Strategy Lead – Digital Strategy & Innovation

International Motors, LLC • Lisle, IL

30d

About The Position

The Strategy Lead – Digital Strategy & Innovation is a critical leadership role responsible for guiding International Motors’ next phase of digital transformation and innovation. This role ensures that technology initiatives are strategically aligned with enterprise goals and deliver measurable business value. As the Strategy Lead, you will spearhead the planning and execution of our digital strategy (including the DTO 2.0 program) and champion a culture of agility, transparency, and data-driven decision-making across both IT and business teams. You will integrate high-level strategic objectives with actionable plans (OGSM to OKR conversion), bridging the gap between business vision and technology execution. Ultimately, this role drives an innovative, customer-centric, future-ready, and sustainable digital portfolio in line with International Motors’ mission to redefine transportation for a cleaner, safer world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of business development, strategy, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, or management consulting experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience
• OR
• Master's degree and at least 5 years of business development, strategy, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, or management consulting experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience
• OR
• At least 12 years of business development, strategy, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, or management consulting experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience
• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Nice To Haves

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field is required. A master’s degree (MBA or similar) is highly valued. 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, digital transformation, or technology leadership roles, including at least 2-3 years in a leadership capacity guiding cross-functional teams.
• Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management: Proven experience with strategic planning frameworks (such as OGSM) and translating high-level objectives into execution plans or OKRs. Hands-on experience in portfolio management or governance of technology projects, including prioritization methodologies and scorecard-driven funding decisions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive alignment between IT and business organizations. Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience leading or influencing cross-functional teams across business units, IT, finance, and operations. Capable of building credibility and rapport at all organizational levels.
• Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven mindset. Comfortable using data and metrics to assess initiative impact, prioritize investments, and support recommendation. Proficiency with analytical tools and the ability to derive insights from large datasets or business cases.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to craft clear strategic narratives and present complex information to executive audiences. Skilled in facilitating strategy workshops, writing high-quality executive presentations, and influencing senior leadership on key decisions.
• Agile & Innovative Mindset: Familiarity with modern agile delivery methodologies and a continuous improvement mindset. Able to navigate and implement changes in operating models or processes to improve agility and transparency. A passion for innovation and staying current with emerging technology trends.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Alignment: Lead the development and continuous refinement of International Motors’ digital strategy, ensuring alignment with overall corporate objectives and the company’s vision for pioneering an innovative and scalable digital future. Facilitate annual and quarterly strategic planning (OGSM) and translate strategic objectives into actionable OKRs and key results for the Digital & IT organization.
• Portfolio Prioritization & Governance: Oversee the Digital & IT project portfolio and prioritization process, utilizing data-driven models and the DTO 2.0 prioritization framework to drive objective funding decisions. Maintain a lean, adaptive portfolio of digital initiatives that aligns with enterprise priorities and responds to changing market needs. Streamline governance processes (e.g. stage gate intake) to improve transparency and accelerate decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with business domain leaders, IT delivery teams, and the PMO to ensure cross-functional alignment of digital initiatives with business needs. Establish strong communication channels and alignment between Business and IT, so that each digital initiative drives tangible business value (e.g. quality improvements, cost efficiencies, enhanced customer experience) in support of the company’s strategic priorities.
• Innovation Leadership: Drive innovation across the organization by identifying emerging technology trends and new digital opportunities (e.g. AI, IoT, connected vehicle solutions). Incubate and champion innovative ideas through pilot programs or proofs-of-concept, and foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement. Provide thought leadership on how emerging technologies and digital solutions can create competitive advantage and support sustainable mobility goals.
• Data-Driven Insight & Decision Support: Leverage analytics and data-driven insights to inform strategy and portfolio decision. Monitor industry trends, internal performance data, and key results to identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and develop actionable recommendations for senior leadership. Prepare and present strategic analyses and portfolio updates to executive stakeholders (e.g. CDIO and ELT), enabling informed, evidence-based decisions.
• Operating Model Evolution: Champion the evolution of International Motors’ digital operating model towards greater agility and transparency. Implement best practices in lean portfolio management and agile methodology to improve execution speed and adaptability. Promote initiatives that strengthen foundational capabilities (e.g. enterprise architecture, data analytics, innovation processes) and enable effective execution of the digital strategy.

Benefits

• We provide a competitive total rewards package which ensures job satisfaction both on and off the job. We offer market-based compensation, health benefits, 401(k) match, tuition assistance, EAP, legal insurance, an employee discount program, and more.
• For this position, the expected salary range will be commensurate with the candidate’s applicable skills, knowledge and experience.
• You can learn more about our comprehensive benefits package at https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

What This Job Offers

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