Growth Strategy Director

Growth Strategy Director

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Growth Strategy Director to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

NTT DATA America strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. Launch by NTT DATA is the culmination of the companys strategy to acquire and integrate the skills, experience, and technology of leading digital companies, backed by NTT DATAs core capabilities, global reach, and depth.

Role Overview

As a Growth Strategy Director, you will help clients unlock next-generation customer experiences and business growth by connecting strategic vision with actionable execution. You will guide organizations as they navigate transformation by using a human-centered approach to design, data intelligence, and AI-enhanced innovation to reimagine how they create value in an increasingly digital world.

This is not a traditional consulting role. Youre part strategist, part systems thinker, part change agent. Youll shape how clients organize, prioritize, and deliver growth in the age of AI. You will lead high-impact strategy engagements, mentor a team of 35 Growth Strategists, and collaborate across design, product, and technology to ensure strategies deliver measurable business impact. Success in this role requires a visionary mindset, fluency in AI enabled digital ecosystems, and a proven ability to help organizations look beyond cost-cutting toward innovation, differentiation, and long-term value creation.

What Youll Do

Partner with executive clients to define transformation priorities and design human-centered, AI-enabled growth strategies.

Translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable roadmaps that connect strategy to measurable outcomes.

Lead large-scale engagements, shaping opportunity portfolios that balance innovation, feasibility, and ROI.

Mentor 35 Growth Strategists, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and strategic excellence across projects.

Persuade clients to see beyond operational efficiency toward innovation, market differentiation, and sustainable value creation.

Identify, evaluate, and activate new growth opportunities enabled by emerging technologies and evolving customer behaviors.

Facilitate executive workshops to align leadership teams on transformation objectives and investment priorities.

Partner across Launchs design, product, and engineering disciplines to ensure strategy connects seamlessly with delivery.

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding them through modernization, capability-building, and cultural change.

Actively participate in go-to-market efforts and internal initiatives, including pursuit strategy, proposal creation, and executive client presentations.

Develop and share thought leadership that strengthens Launchs reputation as a leader in human-centered, AI-driven strategy.

What You Bring

15+ years of experience in strategy consulting, business design, or transformation leadership.

Proven record leading cross-functional teams and advising executive-level clients on complex transformation initiatives.

Deep understanding of digital ecosystems, customer experience strategy, and AI / ML business applications.

Expertise in market analysis, business modeling, portfolio design, and organizational transformation.

Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skillsable to influence and inspire at all levels of leadership.

A balance of analytical rigor and creative problem-solving.

Demonstrated success mentoring, managing, and developing strategic talent.

Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to identify new market and growth opportunities.

Bachelors degree in Business, Strategy, or related field required; Masters preferred.

Basic Qualifications

15+ years of experience in strategy consulting, business design, or transformation leadership.

15+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and advising executive-level clients on complex transformation initiatives.

15+ years of experience mentoring, managing, and developing strategic talent.

Ideal Mindset

Lifelong Learner. You are always seeking to improve your technical and nontechnical skills.

Team Player. You are someone who wants to see everyone on the team succeed and is willing to go the extra mile to help a teammate in need.

Communicator. You know how to communicate your design ideas to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritizing critical information and leaving out extraneous details.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.