Strategy Manager

Bosch Building Technologies•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Strategy Manager contributes to the development and execution of strategic priorities for Bosch Building Technologies North America. Reporting to the SVP, Strategy, the role works closely with senior leadership and business teams to evaluate strategic opportunities, diagnose business performance and market opportunities, develop fact-based recommendations, and support decisions related to growth, portfolio priorities, market positioning, and long-range planning. This is a highly analytical, hands-on role that combines strategy consulting-style problem solving with direct exposure to business leaders and strategic decision-making. The Strategy Manager independently structures analyses, conducts market and customer research, develops business cases, diagnoses business challenges, and translates complex information into clear recommendations for senior leadership. The role provides broad exposure across the Building Technologies portfolio, including corporate strategy, market and customer intelligence, strategic planning, portfolio management, growth initiatives, and selected transformation and M&A topics. The position also includes supervisory responsibilities: planning, assigning, and directing work; coaching and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems, in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.
3–5 years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, strategic finance, or a similarly analytical environment.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to conduct market, customer, competitive, financial, and strategic analyses.
Experience conducting primary and secondary market research and synthesizing findings into business insights.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience developing business cases and quantitative models.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI.
Ability to synthesize complex information into concise insights and recommendations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams in a complex organization.
High degree of initiative, intellectual curiosity, and ownership.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, including seeing, hearing, speaking, and writing clearly.
Manual dexterity for all-day computer work, occasional reaching and lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment; ability to focus at a computer for extended periods.
U.S. work authorization is required; future sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other relevant graduate degree.
Previous experience in management consulting or corporate strategy.
Experience in building technologies, building automation, fire and life safety, security, energy, software, digital services, industrial technology, or technical services.
Experience supporting corporate strategy, portfolio strategy, growth, or transformation initiatives.
Experience working within a global organization.

Responsibilities

Support the development and refinement of the North America strategy and long-range plan.
Analyze strategic priorities, growth opportunities, market dynamics, and key business challenges.
Structure complex strategic questions and develop fact-based recommendations.
Support strategic planning processes and executive strategy discussions, translating priorities into clear initiatives and decision points.
Conduct market, industry, customer, and competitor analyses to identify trends, opportunities, and potential disruptions.
Develop market models, market sizing and segmentation analyses, competitive landscapes, benchmarks, and growth assessments.
Plan and conduct customer, partner, and industry-expert interviews to develop market insights and test strategic hypotheses.
Analyze customer needs, buying behavior, market structure, and competitive dynamics to identify growth opportunities.
Evaluate markets, verticals, technologies, business models, and adjacent growth opportunities.
Synthesize primary and secondary research into actionable insights and recommendations, and build and maintain fact bases supporting strategic and portfolio decisions.
Support portfolio assessment and prioritization across businesses, markets, technologies, and growth opportunities.
Develop business cases and scenario analyses for strategic investments and initiatives.
Evaluate organic growth opportunities and market adjacencies; assess portfolio gaps, capability requirements, and opportunities to strengthen competitive positioning.
Support investment prioritization and resource-allocation decisions.
Lead defined workstreams within high-priority strategic initiatives.
Structure problems, formulate hypotheses, conduct analyses, and develop recommendations.
Support business and functional teams with market opportunity assessments, performance diagnostics, growth assessments, and other strategic analyses.
Combine quantitative analysis with customer and market insights to identify root causes, opportunities, and potential actions.
Collaborate with business and functional leaders to develop and evaluate solutions.
Support selected enterprise transformation and value-creation initiatives.
Provide market, competitive, and strategic analysis for selected M&A and business development opportunities, including market attractiveness, strategic fit, and growth assessments.
Develop clear, concise, executive-ready presentations and decision materials.
Translate complex quantitative and qualitative analyses into actionable recommendations.
Prepare materials for executive strategy discussions, portfolio reviews, and strategic planning, and communicate findings effectively to senior stakeholders.
Plan, assign, and direct work; coach and appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.