Senior Strategy Analyst

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Welcome to the Table. At Sur La Table, community, culinary joy, and celebration are at the heart of who we are. From monthly spotlights to the Golden Whisk awards and cooking class perks, our culture blends recognition with hands-on experiences. New team members are welcomed with care and inspired by wellness events, inclusive stories, and a personal touch that makes you feel right at home.

Reports to: VP of Strategy & AI Transformation

Location: Remote (US)

Sur La Table is poised for significant growth over the next three years, and this role exists to provide the strategic and analytical horsepower behind that trajectory. As Sr. Analyst of Strategy, you will partner with the Head of Strategy, President, CFO, and Leadership Team to shape the company's strategic direction—then roll up your sleeves and bring it to life across long-range planning, real estate, functional strategy, and business intelligence.

Within your first six to twelve months, you will have co-developed the Long-Range Plan and Annual Operating Plan, built key decision dashboards, and established yourself as a trusted cross-functional partner who turns data into actionable recommendations.

This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

Partner with the Head of Strategy, President, CFO, and Leadership Team to develop the Long-Range Plan and Annual Operating Plan, ensuring Tech and AI Roadmaps align to strategy, and track in-year progress against core initiatives and KPIs

Support the development of a multi-year Real Estate strategy grounded in analytical rigor, customer insights, and brand positioning—track the pipeline and lease renewals, partner with Finance on new lease proformas, review lease terms, and lead communications with construction and store operations teams

Drive strategic and analytical rigor across functions such as Merchandising category-level LRPs, Store Ops P&L dashboarding, and Digital customer journey mapping

Partner cross-functionally to build the growth strategy and execution roadmap for expanding service offerings including cooking classes, knife sharpening, and registry

Build business cases, analyze company, customer, and external data, assess consumer insights and competitive benchmarks, and create key decision dashboards to support critical business decisions

Identify key consumer, competitive, vendor, and market trends and translate insights into actionable go-to-market implications and recommendations

Enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the President and Leadership Team through ad hoc support—board decks, partnership presentations, townhall materials, survey analysis, and project management

2+ years in a strategy consulting role with a focus on revenue growth and/or private equity diligence

Retail experience with a brand- and consumer-first mindset

Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams

Analytical rigor and financial modeling expertise; advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Heavy user of AI tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Strong communication skills, executive presence, and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders across levels

Intellectual curiosity that drives an innovative, problem-solving mindset

The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work.

Cross-Functional Impact: Your work touches every part of the business—from real estate and merchandising to digital and services—giving you visibility across senior leadership and direct influence on company-wide decisions.

AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with advanced AI tools and automation, building a modern analytical toolkit that sets you apart in any industry.

End-to-End Ownership: Own strategy from insight through execution—build the business case, present the recommendation, and drive it to completion.

Competitive Benefits: Paid time off policies, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.

Recruiter Screen - A 30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to align on the role, your background, and what you are looking for.
Hiring Manager Interview - Conversation with the VP of Strategy & AI Transformation focused on your strategic thinking, analytical approach, and cross-functional experience.
Take-Home Assignment - A short AI or strategy challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution.
Leadership Interviews - Deep-dive interviews with senior leadership focused on your experience, strategic mindset, and operational thinking.
Reference Checks - Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
Offer - We move quickly for the right candidate.

Interview process is subject to change. Any updates will be communicated promptly and clearly.