AI Strategy Manager

Lenovo; Morrisville; On-site; CAD 212,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Strategy Manager for its AI Ecosystem Group in Morrisville, NC. You will drive AI strategic planning, industry insights, and cross-functional collaboration to advance Lenovo’s AI product offerings and roadmaps.

You will monitor market trends, evaluate AI capabilities, and develop business cases for AI investments, shaping strategic opportunities and competitive differentiation across Lenovo’s AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, CS, Engineering, AI, Data Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, product strategy, technology strategy, innovation, or AI-related roles.
• Strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor emerging AI technologies, industry developments, competitive landscape, and best practices to identify future trends and growth opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of AI strategies and long-term roadmaps aligned with business priorities, customer needs, and market dynamics.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify strategic opportunities for AI innovation.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and assess their potential business impact and applicability.
• Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases that drive business growth, operational efficiency, and customer experience improvements.
• Explore opportunities to leverage Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and other advanced AI technologies across products and services.
• Develop business cases and strategic recommendations for AI investments and initiatives.
• Help build differentiated AI capabilities that create sustainable competitive advantages.
• Partner with product managers, engineers, designers, researchers, and business stakeholders to translate AI strategy into execution plans.
• Drive alignment across teams to ensure successful delivery of AI-related initiatives and programs.
• Translate strategic insights into actionable recommendations for product and business leaders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical reasoning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related field

Job description

* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

About Our Team

The Lenovo AI Ecosystem Group is a newly formed organization targeted at transforming Lenovo’s AI product offerings into a world class AI ecosystem environment that will make Lenovo the IT provider of choice for customers.

The Strategy Manager will focus on driving forward-looking AI strategic planning and industry insights, fostering collaboration with product teams.

What You'll Do

• Monitor emerging AI technologies, industry developments, competitive landscape, and best practices to identify future trends and growth opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of AI strategies and long-term roadmaps aligned with business priorities, customer needs, and market dynamics.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify strategic opportunities for AI innovation.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and assess their potential business impact and applicability.

AI Innovation & Opportunity Identification

• Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases that drive business growth, operational efficiency, and customer experience improvements.
• Explore opportunities to leverage Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and other advanced AI technologies across products and services.
• Develop business cases and strategic recommendations for AI investments and initiatives.
• Help build differentiated AI capabilities that create sustainable competitive advantages.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner with product managers, engineers, designers, researchers, and business stakeholders to translate AI strategy into execution plans.
• Drive alignment across teams to ensure successful delivery of AI-related initiatives and programs.
• Facilitate discussions and workshops to identify business challenges and AI-enabled solutions.
• Track progress of strategic AI initiatives and measure business impact against defined success metrics.
• Gather and synthesize customer feedback, market trends, and industry insights to inform AI strategy decisions.
• Identify unmet customer needs and emerging market opportunities that can be addressed through AI innovation.
• Translate strategic insights into actionable recommendations for product and business leaders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, product strategy, technology strategy, innovation, or AI-related roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of AI technologies, market trends, and the evolving AI ecosystem.
• Experience conducting market research, competitive analysis, and strategic planning initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structured thinking skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional and fast-paced environments.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations: * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The anticipated annual compensation range for this position is152,000–233,105 USD. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, skills, and business considerations. Individuals may also be considered for bonuses and/or commissions. Lenovo’s various benefits can be found at www.lenovobenefits.com

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), the expected application deadline for this position is 09-25-2026. This requirement applies to both internal and external candidates.

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