TBO - CTO Functional Strategy Manager

GSK•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The CTO Functional Strategy Manager develops and maintains the functional and operating model strategy for DPTF. The role translates GSK’s strategy and digital and technology priorities into what the function needs to be and do, co-creates a north star vision with architecture and domain leadership, scans the market and state of the art, and aligns DPTF’s major initiatives with the function’s direction. Technology strategy and the technology roadmap are owned by the Chief Architect; this role aligns the functional strategy with them but does not own them. The role communicates DPTF’s strategy to leaders across GSK and engages those leaders to understand what they need from the function, ensuring the strategy reflects the demands placed on DPTF. The role translates strategy into functional objectives and OKRs, maintains the strategic planning cadence, assesses major initiatives against the north star, and raises portfolio misalignment through governance. It develops recommendations and options for leadership review, explains trade-offs, prepares executive materials, and facilitates strategy workshops, planning sessions, and leadership reviews. It also embeds DPTF’s reliability and AI acceleration ambitions into the functional strategy and uses AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, and strategy-material production. The role is hybrid, combining on-site collaboration and remote work. Specific office and remote expectations will be discussed during the interview.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Technology, Economics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 8 years of experience in strategy, technology strategy, consulting, operating-model design, or a comparable planning role.
Experience developing functional or business strategy within a large and complex organisation.
Experience translating enterprise strategy into objectives and OKRs for a function.
Experience synthesising complex and incomplete information into a clear position leaders can act on.
Experience scanning market and technology developments and assessing their relevance to a specific organisation.
Experience engaging and influencing senior leaders across organisational boundaries, including facilitating strategy workshops and leadership reviews.
Experience producing executive-level strategy materials and narrative.
Familiarity with AI tools applied to research, synthesis, and strategy-material production.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate study or professional certification in strategy, business, or technology management.
Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, with the ability to move from ambiguity to a clear and defensible position.
Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to produce narrative and materials for an executive audience.
Strong influencing and facilitation skills, including the ability to run workshops with senior leaders and build a shared view across architecture, domains, and wider GSK leadership.
Curiosity and breadth to track technology and market developments and judge which are relevant.
Comfort working without direct authority on strategy co-owned across the function.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the DPTF functional strategy, translating GSK’s strategy and digital and technology priorities into the function’s needs and activities.
Co-create DPTF’s north star vision with the Chief Architect, architecture leadership, and platform and domain leads.
Align the functional strategy with the technology strategy and technology roadmap owned by the Chief Architect.
Scan market, industry, technology, operating-model, and ways-of-working developments, including activity by comparable organisations and technology partners, and assess their relevance to GSK.
Translate strategy into functional objectives and OKRs, and maintain the cadence for setting and reviewing them.
Assess DPTF’s major initiatives against the north star and raise portfolio misalignment through governance.
Communicate DPTF’s strategy to leadership across GSK through clear and credible materials and narrative.
Engage leaders across GSK to understand their needs from DPTF and feed those requirements into strategy and planning.
Facilitate strategy workshops, planning sessions, and leadership reviews with architecture and domain leadership.
Develop strategic recommendations and options for leadership review, explain trade-offs, and prepare briefings and materials for the Head of Technology Business Operations, the CTO, and the DPTF Leadership Team.
Embed DPTF’s reliability and AI acceleration ambitions in the functional strategy, objectives, and initiative selection.
Use AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, and production of strategy materials.