Corporate/Tech Strategy Career Path, Post MBA?
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Background - Engineer turned MBA, chose regional 25-35 ranked tier III MBA for love (and scholly $$s), over higher ranked Top 15 MBAs with no cash and no girl. Don't regret it, still have plenty of interesting job opportunities. I'm not in it for the money, I'm in it because I want to be challenged in my work (not just a bullshit interview answer); I tend to lose interest in low-pressure/low-learning roles. I also don't want to work 90 hours a week and think about what life I might be missing. I don't have c-suite or retire by 40 aspirations, but I wouldn't complain if I hit it big accidentally. I'd be happy in a 300-400K house, building up nest egg for retirement and kids college, drive a truck, etc.
I'm not the kinda guy who will sacrifice 5 years post-MBA to make Senior Manager at a Vault Top 10 , to exit into a VP role. I'd rather enjoy 12 years of my actual life, and work my way up the slow-ass way. I'm confident in my networking abilities, both internally and externally, should I get stuck in a bureaucratic glut.
I could definitely see myself staying in strategy the remainder of my career (I'd probably skip between tech firms, depending on who is having the most fun/working on the cutting edge). But I also have an entrepreneurial bug. So I could also see myself joining a risky-AF start-up at any point in time, if the right opportunity comes along.
The Offer I am currently mulling over a Tech Strategy Role at a F50. What might a typical career path look like? Strategy plays to my strengths, much more so than FP&A and even Corp Development. In an ideal world, I'd love to eventually work in an internal incubator or external incubator. I turned down a Big4 role in asset valuations; it just felt boring.
The actual GD question So really, what I'm curious about is: What are some possible career paths/career outlooks for engineering project management to MBA to F50Tech Strategy? Any thoughts, intuitions, or insults are welcome.
