MGR I CORPORATE STRATEGY (Remote)

Job Overview

This position reports to a Corporate Strategy Senior Manager. It can be based within a 3-hour driving distance from TE’s US Headquarters office near Philadelphia (e.g., New York City, New Jersey, Washington DC, Baltimore, etc.). The Manager is expected to come into the HQ office a few days per month and travel less than 10% of the time to meet colleagues and clients, attend industry events, etc.   

The Strategy Manager will help solve the most critical global strategic questions across TE Connectivity, such as: 

By identifying attractive market spaces, help identify new growth platforms and growth opportunities within business units and across businesses. 

Help the Business Segments and Business Units develop strategies that drive above-market organic and inorganic growth, 

Gather real-time input as the external environment (e.g., technology, customer needs, regulations, competitors, etc.) evolves. 

Determine what it takes to win, assessing the competitive position and business models, and then helping the organizing to align on the strategic direction and execution plan. 

Act as a white space strategist and thought partner to identify new growth areas and opportunities for operational improvements. 

Focus on key initiatives to develop talent within India and the broader strategy community. 

*****The ideal candidate must reside within a 3 Hour commute from Philadelphia, PA ******

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

This is an opportunity for a talented individual who wants to accelerate their career within a global corporate strategy team, leading to career options within strategy and line roles across TE in India and abroad. As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, this individual will contribute to TE’s portfolio decisions, competitive strategy, and performance by being an advisor to the CEO and the top leadership team.  

As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, you will.   

Responsibilities include: 

• Effectively translate business requests into well-defined problems. 
• Collaborates with the corporate strategy and business unit teams to solve complex business problems 
• Guide and coach India Corporate strategy team and manage their day-to-day activities 
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and community building for India-based strategy talent. 
• Develop strategies and approaches to fulfill complex project assignments creatively and meaningfully. 
• Analyzing industry structure, competitive dynamics, and market attractiveness and its likely evolution to inform strategy development 
• Identify key trends across markets, industries, and competitors that affect our businesses. 
• Create analytical models to address key business questions and translate output into explicit stories. 
• Support the development of a robust strategic plan for TE Connectivity. 
• Lead the overall fact-based creation and communication process. 

What your background should look like:

Success in the role requires strong business acumen and a strategic mindset, a drive to guide and coach team members, exceptional communication and presentation skills, the ability to work seamlessly with team members at multiple levels, and the skills and tenacity to achieve results without formal authority. 

In addition, the successful candidate will have the following qualifications, experience, and skills: 

• Problem Solving, Analytics, Work Structure and Management, and Communications 
• Robust strategy toolkit. 
• Ability to structure and solve complex problems using a hypothesis-driven approach 
• Ability to structure work, manage strategy projects, and provide thought leadership to the team members 
• Proficient in creating value through the application of advanced data analytics 
• Strong oral and written communication skills – ability to synthesize and effectively communicate key messages 
• Excellent active listening skills 
• A strategy practitioner with a track record of problem-solving 
• Ability to architect and create strategy tools, frameworks, and processes 
• People, Teamwork, and Leadership 
• Strong executive presence 
• High cross-cultural awareness 
• A team player able to work with and through others with the ability to influence others and move toward a shared vision or goal 
• Being hands-on, staying connected to the ongoing strategy deployment, and helping manage implementation when necessary 
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization 
• Strong relationship builder 
• Passion and Drive 
• Drive to create a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. 
• Passion for technology 
• Intellectual curiosity to ask probing questions, make discoveries, and always continue to learn. 
• Drive to find the correct answer. 
• Intellectual rigor 

Experience  

• 2-3 years of experience in management consulting or corporate strategy, with a focus on market research and quantitative analysis 
• An individual should be a strategy practitioner who is well-versed in the theory and tools of strategy formulation and the practical implementation of strategy within a complex organization. 
• Excellent with MS-Excel and MS-PPT; proficiency in data analytics suite (Tableau, Alteryx, SQL) is a plus. 
• Well-honed understanding of the key levers to deliver superior and consistent total shareholder return (TSR) 
• Operational track record of dealing with strategic business issues, including microeconomics, industry structure, operations strategy, and finance 
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle – with experience applying these skills in managing teams and leading projects. 

Academic education 

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a technical discipline (Engineering, Quantitative, Finance) from a leading institution 

Competencies