Director Finance Strategy
At a glance
Director-level Finance Leadership role at Dollartree. VA-Chesapeake · full-time · $187,500–$213,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Work with senior executives to assess strategic options and build decision cases for C-suite review
- Guide planning across business areas, recommending ways to grow, improve profit, run operations and allocate capital
- Evaluate strategic projects for financial, operational and organizational effects to support sound decisions and delivery
- Run experiments with the Test and Learn software provider, using measured results to shape recommendations
- Hire and develop finance and strategy staff, setting expectations for collaboration and accountability
What you bring
- At least seven years in finance, corporate strategy, management consulting or a related discipline
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, plus an MBA, master's degree or professional credential such as CPA or CFA
- A track record of working with senior leaders on strategic initiatives from evaluation through execution
Who this fits
This director role suits a finance or strategy leader who can influence executives, manage cross-functional priorities and turn complex analysis into recommendations. You’ll lead and develop a team. The position is based at the corporate office in Chesapeake, Virginia.
From the employer
Your strategic mindset, analytical expertise, and ability to influence business leaders make you a great fit for our Director, Finance Strategy position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.
About Your Role:
As a Director, Finance Strategy at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the company's growth, transformation, and long-term value creation strategies. You'll partner with executive leadership across Finance, Operations, Merchandising, and other key business functions to evaluate strategic opportunities, drive enterprise priorities, and deliver data-driven recommendations that influence key business decisions. Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Partner with executive leadership to evaluate strategic opportunities, advance corporate priorities, and develop compelling business cases and recommendations for C-suite decision-making.
- Lead strategic planning processes across multiple business functions, developing fact-based recommendations to drive growth, improve profitability, optimize operations, and inform capital allocation decisions.
- Assess the financial, operational, and organizational impacts of strategic initiatives to support informed business decisions and successful execution.
- Lead experimentation and innovation initiatives in partnership with Dollar Tree's Test and Learn software provider, ensuring strategic decisions are supported by rigorous testing, measurable outcomes, and actionable insights.
- Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing team of strategy and finance professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Your Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
- MBA, master's degree, or professional designation (CPA, CFA, etc.) required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Finance, Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with senior business leaders to develop, evaluate, and execute strategic business initiatives.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, drive accountability, manage competing priorities, and effectively communicate progress to senior leadership.
- Strong business acumen, executive presence, and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge the status quo and help shape strategic direction.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience evaluating large-scale growth, operational excellence, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Experience within retail, consumer goods, or large-scale, multi-location organizations.
- Familiarity with financial and operational reporting, including sales, margins, inventory, and store performance.
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled development tools, such as Microsoft Copilot or OpenAI Codex, to accelerate business intelligence delivery and improve team productivity.
- Deep hands-on expertise with Mastercard Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), including experimentation, test design, and performance analysis.
Compensation: Salary $187,500 - $213,500 based on experience + 25% target bonus + equity + relocation assistance.
Our success is a team effort —
when we reach our goals, you’ll be eligible for a yearly bonus!
Your Perks and Benefits:
We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well-being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plans with matching contribution
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Educational Assistance
- Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
- And much more!
Who We Are:
At Dollar Tree, we make a difference in the lives of our customers every day by exceeding their expectations and delivering value – it’s what our business is built on. Our associates play an important role in this commitment by embracing change and showing up for their teams and their communities.
We see an exciting path forward as our company continues to grow and transform – and we know that this path starts with you.
Join our team today and discover The Value of You.
Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.
Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.Position Summary