The Corporate Strategy Manager role provides a tremendous opportunity to deepen and broaden your knowledge of Land O’Lakes food and agribusiness segments, accelerated professional development, and exposure to the executive leadership team. Managers are leaders of project teams and manage critical growth initiatives while partnering directly with internal business partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Growth Initiatives: Own end-to-end delivery of strategic projects for business units and functions in the organization (including scope, workplan, key deliverables, etc.). Create structure and frameworks paired with influence without authority to enable high-impact decisions. Develop rigorous, fact-based, quantitative and qualitative analysis to support recommendations. Build and manage relationships with business partners to enable effective delivery of work.
Strategic Planning: Lead the development and implementation of corporate strategic plans in alignment with organizational goals, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
Mentorship: Help to mentor junior members of the team in developing core strategy and consulting toolkit. Act as thought partner to more junior team members.
Candidate Profile
· Ownership – Able to own key strategy projects from start to finish, driving work forward independently
· Curious & Analytical – Intellectually curious with a proven ability to dig beyond surface-level information, conduct primary/secondary research, analyze complex data, and synthesize insights into actionable business implications.
· Driven & Results-Oriented – Highly motivated self-starter with a strong sense of urgency and flexibility to manage multiple priorities; committed to delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes
· Problem solver – Skilled at transforming ambiguity into clarity by framing complex challenges into structured questions and actionable steps to validate or disprove hypotheses
· Strong Collaborator – Trusted team player who can build credibility and influence cross-functional teams; adept at partnering with business leaders to drive alignment and execution.
· Excellent Communicator – Demonstrates professional confidence and clarity in verbal communication and presentations; proven ability to articulate complex business strategies effectively to executive leadership.
· Business Acumen – Skilled in applying quantitative and qualitative strategic and financial frameworks to evaluate growth opportunities
Experience and Education:
· BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field. MBA Strongly preferred.
· 5-8 years of relevant business experience (e.g., management consulting, strategy, finance, marketing, supply chain, or other business roles in agriculture or dairy). Strong preference for strategy or consulting background.
· Food and agribusiness industry experience is preferred.
$123,920-$185,880. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
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Skills Required
- BA or BS degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- MBA
- 5-8 years of relevant business experience
- Experience in strategy or management consulting
- Food and agribusiness industry experience
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
