TE Connectivity Overview

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE TEL, www.te.com) is one of the largest electronic connector manufacturer in the world, with $17.3B in revenues, and a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our more than 90,000 employees (including more than 10,000 engineers) work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries and our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance some of today’s most revolutionary breakthroughs solutions powering AI data centers, digital factories, electric vehicles, medical devices, smart cities, smart grids, and smart homes. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.

TE has been recognized as one of the most admired companies in its industry, including:

•            Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” for 9 consecutive years

•            Ethisphere Institute’s “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for 12 years

•            Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers”, “Great Place to Work”, “America’s Best Employers”, “The Best Employers for Diversity”, “The Best Employers for New Grads”, and “Best Employers for Veterans”

•            Clarivate Top “Global Innovators” for 12 years

•            Member of Dow Jones’ “North America Sustainability Index” for 13 consecutive years

•            Fast Company’s “Best Workplaces for Innovators” – ranked in 8th place in 2023

•            S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook Member for 3 years.

•            One of Newsweek’s World’s Greenest Companies 2025

•            Sustainability Excellence Award in 2025 from Sustainability Leaders

•            Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index’s “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” for seven consecutive years.

•            Recognized on the Seramount Global Inclusion Index in 21 countries

•            Disability:IN’s “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

•            Recognized by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer in the United States, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Belgium, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.

TE delivered industry-leading shareholder returns since 2009 (~825% cumulative Total Shareholder Returns from 2009 to 2024 vs ~600% for the S&P 500 in the same period).

TE is attractively positioned to continue driving fast growth across its businesses by leveraging multiple global mega trends, including artificial intelligence and cloud, autonomous and electric vehicles, renewable energy, power grid reliability and intelligence, factory automation and minimally invasive medical procedures, among others. TE is amongst the top leaders across several growing applications, including high high-speed connectivity for cloud, artificial intelligence and advanced driver-assistance systems, and high-voltage connectivity for electric vehicles. 

TE’s purpose is to create a safer, sustainable, productive and connected future. We fulfil our purpose not only through our products but also through how we operate: supporting our local communities, ensuring sustainability, and living our values of Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation and Teamwork. TE is proud of the global diversity of its teams and of its culture that allows each individual to bring their whole self to the workplace. You can read more about our Purpose and Values at https://www.te.com/usa-en/about-te/our-company.html#purpose-section. Learn more about TE at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat and Instagram

Job Overview

REPORTING AND LOCATION

The Senior Manager will be part of the Corporate Strategy team and report to a Corporate Strategy Director.

This position may be based in most U.S. or Canadian cities within the EST or CST time zones, with a preference for locations within a three‑hour driving distance of TE’s US Headquarters office near Philadelphia, as the Senior Manager is expected to come into the HQ office a few days per month and travel up to 20% of the time to meet colleagues and clients, attend industry events, etc. 

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a senior member of the Corporate Strategy team, you will contribute towards shaping TE's portfolio composition, competitive strategy, and performance. The Senior Manager leads a team of strategy analysts. He or she will be responsible for planning and delegating work to team members.

Responsibilities will include:

• Help identify new growth platforms, growth opportunities within business units, and across businesses – through the identification of attractive market spaces
• Help the Business Segments and Business Units develop strategies that drive above-market organic and inorganic growth and margin expansion.
• Effectively translate business requests into well-defined problems
• Provide project management and thought leadership to project teams; guide and coach Corporate Strategy team members and manage their day-to-day activities
• Analyze industry structure, competitive dynamics, and market attractiveness and its likely evolution; identify key trends across markets, industries, and competitors; gather real-time input as technology, customer needs, regulations, competitors, etc. evolve
• Determine what it takes to win, assessing competitive position and business models, and then helping the organizing to align on the strategic direction and execution plan
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and community building for strategy team members; lead key initiatives to develop the talent with Corporate Strategy and the wider strategy community

PREFERED CANDIDATE PROFILE

PREFERED CANDIDATE PROFILE

This is an opportunity for a talented individual who wants to accelerate his or her career within a global corporate strategy team leading to career options within strategy and line roles across TE in the US and abroad.

• Must have at least 6 years of work experience
• Must have at least 3 years of consulting experience at a global management consulting firm, with at least 6 months of experience as a designated Engagement Manager / Project Leader / Manager or equivalent title
• Must have team management experience
• Must be currently working and living in the United States or Canada
• A degree in engineering or hard sciences is highly desirable
• Experience with where-to-play and how-to-win Growth Strategy work is highly desirable
• Experience with product-based industrial manufacturing B2B businesses (e.g. engineered hardware systems or components) is highly desirable   
• Experienced in solving complex ambiguous strategic problems, building buy-in and alignment and helping plan and drive execution
• A self-motivated, entrepreneurial, high-energy individual, with vision and enthusiasm, who thrives in a performance-driven environment and sets the bar high
• Strong communication skills in an open and honest way that builds trust, credibility and respect from team members and senior executives
• Creative and intellectually curious, with a passion for continuous learning, professional growth and technology
• Strong executive presence, comfortable thinking on their feet, debating hypothesis, and presenting to audiences varying from C-level executives to entry level associates.
• Dedicated to the development of all team members, collaborative, team-oriented, and modest - recognizes the accomplishments of the team before those of individuals

GROWTH POTENTIAL

High performance and value delivery in this role will lead to domestic and international opportunities to progress to:

• Business roles with P&L responsibility, such as product management, marketing & sales, operations, and general management.
• Strategy roles with increasing responsibilities and scope, leading all the way up to Chief Strategy Officer.