Manager, Strategy Support

About the role

The Manager, Strategy Support within the North America Strategy & Growth organization supports the Strategy Management Office (SMO) operations, coordinates strategic planning and deployment processes, and prepares leadership-ready materials for meetings and working sessions. This role requires strong organizational discipline, structured problem-solving, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a complex, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Strategy Management Office (SMO) operations, including governance routines, portfolio tracking, risk and dependency monitoring, KPI tracking, and preparation of dashboards and scorecards.
• Support strategy development activities through market, competitive, policy, and business analysis, synthesis of findings, and preparation of materials that inform roadmap discussions and leadership decisions.
• Carefully coordinate strategic planning and deployment processes, including tracking priorities, milestones, owners, and cross-functional inputs to support alignment with the NA Strategic Roadmap.
• Prepare leadership-ready materials for meetings, working sessions, and steering forums, including presentations, briefings, summaries, action-item tracking, and follow-up documentation.
• Support cross-functional execution by coordinating stakeholders, monitoring action items, surfacing risks and interdependencies, and helping maintain timely follow-through on strategic initiatives.
• Provide project management and analytical support for high-priority strategy development and deployment initiatives as directed by leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, life sciences, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy execution, PMO, management consulting, transformation, corporate strategy, or a related field.
• Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives, governance routines, and strategic planning or deployment processes.
• Experience applying structured problem-solving and analytical tools, including dashboards, trackers, scorecards, and KPI reporting, to support planning, governance, and decision-making.
• Experience preparing presentations, summaries, and other leadership-ready materials for senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment with competing priorities and deadlines.