Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives (United States)

Responsibilities

Lead complex strategic initiatives or major cross-functional workstreams aligned to Cordis business priorities.

Define workstream scope, roadmap, governance, milestones, and success metrics in partnership with functional leaders and senior stakeholders.

Translate ambiguous business priorities into structured problem-solving plans, analytical workstreams, recommendations, and execution plans.

Drive disciplined execution, including financial impact assessment, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and performance tracking.

Create business cases, pressure-test recommendations, and support value realization.

Partner across stakeholders to align priorities, resolve roadblocks, and maintain execution momentum.

Serve as a change agent within assigned initiatives by anticipating risks, supporting adoption, and helping embed new ways of working.

Provide thought leadership on process improvements, operating model opportunities, and strategic priorities within assigned areas.

Mentor, coach, and elevate junior Spark teammates or project contributors.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Requires a minimum 12+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent education and experience; Or 10+ years and a Master's degree;Or a PhD with 8+ years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Where required, the role must hold an appropriate degree in the industry (eg. Legal).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in healthcare, medical device, life sciences, or relevant industrial / operational environments a plus. Project / program management experience or certification a plus. Experience working in ambiguous, cross-functional environments preferred.