bring creativity to solving problems in ways that enable rapid delivery, greater scale and mobility, while also leveraging industry best practices and customer feedback to deliver high customer and business value.THE TEAM
The DTC Strategy Accelerator team is responsible for driving commercial value through the end-to-end delivery of projects focused on unlocking net-new growth, optimizations or efficiencies. Our fast-moving, multi-disciplinary team leads all aspects of delivery from research and design, testing and validation to launch and scale. We’re a lean but diverse team of people — in skillset and life — that are endlessly curious, tactfully rebellious, and proud over-sharers who strongly believe in progress over perfection.RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Initiative Design
Build strategy phase plan: scope, project plans, roster, and governanceSupport all aspects of phase delivery including project management, coordination, workshop facilitation and deliverable build-outWork with key business stakeholders, designers, researchers to design all aspects of the project: awareness/media plan, offer, experience, operating model, implementation requirements, etc.Lead project valuation including business case development in partnership with Finance organizationOwn strategy recommendation and deliverable documentation; deliver leadership communications and alignmentTesting and Validation
Oversee execution of prototyping and pilot initiatives, guiding a cross-functional team on the experience design, build, and launchDefine key learning criteria in support of business case, learning plan, experience design and/or optimization, and go-to-market strategyLead all aspects of testing delivery including measurement and validation including refreshed business case from learningsBuild and communicate recommendations to leadershipImplementation & Execution
Support implementation plan including design, business requirements, and launch timing and dependenciesWork with key stakeholders in marketing, direct to consumer (Experience, Commercial, DevOps, etc.), IT, Finance, analytics, et al to bring initiatives to marketOversee initiative stabilization, hyper-care and on-going optimizationSupport project transition and handover to businessHard Skills
Experience working in Direct to Consumer, Strategy and/or Management Consulting (2+ years)Strategy development, tactics and deliveryFinancial modeling and business case creationStrong presentation creation and communication skillsProject management and initiative leadershipFamiliarity with different technology platforms (e.g. Salesforce) and launching new digital capabilitiesSoft Skills
Self-starter but collaborativeCurious at the core and customer-focusedWilling to wear multiple hatsComfortable with ambiguityEnjoys problem solvingSkilled at active listeningStrong relationship builder
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