manager of strategy, Engineering Deployment and Scale-up

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is critical in defining future-state coffeehouse operating models and equipment & packaging strategies that support long-term business growth. The ideal candidate will have consumer-packaged goods (CPG) or physical-product general management experience and understand how product decisions, P&L performance, and launch strategies connect to business performance. The role will shape enterprise strategies including equipment portfolio planning, operational innovation, and productivity initiatives, with a focus on managing engineered, physical products from early development through scaled launch.

Requirements

Progressive experience in strategy, consulting, operations, consumer packaged goods, physical product strategy, or business transformation.
Experience leading cross-functional programs involving multiple business functions and senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical, financial modeling, P&L management, and business case development skills.
Ability to translate complex operational challenges into strategic recommendations.
Experience influencing leaders and driving alignment without direct authority.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations and strategic storytelling.
Demonstrated experience developing long-term strategies, operating models, or innovation roadmaps.
Experience managing physical products or engineered devices from initial development through launch strategy, scale-up, and post-launch business performance.
Experience managing others, 3+ years

Responsibilities

Develop equipment & packaging product strategies
Lead strategic initiatives focused on future coffeehouse experiences including the operating model and innovation in equipment, packaging and smallwares.
Analyze customer, partner, operational, and financial insights to understand business challenges and enable strategic trade-offs.
Develop recommendations that connect product portfolio choices, P&L implications, launch sequencing, productivity, and customer experience objectives.
Lead cross-functional teams
Drive alignment across diverse cross-functional teams to define future-state physical product solutions, implementation roadmaps, and launch strategies.
Facilitate leadership discussions, strategic workshops, and governance forums to build alignment and accelerate decision making.
Translate complex problems into actionable plans and business recommendations.
Build business cases and strategic recommendations
Develop quantitative analyses, business cases, scenario models, and P&L-informed recommendations to evaluate alternatives and investment decisions for future product-launches.
Assess opportunities across coffeehouse design, barista-facing equipment, packaging, barista tools, workflow, labor, and process innovation.
Present recommendations and key decisions to senior leadership teams.
Provide partners with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities to build an effective team:
Challenge, inspire and provide coaching to team members to achieve business results.
Conduct performance reviews, oversee training and make staffing decisions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Paid parental leave.
Family expansion reimbursement.
Paid vacation from date of hire.
Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked).
Eight paid holidays.
Two personal days per year.
401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.).
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
Incentivized emergency savings.
Financial well-being tools.
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan.
Student loan management resources.
Access to other educational opportunities.
Backup care.
DACA reimbursement.