Business Strategy Senior Manager
About The Position
As a Senior Manager of Business Strategy within Corporate Strategy, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Verizon Business Group (VBG) leadership. You will work with stakeholders across VBG to develop long-term strategies, evaluate market shifts and growth opportunities, optimize legacy portfolio performance, and refine go-to-market and commercial models. The role uses rigorous analysis and structured problem-solving to address critical questions for Verizon’s executive team, Board of Directors, and other stakeholders. The work focuses on long-term value creation and high-impact projects, including market opportunity assessments, scenario planning, ecosystem analyses, and competitive modeling to guide capital allocation and strategic partnerships. You will develop financial models and business cases, assess M&A and partnership opportunities, and translate corporate goals into operational plans across functions. The role also involves preparing materials and presentations for senior management and the Board, while maintaining relationships with business stakeholders and partners. This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, working from home and at least three days per week in the office. The schedule is 40 hours per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work and/or military experience or specialized training.
- Experience in consulting and/or internal corporate strategy, including framing complex business problems, conducting strategic analysis, and driving high-impact initiatives.
- Experience with research and quantitative analysis, including solving complex, ambiguous, and analytically challenging problems.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative or financial field.
- Experience with B2B strategy.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including synthesizing complex and ambiguous data into clear narratives and tailoring messages to the audience.
- Financial acumen, including P&L stewardship, capital allocation optimization, and translating financial metrics into strategic business value.
- Experience managing NDA projects.
- Track record of delivering high-impact strategic initiatives, driving growth, optimizing performance, and demonstrating intellectual curiosity and attention to detail.
- Agility and resilience in a dynamic environment, with the ability to adjust from rapid directional guidance to comprehensive modeling.
- Ability to lead cross-functionally, navigate a matrixed organization, work through others, and engage at all levels.
- Deep understanding of M&A, Corporate Development, deal structuring, or Business Transformation dynamics in telecom and tech.
- Strong analytical and financial background, including expertise in building dynamic, integrated financial models from scratch.
- Ability to develop, take over, or strengthen complex business case models and scenario analyses.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing strategic initiatives from ideation through execution.
Responsibilities
- Drive strategy execution and deliver information that supports senior leadership decision-making.
- Shape VBG’s future direction through strategic analysis focused on long-term growth and key market uncertainties.
- Lead complex financial modeling to evaluate structural viability and strategic fit.
- Adapt between rapid tactical assessments and multi-phase strategic planning initiatives.
- Solve complex strategic business issues and present clear narratives and financial realities to executives and internal partners.
- Manage a varied portfolio of rapid-response assessments and in-depth research projects using an iterative problem-solving approach.
- Prepare materials and develop presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and partners across the business.
- Build, manage, and stress-test financial models and business cases to evaluate the financial impact of strategies and projects.
- Lead build-buy-partner analyses for M&A opportunities, joint ventures, and strategic investments, evaluating feasibility, returns, and deal structure.
- Scale analyses to business needs, providing both directional insights and detailed financial models.
- Translate corporate goals into cross-functional operational blueprints across Product, Go-To-Market, Finance, and Operations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Group home and auto insurance
- Matched 401(k) savings plan
- Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year
- Up to 6 personal days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Other incentives
- Potential premium pay, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with service
- Incentive-based compensation with potential to earn more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
