Corporate Strategy Manager

Summary

The Corporate Strategy team works with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other senior leaders across the company to shape Celestica's strategic direction and deliver profitable growth. This team is responsible for managing the company's strategic planning process, assessing market opportunities and threats, recommending and prioritizing actionable growth strategies and investments, defining and executing business transformations, and supporting mergers and acquisitions that advance the company's strategic objectives.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the creation and management of acquisition pipeline, liaising with the ATS and CCS strategy teams
• Support the evaluation of strategic initiatives and M&A opportunities
• Analyze potential corporate portfolio scenarios including business divestitures and acquisitions
• Conduct ongoing assessments of industry and competitive landscape, identify key industry trends impacting operations
• Create complex financial models to simulate portfolio-level scenarios
• Support special initiatives as requested by the ELT in support of the strategic vision
• Support the Corporate Development team during critical deal phases, which may include commercial and operational due diligence
• Support development of executive-level communications at all levels of the company, including the Board of Directors

Desired Qualifications

• At least five years of related work experience; investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate development or transaction advisory experience is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field, such as engineering, economics, finance or business; MBA strongly preferred
• Experience in at least one of Celestica’s end markets (aerospace and defense, capital equipment, medical technology, industrials, smart energy, cloud, networking, communications)
• Skilled at influencing and communicating with a diverse set of functions and audiences
• Strong work ethic, takes initiative, can balance multiple tasks, work under stress, and manage tight deadlines
• Highly organized and detailed oriented. Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion
• Relentless focus on driving tangible impact to the corporation