Senior Manager - Corporate Strategy

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied Americas (DAA) designs and manufactures advanced commercial and industrial HVAC systems for customers in end markets such as manufacturing, healthcare, education, and datacenters. The Company’s products, services, and solutions play a vital role in creating comfortable, efficient, and sustainable spaces to work and live.

The Corporate Strategy & Development team supports long-term profitable growth through strategic planning, execution, and end-to-end corporate development, from M&A strategy to transaction execution and integration. The Corporate Strategy team drives profitable growth across the business by leading the long-term strategic planning process and executing high-priority strategic projects to drive sales growth and margin expansion.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy to work with senior leadership and functional experts to develop long-term profitable growth strategies in a hybrid role based in Plymouth.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term (5-year) profitable growth strategies by partnering with the executive team, business unit leadership, and functional leadership; drive a strategic approach and way of thinking across the organization.
• Develop and refine tools and templates to support long-term strategy development; disseminate information to the broader organization through effective presentation development and delivery.
• Develop a deep understanding of our business, the external market, industry trends, competitive landscape, technology disruptions, and macroeconomic environment as the foundation for building successful strategies.
• Drive the execution of high-priority projects, including new product, services, and solutions strategies, as well as operational improvement initiatives, by applying a strategic framework to guide cross-functional teams.
• Analyze data, develop insights, and formulate actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support strategy deployment into the business by aligning the annual operating plan cadence with corporate-level strategies and priorities; flow down strategies into business units and functions to ensure operational execution aligns with long-term goals.
• Proactively develop insights and actionable recommendations to capitalize on new business opportunities and improve business performance where needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field (required).
• 5+ years in a corporate strategy, management consulting, or product strategy role.
• Experience developing new products, services, and solutions strategies (desirable).
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize complex information and develop actionable insights and recommendations.
• Skilled at seeing the big picture, connecting the dots, and driving clarity from uncertainty.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to drive multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships across the organization.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus to drive decisions and actions.
• Executive presence and the ability to engage confidently with executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA.
• Industrial or manufacturing industry experience.

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance.
• 401K retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state, and local law.
• Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service.

Pay

The typical pay range for this position is $113,800 - $193,900 + 20% bonus in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade. Individual pay rates will depend on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.