Strategy Manager

Job Title: Strategy Mgr Location: Dayton Reference: 117510 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The role of the Corporate Strategy group is to structure projects, provide analytical & research support, coordinate with other organizational groups (internal/external), and provide well-articulated conclusions and recommendations. As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, the Strategy Manager will work within a team to perform market research, competitive benchmarking, identify competitive responses, develop and/or deliver strategic industry analyses, prepare final reports and/or recommendations, and make frequent presentations to executive/senior management. The position will involve active participation in both large and small strategic evaluations and assignments (i.e., enterprise-wide or corporate priority impact) and contribute to strategy methodology & business development approaches. Additionally, the selected candidate is expected to think across the entire portfolio of NCR’s businesses in order to propose and analyze strategic decisions spanning multiple business units, divisions, and/or product portfolios. A growing expertise will help the incumbent visualize emerging opportunities, anticipate competitive threats, and develop appropriate business plans and/or responses. This is a unique opportunity if you are seeking a challenging, high impact environment where you can shape the team and influence the future course of NCR.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Qualifications
• Four year college degree and MBA
• MBA or related graduate level degree; with a concentration in Finance, Organizational Research, or Economics
• Five (5) years compatible experience; with at least one to two (2) years relevant consulting experience within a consulting firm
• Strong skills in strategic and quantitative analysis, project management, negotiation, communication and leadership; including demonstrated experience to structure and disaggregate problems, identify key value drivers, and quickly model complex issues
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, with the ability to indirectly influence and lead cross-BU and/or cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver conclusion-oriented discussion documents
• Effective resource management; excellent project management capabilities

Preferred Qualifications
4+ years relevant strategy consulting experience; ideally? with a consultancy background and/or in-house corporate strategy role (within a top tier management consulting firm or blue chip corporate organization)
? Work experience encompassing areas such as change management, operational strategy, business process re-engineering, project/engagement management, gap analysis, cost-reduction, etc.
Outstanding academic achievement and? demonstrated track record of success in prior work experience

Functional Accountabilities:
• Investigate, analyze and make recommendations to Senior Management on current strategic or operational issues, to include the annual Strategic Plan development efforts
• Serve as an internal consultant, establish strong partnerships, and provide leadership, analytical & financial skills to NCR’s business units, as required to support the overall corporate and/or business unit strategy
• Lead and/or facilitate the strategy update and/or business plan review process for the business units; including assistance in the creation of the business units’ annual strategic operating plans, prioritization of initiatives, and driving alignment between business units and corporate strategy
• Conduct and/or develop innovative modeling capabilities and analyses (market segmentation; organizational lifecycle models; etc.) to provide superior understanding of customers and targeted prospects; allowing for optimization of revenue opportunity from initiation and/or evolution of customer and targeted prospect relationships
• Works closely with Corporate Mergers & Acquisition by performing market research, competitive benchmarking, and strategic analysis/assessment of new and/or existing business opportunities
• Translate research and analysis into highly effective recommendations; with accompanying sales decks, presentations, and documentation
• Develop, assess, and/or analyze current and future performance benchmarks, Key Performance Indicators, and economic impacts to the business; identify "best practice" areas of opportunity contributing to sustainable growth strategies for the company, business units, and divisions
• Attend and gather insights from industry conferences and trade shows in order to identify emerging industry and consumer trends

Key Competencies/Skills:
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills; with a working familiarity with marketing & financial
• Ability to rapidly gather, create/structure actionable information, and develop/present data analysis and recommendations; including the ability to model and structure analysis to support targeted and/or alternative directions and/or actions
• Strong listening, creative thinking, negotiation, influencing, and relationship building skills
• Ability to identify/define business questions and issues and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct the analysis
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills necessary to deal with internal and external contacts; with the ability to effective interface at an executive/senior management level
• Must be able to work independently, prioritize work load, project manage, and display high-level organizational skills
• Strong computer skills with windows based software including a mastery of Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Integrity, energy, entrepreneurial spirit, initiative, ambition, and collaborative/team player orientation

Work Environment:
• Strong teaming environment
• Occasional and/or extended hours during targeted work times
• Ability to travel (domestic and international) to support projects and assignments (as required)Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
• Four year college degree and MBA
• MBA or related graduate level degree; with a concentration in Finance, Organizational Research, or Economics
• Five (5) years compatible experience; with at least one to two (2) years relevant consulting experience within a consulting firm
• Strong skills in strategic and quantitative analysis, project management, negotiation, communication and leadership; including demonstrated experience to structure and disaggregate problems, identify key value drivers, and quickly model complex issues
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, with the ability to indirectly influence and lead cross-BU and/or cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver conclusion-oriented discussion documents
• Effective resource management; excellent project management capabilities