Corporate Strategy Associate

The Corporate Strategy & Planning team serves as TIAA’s internal strategy function, comprising three core capabilities: Strategic Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, and Strategic Planning. The Strategic Consulting Associate role supports enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across all of TIAA's businesses – including retirement, insurance, wealth, and asset management/Nuveen – as well as key functional areas such as marketing and technology. Working with limited oversight, this role mirrors the responsibilities of an associate consultant at a top-tier strategy firm, leading workstreams on high-impact projects that shape TIAA’s strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Partners with business leaders across TIAA's business units and functional areas to address enterprise-wide and business-specific strategic challenges

• Leads consulting project workstreams end-to-end, managing timelines, coordinating across stakeholders, and delivering high-quality outputs independently

• Structures and solves complex business problems across diverse strategic topics, including growth strategy, operating model design, market positioning, and organizational effectiveness

• Conducts rigorous analysis, including market sizing, competitive benchmarking, financial modeling, interview synthesizing, and scenario planning, to support strategic recommendations

• Manages through ambiguity, working effectively with incomplete information and incorporating risk assessment into decision-making

• Develops executive-ready materials that synthesize complex analyses into clear, actionable insights tailored to senior audiences including the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees

• Builds trusted relationships with engagement managers and business partners, and establishes credibility as a reliable strategic resource

• Mentors junior team members and contributes to continuous improvement of team capabilities and team infrastructure

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience Required

• MBA preferred Work Experience • 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred • Prior experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or related analytical roles strongly preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level

8IC

Required Skills:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of work experience in leading strategic workstreams at a consulting firm or in a corporate strategy function. Must have independently managed multiple end-to-end strategy consulting workstreams from problem structuring to final delivery.
• Demonstrated proficiency in building financial models, conducting market sizing exercises, and delivering competitive benchmarking reports.
• Proven track record of developing and presenting materials to C-suite or Board-level audiences. Measurable by frequency and seniority of stakeholder interactions in prior roles.

Preferred skills:

• MBA or Advanced Degree
• Financial Services Industry Knowledge — Exposure across retirement, insurance, wealth, or asset management domains.
• Directly mentored or coached junior team members with visible impact on their growth and performance.

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

Our full EEO & Non-Discrimination statement is on our careers home page, and you can read more about your rights and view government notices here.

Accessibility Support

TIAA offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. 

If you are a U.S. applicant and desire a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application please use one of the below options to contact our accessibility support team: 

Phone: (800) 842-2755

Email: [email protected]

Drug and Smoking Policy

TIAA maintains a drug-free and smoke/free workplace.

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