Strategic Initiatives Senior Manager, Office of the CEO

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful inclusive and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but dont meet every bullet point we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new independent publicly traded company which were calling SpinCo until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs this role will support SpinCo which will focus on critical digital infrastructure delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

The Office of the CEO partners directly with the CEO and executive leadership to drive high-impact strategic decisions. The work spans market trends competitive dynamics business models and the data and external perspectives needed to inform critical decisions. As a lean high-performing team the Office of the CEO tackles the questions that matter most with rigor clarity and an outside-in perspective.

As a Strategic Initiatives Senior Manager you will be a pathfinder for the organization identifying signals in complex markets turning data into insight and helping senior leaders understand what matters and why. You will frame strategic questions lead workstreams with research firms and internal stakeholders and develop analyses that bring together market competitive financial and other external data. You will help uncover what comes next identify where opportunity lies and influence the decisions that shape the path forward.

This position will be onsite in Austin TX.

What a typical day looks like:

• Track market trends competitive moves and industry developments and brief senior leadership on changes that matter
• Lead market and competitive assessments end to end covering market attractiveness risks and the decision criteria leadership should apply
• Build financial models and run market sizing white-space assessments and scenario analysis that inform strategic planning investment decisions and corporate development
• Own competitive landscape summaries and CEO-facing presentations and support broader business review materials
• Set the research approach across recurring and ad hoc work establishing the standards sources and methods used
• Pressure-test findings for accuracy and rigor including work produced by others
• Translate dense and sometimes conflicting source material into clear takeaways that an executive can act on
• Leverage AI-enabled research and analysis tools to expand the depth and breadth of research continuously raising the quality of insights
• Partner across functions to ground strategic analysis in operational reality
• Contribute to how the Office of the CEO works championing a culture of intellectual honesty collaboration and impact

The experience were looking to add to our team:

• Bachelors degree in a business or quantitative discipline (e.g. Business Administration Economics Finance Engineering Statistics) or equivalent practical experience
• 4 years of experience in competitive intelligence market research equity research strategy consulting investment banking or corporate strategy
• Experience with financial modeling and market sizing
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to senior leadership

Some of our preferred qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree
• 6 years of experience in competitive intelligence market research equity research strategy consulting investment banking or corporate strategy
• Experience structuring and solving ambiguous business problems with limited direction
• Experience using AI-enabled research and analysis tools in analytical work
• Experience with data visualization platforms (e.g. Tableau Power BI) and third-party research and financial data sources
• Experience supporting M&A corporate development or transaction analysis
• Excellent written synthesis skills with the ability to distill dense and conflicting material into clear takeaways that an executive can act on
• Strong executive presence and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional business judgment with the ability to raise the quality bar on work produced by others and influence without direct authority

What youll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical dental and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

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Is Sponsorship Available

No

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