Director of Strategic Initatives

Flex•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a dynamic Director of Corporate Strategy- Strategic Initiatives to drive strategic growth and lead transformative initiatives across the enterprise. This position requires a blend of strategic acumen and strong interpersonal skills to influence and collaborate with senior executives, manage high-impact projects, and oversee a high-performing team. This person will be located at our Austin TX Headquarters for Axiom. Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom Solutions INTL. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

Requirements

10+ years of professional experience including corporate strategy, corporate GTM experience, or a related field
Bachelor’s degree: engineering/technology, business, and other quantitatively oriented majors preferred, MBA preferred.
Experience in end-to-end strategy development utilizing a hypothesis-driven approach
Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and transformation
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on market and analyses, capability assessment and roadmap development, voice of customer research, market and customer segmentation, partnership and acquisition target identification and analysis.
Team player with strong communication, relationship-building, leadership capabilities, and ability to collaborate virtually and across regions.
Proven experience in strategic planning or corporate strategy roles.
Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
Leadership experience managing diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
Knowledge in mergers and acquisitions and growth strategies.

Nice To Haves

Technology background preferred
Understanding of Power, Utilities, AI, Cloud Data Center Technologies

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies and oversee the execution of key initiatives, ensuring successful outcomes.
Responsible for working across all areas of the business including Sales and Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing Operations, Technology, Corporate Development, Services sustainability and more.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and the C-Suite, preparing and presenting findings and recommendations in support of strategic initiatives and Board discussions.
Collaborate with and mentor a team of high-performing managers and analysts, driving profitable growth for multi-billion-dollar business units while addressing both short-term and long-term goals.
Conduct thorough market and competitor analyses to identify and assess growth opportunities and develop organic and acquisition-based strategies to enter new markets, expand into adjacent markets or gain share in existing markets.
Foster a collaborative team culture while enhancing organizational efficiency and effectiveness.