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Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs.\nThe Impact You Will Make\nThe Senior Corporate Strategy & Development Manager plays a key role in advancing the strategic priorities of Risepoint by leading complex cross-functional initiatives, delivering actionable market and business insights, and supporting strategic planning efforts across the organization. This role partners closely with leaders across Finance, Operations, Growth, Product, and other functions to evaluate opportunities, solve business challenges, and drive execution of high-priority initiatives.\n\nThe Senior Manager serves as a trusted thought partner by applying structured problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and market intelligence to inform business decisions, identify opportunities for growth, and support corporate development initiatives. This role leads end-to-end strategic projects and helps translate business priorities into measurable outcomes.\n\nSuccess in this role requires strong analytical capabilities, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to build effective partnerships across teams. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational execution and thrives in a fast-paced environment where collaboration, influence, and results matter.\nHow You Will Bring Our Mission to Life\nWhat You Will Do\nLead complex cross-functional strategic initiatives that support company priorities, including growth strategies, operating model improvements, business diagnostics, and evaluation of new business opportunities.\nPartner with functional leaders to translate business priorities into actionable plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.\nAnalyze market trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, and adjacent markets to identify risks, emerging growth opportunities, and strategic recommendations.\nDevelop business cases, financial analyses, and executive-level recommendations to support investment, growth, and operational decisions.\nEstablish and monitor performance metrics for strategic initiatives, evaluate progress against objectives, and recommend corrective actions when needed.\nFacilitate corporate development and partnership activities by coordinating diligence efforts, managing cross-functional workstreams, supporting executive decision-making, tracking key milestones, and contributing to integration planning and execution.\nFacilitate cross-functional alignment by coordinating stakeholders, communicating project progress, and resolving issues that impact delivery.\nDevelop executive-ready presentations, analyses, and communications that enable informed decision-making and drive organizational alignment.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nStrategic initiatives are delivered on time, achieve intended business outcomes, and are adopted by stakeholders.\nLeaders have access to timely, data-driven insights that improve decision quality and prioritization.\nStrategic planning processes create alignment across functions and support effective execution of company priorities.\nGrowth, partnership, and corporate development opportunities are proactively identified, evaluated rigorously, and translated into actionable recommendations.\nHow Impact Will be Measured\nSuccessfully lead and deliver multiple high-priority strategic initiatives that achieve agreed-upon objectives and stakeholder expectations.\nDevelop and implement performance tracking for key strategic priorities, providing regular reporting and actionable recommendations.\nProduce market, competitive, and business analyses that directly inform executive decision-making and strategic planning discussions.\nFacilitate corporate development activities and support evaluation of growth opportunities and partnerships through structured analysis, stakeholder coordination, and execution support.\nEstablish strong cross-functional partnerships and become a trusted advisor to leaders across key business functions.\nWhat You’ll Bring to the Team\nExperience That Matters Most\n5+ years of professional experience leading analytical, strategic, 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