Workforce Edge (part of Strategic Education, Inc.) is an industry-leading education benefits and upskilling platform servicing large employers across the United States. Our mission is to simplify tuition assistance and education reimbursement for both employers and employees, helping organizations build more agile and future-ready workforces.

Workforce Edge is seeking a strategy manager to join Workforce Edge on a temporary basis, typically for three to six months, to drive high-priority strategic initiatives. This strategist will bring structured, hypothesis-driven problem solving to ambiguous questions; conduct market, competitive, and demand analysis; and develop actionable recommendations that guide portfolio and growth decisions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities

• Conduct market, competitive, and demand/supply analysis to identify the highest-priority opportunities for investment within the assigned project area
• Research and analyze market trends, client data, and industry reports to uncover high-impact product and/or offering gaps
• Define quality standards and frameworks for evaluating programs, credentials, and emerging solutions to guide future investment
• Engage with employer partners to gather insights, validate solution relevance, and iterate based on outcomes and feedback
• Establish clear business cases for growth opportunities by assessing market potential, customer needs, and the competitive landscape
• Partner with Workforce Edge senior leadership on ad hoc projects, as needed
• Stay current on market and competitive intelligence through research and benchmarking, synthesizing findings into actionable insights

Job Skills:

• Hypothesis-driven mentality with a track record of creative and analytical problem solving
• Ability to take something ambiguous, put structure around it, and make meaning of it for the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Ability to drive impactful work forward independently
• Pragmatic and practical: focuses on what really matters and looks around corners to get ahead of future outcomes
• Advanced PowerPoint skills
• Advanced data analysis skills

Work Experience:

•  2-5 years of top tier management consulting experience / other relevant experience

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant field.

Other:

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Typical office setting.
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
• Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant.
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
• Effectively cope with stressful situations.
• Strong mental acuity.
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.
• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.

Careers - Our Benefits, Strategic Education, Inc

SEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals can grow their careers and contribute fully. We strive to attract talent with broad experiences, skills and perspectives. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.

$106,500.00 - $159,800.00 - Salary

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].