
Lead Business Strategy
Atlanta, GAFull-time$117–196K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Lead Business Strategy professional develops and executes strategic initiatives, research, and analysis to support leadership decisions on new opportunities and business growth. The role builds business plans and financial models, collaborates with senior leaders and business units, presents recommendations, tracks competitive developments, and participates in transaction negotiations. It is an experienced role with strategic autonomy, project leadership, and mentoring responsibilities.
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Full job description
Overall Purpose: Responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives, providing analysis, research, and solution development to aid leadership in setting the strategy for new business opportunities, initiatives, and expansion areas, driving business growth and aligning with organizational goals.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
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Strategic Analysis and Research: Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats. Utilize research skills to evaluate competitive and industry dynamics. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the economics of business and understanding of the income statement and balance sheet.
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Strategic Planning and Initiative Development: Develop strategic initiatives and business plans that align with the organization’s goals and objectives. Identify growth opportunities, business model innovation, and facilitate cross-business unit initiatives. Leverage standard strategy frameworks and apply both financial and strategic analysis.
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Data-Driven Decision Making and Financial Modeling: Provide detailed analysis and insights to support strategic decision-making by leadership. Develop financial models and forecasts to evaluate the potential impact of strategic initiatives and business opportunities. Distill core components of complex problems into succinct and easily understood conclusions.
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Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, business units, and functional teams, to ensure alignment and support for strategic initiatives. Develop presentation materials for internal approval from senior leadership and present hypotheses, conclusions, and recommendations.
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Competitive Intelligence and Support for Transactions: Stay informed about industry trends, market developments, and competitor activities. Provide competitive intelligence to help the organization maintain a competitive edge. Participate in the negotiations of principal terms and conditions of transactions.
Job Contribution: An experienced professional, recognized as an expert, creatively resolving complex issues with broad and in-depth knowledge. Leads significant projects with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions. Mentors less experienced staff, implements long-term plans impacting the organization, and frequently collaborates with senior leadership. Supervisor: No
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired. 5+ years of related experience. Certification is required in some areas.
This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered.
Our Lead Business Strategy jobs earn between $116,700.00 - $196,100.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
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Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
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401(k) plan
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Tuition reimbursement program
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Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
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Paid Parental Leave
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Paid Caregiver Leave
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Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
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Adoption Reimbursement
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Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
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Life and Accidental Death Insurance
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Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
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Extensive employee wellness programs
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Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Weekly Hours:
40
Time Type:
Regular
Location:
Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas
Salary Range:
$116,700.00 - $196,100.00
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How this job compares
Set against the 817 open Business Strategy jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$117–196K/yr
- US median$131–221K/yr540 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $156K, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($181K) — in the middle half of Business Strategy salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 28 open Business Strategy jobs in Georgia and 817 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- Google7 open
- Home Depot3 open
- Zoom2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Business Strategy postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (579 postings).
- Education
- 292 of the 817 open Business Strategy jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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