Manager, Strategy & Business Development

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CP&S President by leading development, planning, and deployment of the Business Unit’s multi-year growth strategy aligned to market priorities.
• Translate strategy into actionable operating plans, growth initiatives, and prioritized investment roadmaps, including the President’s Annual Operating Plan.
• Strengthen strategic decision-making through rigorous market intelligence, voice-of-customer insights, competitive analysis, and financial and ROI modeling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to align on value propositions, competitive positioning, KPIs, and execution priorities.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering on portfolio strategy, including product roadmaps, lifecycle management, and differentiation initiatives.
• Lead M&A strategy and enablement, including identification of market adjacencies, screening and prioritization of acquisition targets, and management of the M&A pipeline and funnel.
• Support live acquisition processes through due diligence, valuation modeling, financial analysis, business case development, and integration planning.
• Drive continuous improvement of strategy development and M&A processes to increase rigor, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Develop and deliver high-impact, executive- and board-ready materials, including strategy updates, growth narratives, initiative scorecards, and performance tracking.

Qualifications & Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in an Engineering or Science discipline preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience in strategy consulting / corporate development at post-MBA level, preferably within Industrials Manufacturing or adjacent industry.
• Ideal 2 years of experience before MBA in an Industrials or adjacent industry.

Why Work With Us

With a 170+ year history of innovation and growth, more than 3,000 patents, and an unmatched commitment to ethics and integrity, you will be joining a highly successful $3.0 billion global business. At CP&S, you will become a valuable part of an inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation, all while directly impacting global water and wastewater solutions.