Strategy Leaders

The pace of change is accelerating, and the stakes for getting strategy right have never been higher. Organizations across industries must rethink how they grow, compete, and create value, often through bold moves such as new business models, market expansion, M&A, digital and AI adoption, or IPO readiness.

Success in these moments depends on leaders who can connect strategy to execution.

Heidrick & Struggles partners with organizations to identify and develop strategy and transformation leaders who deliver results. With more than 70 years of experience, we place and advise chief strategy officers, transformation and restructuring leaders, and executives across corporate development, planning, and operations.

Through our integrated capabilities—executive search, leadership assessment, consulting, and on-demand talent—we help organizations secure the leadership needed to turn strategy into measurable impact.

When organizations engage Heidrick & Struggles for strategy and transformation leadership, it is often at pivotal moments such as:

• Defining or resetting enterprise strategy, often requiring a Chief Strategy Officer or Head of Corporate Strategy
• Accelerating growth through new business models, market expansion, or commercial transformation, bringing in Chief Growth Officers or Chief Commercial Officers
• Executing mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures supported by leaders such as Heads of Corporate Development/M&A
• Leading enterprise-wide transformation, including digital, AI, or ERP initiatives through Chief Transformation Officers or transformation leaders
• Driving value creation in private equity-backed or portfolio companies, often with Heads of Value Creation
• Navigating restructuring, turnaround, or performance improvement situations requiring Restructuring Officers or turnaround leaders
• Strengthening global market, client, or commercial leadership capabilities through roles such as Chief Client Officer or Head of Global Markets
• Enabling enterprise execution and alignment, often through a Chief of Staff or senior strategy and operations leaders