Director, Strategy & Growth

Job description

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better. Overview The Director, Strategy & Growth for Crocs, Inc. (Crocs and HEYDUDE) is responsible for crafting and advancing enterprise growth priorities across brands, channels, and regions. Reporting to the VP, Growth & Strategy, this role acts as a senior strategic partner to executive leadership. It leads high-impact initiatives from opportunity framing through executive alignment and activation. The Director will build strategy capability across the function, develop talent, influence cross-functional decision-making, and translate long-term growth opportunities into clear actions that drive balanced enterprise value. Our mission is to compete, innovate, and grow flawlessly in a dynamic market. What You'll Do Set the enterprise growth agenda by partnering with senior and executive leaders to identify, prioritize, and advance the highest-value strategic opportunities across Crocs, HEYDUDE, and Crocs, Inc. Lead central initiatives from concept through activation, framing ambiguous business questions, structuring workstreams, making trade-off recommendations, and enabling cross-functional execution. Influence executive decision-making by translating market, consumer, competitive, operating, and financial insights into simple, board-ready narratives and actionable recommendations. Drive cross-functional alignment across brand, product, marketing, channel, finance, operations, and regions to move strategic choices into owned plans, measurable achievements, and clear accountabilities. Champion talent and build strategic capability by mentoring team members, setting direction for project teams, developing structured problem-solving, and crafting opportunities for others to lead. Lead change and innovation by evaluating white space, adjacencies, partnerships, M&A, new business models, and other growth platforms that can evolve the portfolio and unlock enterprise value. Establish performance rigor by defining critical metrics, governance, dashboards, and impact tracking to ensure pivotal initiatives deliver balanced results and findings are embedded. What You'll Bring to the Table BS or BA in Business, Economics, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred, or equivalent experience. Minimum 8 years of professional experience in corporate strategy, business transformation, growth strategy, or a related field, including at least 4 years of management consulting experience; consumer, retail, footwear, or apparel experience strongly preferred. Proven ability to lead enterprise-level strategy work from ambiguity to aligned executive decisions and implementation. Strong commercial and financial competence, with depth in market assessment, consumer insights, competitive benchmarking, reason development, and financial modeling. Proven ability to influence at the executive level, navigate matrixed organizations, and build alignment across functions, brands, regions, and channels without direct authority. Experience developing talent and scaling work through others, including mentoring team members and leading cross-functional project teams. Executive-level communication, storytelling, PowerPoint, Excel, and data visualization skills, with the ability to simplify complex analysis into clear choices, recommendations, and actions. #LI-MK1 The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law. Title: Director, Strategy & Growth Salary or Pay Range: $180,000 - $190,000 Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities. At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona. This organization participates in E-Verify . This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program. This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits. The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline. Job Category: Corporate