strategy manager, Global Marketing and Channel Development

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role contributes to Starbucks success by leading strategic problem solving, business planning, and cross-functional initiative management for the Global Marketing and Channel Development organization. Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Business Operations, this role acts as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders — translating strategy into actionable plans, driving disciplined execution, and ensuring priorities are aligned, communicated, and delivered with rigor. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver who thrives in ambiguity, brings strong strategic and analytical horsepower, and can influence without authority across a highly matrixed environment. This role offers high visibility with VP and SVP-level leaders and the opportunity to independently own strategic workstreams at the intersection of strategy and storytelling.

Requirements

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving: Ability to structure ambiguous problems, synthesize insights, and connect strategy to execution.
Executive Communication: Proven ability to create clear, concise, and compelling materials for senior and executive audiences.
Business Acumen: Strong understanding of how functional organizations operate and intersect within a complex enterprise; skilled at evaluating trade-offs, constraints, and scenarios to enable aligned decisions.
Data & Quantitative Rigor: Strong ability to work with quantitative and qualitative data to synthesize insights, define meaningful metrics, and support fact-based decision-making.
Execution & Ownership Mindset: Highly self-directed with a strong bias for action; able to independently drive work forward, navigate obstacles, and deliver high-quality outcomes in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Influence in Matrixed Environments: Track record of partnering across functions, levels, and geographies without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
5+ years of progressive experience in strategy, business planning, management consulting, or business operations
3+ years of management consulting experience (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte S&O, or similar) strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives and supporting senior executives in large, matrixed organizations
Experience developing executive-ready presentations and strategic narratives for VP/SVP-level audiences
Prior experience in marketing, brand, consumer goods, or retail is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead structured problem solving on high-priority strategic initiatives — defining key issues, developing hypotheses, designing analyses, and synthesizing findings into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
Develop executive-ready strategy narratives, business cases, and decision materials that clearly outline options, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations.
Partner with Marketing leadership to develop and refine short- and long-term strategic plans aligned with company priorities.
Support preparation of executive materials — including strategy updates, operating performance summaries, and key decision documents — ensuring content is concise, decision-oriented, and aligned to enterprise narratives.
Translate complex data and cross-functional inputs into compelling, audience-tailored storytelling for VP and SVP-level leaders.
Coordinate inputs across functions to ensure a cohesive, data-driven storyline for leadership and executive audiences.
Lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives from scoping through delivery — managing timelines, dependencies, stakeholder alignment, and communications across matrixed teams.
Serve as an integrator across teams and functions, aligning stakeholders around common objectives and ways of working.
Track progress, dependencies, risks, and outcomes; escalate issues and recommend course corrections to keep initiatives on track.
Build trusted relationships and influence without direct authority, ensuring cross-functional partners are engaged, informed, and aligned on strategic priorities.
Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and results-oriented team environment, modeling strong collaboration and professionalism.

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