Senior Director, Enterprise Growth Strategy

At CJ Schwan’s, we don’t just make food — we help create moments that matter. From kids devouring pizza after soccer practice, to students laughing over dumplings in a cafeteria, to families enjoying pie during the holidays, our team members play an important role in bringing those everyday moments to life. Our portfolio includes iconic pizzas, global flavors, and timeless desserts from brands like Red Baron®, bibigo®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Freschetta®, Pagoda®, Edwards® and Mrs. Smith’s®. Enjoyed in homes, schools, restaurants and just about everywhere people shop and eat, our products reflect a commitment to quality, innovation, and the power of food to bring people together.

The Senior Director of Enterprise Growth Strategy is a senior enterprise leader accountable for defining and driving the company’s long-term growth agenda. This role leads enterprise strategy formulation and business case development for enterprise investment, while acting as a core strategic partner to the Executive Leadership Team and Global HQ. The position requires strong judgment, business and financial acumen, and the ability to influence enterprise-wide decisions at the most senior level.

What You Will Do

Enterprise Growth Strategy & Leadership

• Lead and shape the U.S. enterprise growth strategy, ensuring alignment with CJ Food’s global strategic direction and local market growth plan realities.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to Executive Leadership Team by synthesizing external market, competitive, and investment insights into enterprise-level growth priorities and strategic choices.
• Lead development of synergy initiatives between affiliates and internal/external coordination (e.g., CJ Logistics, CJ Foodville).

Integrated enterprise strategy Planning and Leadership

• Lead enterprise-level strategic thinking across businesses, categories, and functions.
• Lead development of the U.S. enterprise Long-Range Plan (3-year), integrating organic and inorganic growth levers.
• Partner with Finance leadership to jointly define enterprise financial ambition and guardrails.
• Lead the roll-up of category-level strategies and objective and goals across Asian, Pizza & Specialty into a cohesive enterprise strategy, ensuring linkage to functional support plans across the organization.
• Ensure alignment of each category's strategy and objectives with CJ US Foods overall vision and goals.

Capital Value Creation and enterprise level business case development

• Lead business case development for enterprise-level and cross-BU investments from a long-term strategy perspective, in partnership with the CFO team for financial analysis and securing appropriate approvals (BOD, IIC, HQ).

Team & Stakeholder Leadership

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Executive Leadership Team and Global HQ, managing key stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment, visibility, and influence on enterprise-level strategic and investment decisions.

New Growth development beyond current portfolio

• (Defining inorganic needs) Based on the U.S. Food business vision and LRP, diagnose the gaps that organic growth alone cannot close, and identify and prioritize the capabilities, categories, and brands to be acquired externally.
• (HQ alignment) Work with HQ M&A, which leads global M&A, to align these priorities with HQ’s M&A strategy and opportunity prioritization.
• (Opportunity assessment) Upon HQ M&A’s request, assess specific U.S. opportunities from a local perspective, covering strategic fit, synergies, and implications for the U.S. business, and review synergy and integration considerations.
• (PMI) Following deal close, lead the planning and execution of integration and synergy capture in the U.S. (PMI), ensuring the acquired business is successfully onboarded and LRP targets are delivered.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; MBA preferred.
• Years of Related Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, marketing, commercial strategy, top-tier management consulting, or senior in-house strategy roles.
• Demonstrated experience driving enterprise strategy and portfolio decisions at a large or complex organization.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leadership, including C-suite leaders and global headquarters.
• Deep business and financial acumen: comfort leading discussions on enterprise value, returns, capital allocation, and risk trade-offs.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Leadership Expectations

• Operate as an enterprise leader, not a functional strategist.
• Influence and align senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• Balance strategic ambition with financial discipline and execution realism.

What We Offer:

The base salary range for this position is $153,000 to $255,000 annually, with eligibility for a 35% annual incentive bonus based on organizational performance. The range reflects factors such as experience, skills, education, certifications, and location, and starting salary may fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well-being, including comprehensive health benefits, time off programs, and retirement and financial offerings.

CJ Schwan’s and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. For accommodation requests or assistance with the application, please email career.search@schwans.com.