Business Strategy Manager

Business Strategy Manager

Description -

Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Competitive Intelligence expert to join our team. This role supports Personal Systems in making strategic decisions for Long-Term Planning (LTP), helping to ensure it stays competitive and adaptable in a rapidly changing business landscape. The ideal candidate will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating competitive intelligence to support strategic decision-making and enhance our market position. The role will partner closely with senior manager and above to drive high-impact initiatives

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive competitive analysis to identify market trends, competitor strategies, and potential threats, with a primary focus on the commercial segment (Government, Enterprise, SMB, and Education)
• Identify growth opportunities and potential competitive threats, providing actionable recommendations to influence PS long-term strategy planning and decision-making
• Leverage AI and machine learning techniques to enhance competitive intelligence processes and outcomes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, customer insight, and business planning, to integrate competitive insights into product development, marketing, and strategic business planning
• Act as an advanced subject expert, providing guidance and mentorship to team members
• Create detailed reports, visualizations, and presentations to convey competitive insights to the senior management team

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience of proven track record in competitive analysis or a related field within the PC or technology industry

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Advanced subject matter expert on competitive intelligence with experience in the commercial sector, preferably in the PC industry 
• Deep understanding of the technology industry, market dynamics, technological advancements, relationships with strategic partners, and ecosystem
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into strategic insights
• Experience in utilizing AI and machine learning for competitive analysis and strategic planning preferred
• Familiarity with competitive intelligence data sources (IDC, NPD, and other relevant sources) and tools such as Power BI 
• Ability to engage with and influence executives, providing strategic insights and recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
• Accountability and Responsibility

Impact & Scope

• Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process

Complexity

• Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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Full time

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No shift premium (India)

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