Senior Manager, Market and Customer Strategy

About the role

The Senior Manager, Market and Customer Strategy will support OCG’s growth and customer experience by leveraging market, customer, and competitive insights to drive clear priorities, business cases, and actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured analyses on priority market/customer questions; deliver clear recommendations and decision support for leadership.
• Conduct market and segment assessments, including market sizing and scenario forecasts; align assumptions with Corporate Strategy as needed.
• Develop competitive perspectives and translate implications into actions for OCG (portfolio, positioning, customer approach).
• Lead planning for priority segments and strategic customers (growth goals, key plays, success measures); support quarterly/annual planning cycles.
• Partner with Product Management to link market/customer needs to portfolio direction (roadmap implications, gap analysis, investment tradeoffs).
• Build business cases for strategic initiatives and investments (financial impact, scenarios, risks) with Finance and cross-functional leaders.
• Support new product commercialization: value proposition/positioning, launch readiness inputs, and pricing recommendations in partnership with the Pricing team (Revenue Operations).
• Create ecosystem and SI strategy for hyperscaler-driven programs: prioritize partners, define engagement models, and build partner play business cases with Sales/BDM.
• Develop concise executive materials for reviews and decision forums; ensure clear handoffs to execution owners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, industrial / supply chain management or business.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, strategic planning, or similar analytical roles.
• Market analysis, market sizing, and competitive assessment capability experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional work and influencing without direct authority.
• Financial acumen to include business cases, scenario analysis and executive communication.

What Will Put You Ahead

• B2B manufacturing/technology experience; electronics/interconnect a plus.
• Experience with strategic customers and linking insights to product/portfolio decisions.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; SQL/Python helpful.

Pay

$140,000 - $180,000 per year.

Schedule

This is an onsite role based at our global headquarters in Lisle, IL.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.