Job Description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Solution Strategy to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

As Director, Solution Strategy, you will lead the development and evolution of market-facing solutions -defining how we bring our capabilities together to solve client problems, differentiate in priority industries, and drive growth.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, solution architecture, and go-to-market. You will shape how offerings are structured, positioned, and messaged - ensuring they are commercially viable, clearly articulated, and executable across the business.

This is a strategic leadership role focused on translating client needs into scalable, differentiated solutions and aligning stakeholders to bring those solutions to market effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve integrated, market-facing solutions aligned to client needs, industry priorities, and firm growth areas
• Translate complex capabilities into clear, differentiated value propositions, solution narratives, and scalable frameworks
• Shape how solutions show up in priority industries, including alignment to broader go-to-market strategies and growth plays
• Partner with service line marketing and content teams to shape solution narratives, messaging frameworks, and supporting materials
• Bring solutions to life through compelling case studies and real-world examples that demonstrate client impact and differentiation
• Establish repeatable approaches to solution architecture, including components, use cases, and commercial models
• Enable adoption by client-facing teams through clear articulation, sales plays, and practical application in pursuits
• Ensure consistency in how solutions are represented and activated across teams, channels, and geographies
• Use market feedback, performance insights, and industry trends to continuously refine solution strategy and positioning
• Lead strategic initiatives such as new offering development, industry plays, and integrated “one-firm” solutions
• Other duties as assigned

Technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Marketing, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 10+ years of experience in professional services, consulting, or similarly complex environments.
• Demonstrated ability to design and structure integrated solutions that bring together multiple capabilities to address client needs.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience shaping offerings that are scalable, differentiated, and market relevant.
• Proven track record of aligning senior stakeholders across functions and service lines to drive cohesive outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable frameworks and approaches.
• Experience leading large, ambiguous initiatives and translating them into structured, repeatable models.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to both technical and business audiences.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Chicago, IL, Downers Grove, IL, Denver, CO, Reno, NV, Cleveland, OH and Baltimore, MD offices only is between $184,000 and $276,000 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Washington, DC, Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, Newport Beach, CA San Diego, CA, Boston, MA, Iselin, NJ and New York, NY offices only is between $198,700 and $298,100 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA offices only is between $211,600 and $317,400 per year.

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.