How to hire a director of enterprise strategy

How to hire a director of enterprise strategy, step by step

Here's a step-by-step director of enterprise strategy hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a director of enterprise strategy job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new director of enterprise strategy
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The director of enterprise strategy hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A director of enterprise strategy's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, directors of enterprise strategy from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of director of enterprise strategy salaries for various roles:

   Type of Director Of Enterprise Strategy	Description	Hourly rate
   Director Of Enterprise Strategy	Computer and information systems managers, often called information technology (IT) managers or IT project managers, plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in an organization. They help determine the information technology goals of an organization and are responsible for implementing computer systems to meet those goals.	$44-88
   Systems Manager	A systems manager is responsible for monitoring the operations of the information technology department, evaluating staff performance, developing strategic procedures to maximize productivity, and identifying business opportunities that would generate more revenues and profitability for the company. Systems managers inspect company networks to ensure the efficiency of the technology systems, conducting regular diagnostic tests, and installing upgrades to boost optimization... Show more	$36-73
   Implementation Manager	An implementation manager specializes in introducing new systems, networks, and processes to the entire company workforce. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around overseeing the implementation team to ensure that everything is running smoothly, devising action and work plans, coordinating with different departments, monitoring requisitions and information materials, and verifying their accuracy... Show more	$30-60

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Portfolio
   • Project Management
   • Business Strategy
   • Cloud
   • Infrastructure
   • Business Development
   • Corporate Strategy
   • Client Relationships
   • Client Facing
   • Data Warehousing
   • Provisioning
   • Professional Services
   • ROI
   • BI

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead virtual team; develop metrics to identify redundant applications (ERP, CRM) & life cycle growth metrics.
   • Design multiple environments and define SDLC and CII processes, migrate data centers to attain 10MM per year in cost savings.
   • Lead architecture and implementation of major ERP implementation and customization, involving mainframe migration.
   • Lead the social and cloud strategy and implementation, resulting in increase customer satisfaction and additional revenue opportunities.
   • Develop ROI analyses on tools purchases.
   • Company develop in store and enterprise SaaS operational management solutions for the retail, and hospitality industry.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your director of enterprise strategy job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A director of enterprise strategy can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, directors of enterprise strategy' average salary in hawaii is 38% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level directors of enterprise strategy 49% less than senior-level directors of enterprise strategy.
   • Certifications. A director of enterprise strategy with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a director of enterprise strategy's salary.

   Average director of enterprise strategy salary

   $131,500yearly

   $63.22 hourly rate

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   Entry-level director of enterprise strategy salary

   $93,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average director of enterprise strategy salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$154,540	$74
   2	New Jersey	$151,477	$73
   3	Illinois	$145,659	$70
   4	Connecticut	$142,788	$69
   5	Massachusetts	$137,767	$66
   6	New York	$134,288	$65
   7	Wisconsin	$132,254	$64
   8	Texas	$127,734	$61
   9	Michigan	$125,629	$60
   10	Minnesota	$121,644	$58
   11	North Carolina	$121,398	$58
   12	Idaho	$118,653	$57
   13	Pennsylvania	$118,136	$57
   14	Virginia	$116,528	$56
   15	Georgia	$115,512	$56
   16	New Mexico	$114,197	$55
   17	Arizona	$111,932	$54
   18	Maryland	$110,549	$53
   19	District of Columbia	$110,133	$53
   20	Utah	$107,387	$52

   Average director of enterprise strategy salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	PVH	$176,346	$84.78	4
   2	Meta	$173,197	$83.27	14
   3	Quidel	$166,591	$80.09
   4	Mercy Health	$159,488	$76.68
   5	Arkansas State University, Mountain Home	$159,462	$76.66
   6	Walmart	$158,504	$76.20	77
   7	AstraZeneca	$158,486	$76.20	5
   8	The Walt Disney Company	$154,071	$74.07	21
   9	Wayfair	$153,837	$73.96	1
   10	Macy's	$152,074	$73.11	4
   11	Lowe's Companies	$151,593	$72.88	3
   12	Intel	$150,487	$72.35	1
   13	Novartis	$150,213	$72.22	2
   14	AbbVie	$150,187	$72.21	39
   15	AlixPartners	$149,115	$71.69
   16	Booking Holdings	$146,635	$70.50	2
   17	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$143,945	$69.20
   18	ViacomCBS	$142,378	$68.45
   19	Salesforce	$140,594	$67.59	75
   20	Veeva Systems	$139,219	$66.93	19

4. Writing a director of enterprise strategy job description

   A good director of enterprise strategy job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a director of enterprise strategy job description:

   Director of enterprise strategy job description example

   Edward Jones Finance Division has an opportunity to join the Senior Leadership team, as Director of Financial Reporting and Communications. This position has overall finance leadership responsibilities in addition to full ownership of the financial reporting functions including investor relations like finance Communications. This role will have responsibility to help develop and execute upon the finance mission and objectives in addition to setting direction to enhance financial reporting functions and help transform finance to best support the firm's future vision of delivering Human Centered Complete Wealth Management.
   
   As a Director of the Finance division, this role is part of a Finance Senior Leadership team which has overall responsibility to help ensure the Finance Division achieves current objectives as well as build the division to meet the firm's future needs. This includes continually evolving and supporting the Finance vision, direction and strategies aligned to firm objectives and purpose.
   
   Develop, communicate and execute the Financial Reporting area's vision, strategies and objectives, aligned to Finance and Firm objectives with accountability measures of success.
   
   Define talent needs to accomplish area objectives (current and future), advance organizational capabilities and support succession planning, while fostering an environment of learning and development for team members to achieve their desired development and career goals. Help attract, develop and engage firm talent to enable future success.
   
   Overall responsibility of the firm's financial reporting functions - ensuring all aspects of financial reporting are accurate, timely, controlled and well communicated:
   
   o High integrity of financial close process with appropriate GAAP accounting policies in place and effective controls over financial reporting.
   o Support of financial statement audit process.
   o Well collaborated firm-wide communication of firm financial results, which highlight important trends and share consistent messages that resonate with all stakeholders (branch and home-office associates, leaders, and partners).
   o Develop and deliver financial updates to executive leadership with clear key insights - driving strategic discussion, firm direction and influence on key firm decisions.
   o Significant firm and division projects are actively supported with appropriate accounting and reporting as well as effective processes and controls.
   Leverage internal and external relationships to ensure teams deliverables are in compliance with industry best practices and conforming to regulatory requirements.
   Continuous improvement of the current processes, systems and tools while also building them for the future.
   Help lead the Finance Division transformation and development of future processes, tools and systems to enable enhanced support of future business.
   Refresh infrastructure of General Ledger and financial information to enable FP&A capabilities & support business segment accountability
   Future end-to-end integration of financial systems
   Enhanced automation and data enablement, driving enhanced management reporting and insights
   Enable financial stewardship, strong business acumen and alignment to firm's purpose through effective communications and insights while building and leveraging business relationships.
   Develop investor relation type communications for Finance Division that are well collaborated and integrated with other firm communications and reporting, which effectively share financial updates while aligning to firm's purpose messaging and other key communications. Position Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting Minimum 15 years of related work experience Significant leadership experience with increasing levels of responsibility, demonstrating ability to lead multiple projects and multiple teams at the same time Both public accounting and financial reporting industry experience preferred Financial services industry experience and knowledge of financial products preferred Skills needed related to problem solving, decision making and span of influence: Ability to analyze, comprehend, and leverage complex financial and/or operational data in order to share key insights that inform business decisions. Understanding of processes and outcomes that have a broad firm impact such as firm-wide financial communications, regulatory compliance, new operational or financial systems and support of new product/service launch. Ability to anticipate problems, understand broad implications and recommend and execute solutions. Problems are often complex and require knowledge of firm operations, regulations and industry best practices. This requires an understanding of current and future financial and technical climates in the industry, and assessing the potential impact to current processes, controls, systems and the firm's objectives. Ability to analyze information and use experience, creativity and sound judgment to make complex, non-routine decisions and manage complex matters and processes with limited guidance in a dynamic environment. Effective decision making over area of responsibility as well as high influence on firm level decisions through collaboration with other leaders. Effective collaboration and consultation with leaders within the firm and with external experts, stakeholders and service providers, to inform and influence firm direction and ensure best in practice standards - supporting and planning for current and future needs of the firm. Experience in Investor Relations preferred CPA or Advanced Degree or Certification preferred Advanced to expert in accounting, financial analysis and communications (information systems a plus)

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5. Post your job

   To find directors of enterprise strategy for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any directors of enterprise strategy they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level directors of enterprise strategy with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

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6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit directors of enterprise strategy, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new director of enterprise strategy

   Once you've decided on a perfect director of enterprise strategy candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new director of enterprise strategy. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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