Director of Corporate Strategy at Digital Turbine in Austin, TX

Job description

DT (NASDAQ: APPS) is unifying the full mobile experience. Our growth platform powers the mobile ecosystem by bringing together advertisers, app developers, and device partners, to create a unique and premium value exchange, that results in a personalized and seamless mobile device experience. At DT, we move fast, think big, and build collaboratively. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we trust our teams to take ownership, challenge convention, and make an impact from day one. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to products and experiences used by millions around the world. With us, you will enjoy competitive compensation, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to invest in your total well-being, all within a hybrid and flexible work environment. Digital Turbine sits at the intersection of mobile app distribution, device monetization, and the programmatic advertising ecosystem — a position that requires us to read and act on a more complex external environment than most companies our size. The Director of Corporate Strategy is the person who owns that work. This Director of Corporate Strategy is a high-leverage, high-impact role. You will build the company's dedicated intelligence and intake capability by establishing and automating ecosystem monitoring workflows across competition, emerging technology, ad tech trends, policy and regulatory evolutions, and public market developments. You will work closely with the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to synthesize insights and translate them into inputs that inform DT’s Corporate, Product, and GTM strategy. The Director of Corporate Strategy will collaborate cross-functionally with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, CSM, Product, and Tech to put these insights into motion and build the connective tissue between strategy and execution. This is a hands-on role for an experienced individual contributor with a proven track record at building efficient, scalable workflows and the ability to foster strong cross-functional relationships with senior stakeholders. About the Director of Corporate Strategy: Strategic Intelligence & Ecosystem Monitoring Build, optimize, and maintain continuous, structured ecosystem monitoring workflows that collect and synthesize the internal and external signals most material to DT, including iOS and Android ecosystem evolution and applicable regulatory developments globally across topics such as consumer privacy, age assurance, competition law, etc. Track competitive moves and ad tech industry trends and their implications for DT's market position. Monitor the AI landscape as it intersects with the app economy and broader advertising ecosystem, and explore implications and opportunities for DT, our customers, and our partners. Run structured investigations with the Technology team on external developments that require hands-on exploration — new APIs, policy edge cases, ecosystem experiments. Interpretation & Synthesis — "What Does This Mean for DT?" Partner with the CSO in converting raw intelligence into a strategic point of view that informs DT’s positioning, Partnerships efforts, and Product planning. Prepare materials and facilitate executive-level discussions to drive towards confident decisions and actionable outcomes. Act as an internal consultant and thought partner for Product leadership, driving the intake process of strategic insights to inform product vision, prioritization, and execution plans. Collaborate with leaders across commercial teams and product development pods to connect strategic decisions to operational execution. Create processes and interfaces to foster alignment and disseminate strategy insights across all levels and functions of the organization. Structured Innovation and Incubation: Establish a framework and process for exploration and incubation of innovative products. Leverage AI tools and partner with Product Design and User Research teams to