Strategy and Business Development Senior Manager

Verizon • Basking Ridge, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Strategy and Business Development Senior Manager in Verizon Business Group’s Product & Marketing Business Development team, you will support product strategy initiatives and drive strategic product partnerships across the VBG portfolio. You will collaborate with Product, Marketing, Pricing, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Engineering teams to shape a long-term product and partner strategy and adapt it as business needs evolve.

The role supports initiatives that advance product and portfolio strategy and develop market-leading roadmaps and capabilities for go-to-market success. You will translate product visions into actionable GTM plans, manage complex partnerships and negotiations, and secure agreements that support future wireline and wireless portfolio products. You will represent Verizon with internal and external executives, develop business cases and presentations, establish KPIs, assess performance, and guide cross-functional teams toward a multiyear roadmap. The position is hybrid, with a defined work location requiring at least three days per week in the office and the remainder working from home, subject to the manager’s determination and Verizon’s hybrid-work policies.

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 product or platform strategy, partnerships, and/or technical work in B2B companies.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree, ideally an MBA.
• Strong written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Partner-facing experience.
• Continuous-learning mindset.
• Executive-level presentation skills, with an emphasis on storytelling and cross-functional alignment.
• Ability to convey ideas persuasively to a variety of audiences.
• Proven ability to manage deadlines in a highly complex, fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading teams, especially cross-functional teams, and independently and proactively executing multiple assignments.
• Experience mentoring team members, fostering their growth, and identifying areas for skill enhancement.
• Experience working in an evolving, collaborative environment and cross-functionally with all levels of management, internally and externally.
• Experience developing strong working relationships inside and outside Verizon.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy initiatives and drive strategic product partnerships for the Verizon Business Group portfolio.
• Develop and adapt a long-term vision for product and partner strategy.
• Support product and portfolio strategy initiatives and market-leading roadmaps and capabilities for go-to-market success.
• Translate high-level product visions into actionable go-to-market plans aligned with broader organizational strategy.
• Manage large and complex partnerships to secure deals for future products supporting the VBG wireline and wireless portfolio roadmap.
• Define, negotiate, and close complex product, distribution, marketing, and technology agreements with multiple partners.
• Drive complex deals to resolution through internal and external communications.
• Create documents that frame deal or partnership issues and drive them toward completion.
• Represent Verizon in meetings with internal and external executives.
• Work across product areas to pursue deals that provide the best outcomes for Verizon.
• Collaborate with product management, product marketing, legal, finance, and engineering teams to negotiate deal terms and advocate internally on behalf of partners.
• Build strong relationships with external partners and cross-functional teams.
• Define KPIs and assess performance for continuous improvement.
• Participate in business case development and presentations to align working teams.
• Develop, drive, and align teams around a multiyear roadmap.
• Test new ideas and concepts for feasibility and market potential.
• Drive escalations toward internal alignment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 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 and an award-winning total rewards package.
• Potential premium pay, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.
• Up to 15 vacation days per year for newly hired employees, with additional vacation accrual based on service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior