Director, Strategic Finance

The Director, Strategic Finance at UDX reports to the Sr. Director, Financial Strategy and is a highly visible individual contributor who serves as a strategic partner and primary point of contact for executive leadership and peers across the organization. The role combines financial analysis, executive storytelling, investor-relations insight, and business strategy to support critical decisions across Universal Destinations & Experiences.

The Director leads key elements of UDX’s strategic finance and executive reporting agenda, developing executive presentations and decision-support materials that connect business performance, external insights, strategic priorities, and investment considerations. Success requires exceptional presentation development and strategic storytelling, strong financial judgment, and the ability to rapidly translate complex information into concise, executive-ready narratives.

Executive Reporting & Strategic Communications

• →Lead key components of the UDX operational rhythm, including business reviews, annual planning, long-range planning, strategic check-ins, and other executive-level presentations.
• →Serve as a primary strategic partner and point of contact for executive leadership, helping frame key messages, identify decision points, and support informed decision-making.
• →Independently develop executive-ready presentations that translate complex financial, operational, and strategic information into clear, compelling narratives.
• →Own the quality and accuracy of executive materials, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and leadership priorities.

Investor Relations & Leadership Insights

• →Partner with UDX Executive Leadership, FP&A and NBCUniversal to develop UDX perspectives and supporting analysis for earnings-related materials, investor discussions, and other external financial communications.
• →Synthesize investor, analyst, and external commentary about the business, key industry participants, and relevant sector themes into concise updates for UDX executive leadership.
• →Develop executive briefings that highlight recurring investor themes, external perceptions, emerging questions, and implications for

UDX messaging, strategy, and performance narratives

• →Maintain a clear, fact-based bridge between internal business performance and external financial narratives while protecting confidential information and ensuring alignment with approved disclosures.
  Investment Evaluation & Decision Support
• →Lead financial evaluation of strategic initiatives through robust financial models, scenario analyses, and decision frameworks.
• →Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop business cases, challenge assumptions, evaluate risks and opportunities, and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• →Oversee post-investment reviews to assess performance against original business cases and incorporate lessons learned into future decisions.

Process Improvement & Strategic Influence

• →Improve strategic finance processes, reporting tools, and governance to increase efficiency, consistency, and decision usefulness.
• →Establish best practices for executive reporting, analytical storytelling, presentation development, and data visualization.
• →Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence outcomes through analytical rigor, executive communication, and strategic partnership rather than formal authority.
• →Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• →Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities (KSAs) required.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shape concise executive narratives from complex financial and operating information.
• Expert PowerPoint and executive presentation-development skills, including persuasive visual storytelling for senior leadership audiences.
• Experience supporting Investor Relations, earnings-related communications, external financial narratives, or comparable executive reporting processes.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to build credibility with senior leaders and corporate stakeholders.
• Ability to rapidly synthesize disparate information and deliver high-quality, executive-ready materials under compressed timelines.
• Ability to influence decisions and build alignment across functions without direct authority.
• Strong financial judgment, analytical capability, and attention to detail.
• Sound judgment in interpreting external commentary and distinguishing investor perspectives from approved company positions.
• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

• Expert PowerPoint and executive presentation development
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling
• Power BI and data visualization
• Strong business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and agility
• Knowledge of the tourism, leisure, media, or consumer experience industries
• High emotional intelligence, executive presence, and interpersonal skills

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Political Science, Data Science, or a related field required
• MBA or Master’s a plus

• Minimum 8+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, Corporate Strategy, Investor Relations, Management Consulting, or a related field, including experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives and presenting to senior executives. Experience in tourism, leisure, hospitality, media, or consumer experiences is preferred.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

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