Business Strategy Senior Manager

Verizon Communications, Inc.; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Verizon seeks a Senior Manager of Business Strategy within Corporate Strategy to serve as a trusted advisor to VBG leadership. You will collaborate across VBG to shape long-term strategies, assess market shifts, optimize portfolio performance, and refine GTM and commercial models.

Through rigorous analysis, you’ll deliver high-impact insights for the board and executives, building complex financial models and scenario analyses to guide capital allocation and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience framing complex business problems and driving high-impact initiatives.
• Experience with research and quantitative analysis on strategic problems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for executive audiences.
• Experience with B2B strategy and corporate development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategies for Verizon Business Group leadership.
• Evaluate market shifts, opportunities, and GTM models.
• Lead financial modeling and capital-allocation analyses.
• Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives across the organization.
• Prepare materials and presentations for senior management and the Board.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Financial modeling

Cross-functional leadership

P&L stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modeling tools

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you’ll be doing…

As a Senior Manager of Business Strategy within Corporate Strategy, you will serve as a dedicated, trusted advisor to Verizon Business Group (VBG) leadership. In this role, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across VBG to develop long-term strategies, evaluate market shifts and growth opportunities, optimize legacy portfolio performance, and refine Go-To-Market (GTM) and commercial models.

Through rigorous analysis and structured problem-solving, our team answers critical questions for Verizon’s executive team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders. Driven by a focus on long-term value creation, you will focus on high-impact projects for the board and VBG executive leadership. This work will include deep market opportunity assessments, scenario planning, ecosystem analyses, and competitive modeling to guide capital allocation and strategic partnerships.

Driving the strategy execution process and delivering to senior leadership the information they need to make some of the company’s most pressing decisions.

Shaping the future direction of VBG through development and analysis on areas of strategic interest, focusing on long-term growth and key market uncertainties while leveraging structured analytical techniques.

Serving as a heavy quantitative engine for the team, leading complex financial modeling efforts to evaluate structural viability and strategic fit.

Operating in a highly dynamic and agile environment, seamlessly pivoting between rapid, tactical evaluations and extensive, multi-phase strategic planning initiatives.

Taking the lead in solving complex, strategic issues facing our business by demystifying complex concepts and data to present clear narratives and financial realities to executives and internal partners.

Embracing an iterative approach to problem-solving, managing a varied portfolio of work that ranges from rapid-response, quick-turn assessments to extensive, deep-dive research projects.

Assisting in the preparation of materials and architecting presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors.

Managing and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners across the business.

Building, managing, and stress-testing complex financial models and dynamic business cases to assess the impacts various strategies and projects will have on Verizon's financials.

Leading comprehensive build-buy-partner analyses to evaluate M&A opportunities, joint ventures, and strategic investments, determining deal feasibility, potential returns, and optimal deal structure.

Scaling the depth of your analysis to the business need, delivering both high-level, directional insights to guide immediate executive decisions, as well as highly detailed, robust financial models for complex structural evaluations.

Translating corporate goals into actionable, cross-functional operational blueprints across Product, Go-To-Market, Finance, and Operations.

What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have:

Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

Experience with consulting and/or internal corporate strategy, with experience framing complex business problems, conducting strategic analysis, and driving high-impact initiatives.

Experience with research and quantitative analysis, including solving complex, ambiguous, and analytically challenging problems.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

Experience with B2B strategy.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous data into clear narratives, frame issues strategically, and target the message based on the audience.

Proven financial acumen with experience driving P&L stewardship, optimizing capital allocation, and translating complex financial metrics into strategic business value.

Experience managing NDA projects.

Demonstrated track record of delivering high-impact strategic initiatives, driving growth, optimizing performance, and displaying strong intellectual curiosity and attention to detail.

Agility and resilience in a dynamic environment, with a demonstrated ability to flexibly adjust your analytical approach—from providing rapid, directional guidance to executing comprehensive, full-scale modeling.

Comfort with cross-functional leadership, navigating a matrixed organization, working through others and at all levels of the organization.

Deep understanding of M&A, Corporate Development, deal structuring, or Business Transformation dynamics within telecom and tech.

A highly analytical and strong financial background, with proven expertise in building dynamic, integrated financial models from scratch.

Demonstrated ability to develop, take over, or strengthen complex business case models and scenario analyses.

Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing strategic initiatives from ideation through execution.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you’ll be doing…

As a Senior Manager of Business Strategy within Corporate Strategy, you will serve as a dedicated, trusted advisor to Verizon Business Group (VBG) leadership. In this role, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across VBG to develop long-term strategies, evaluate market shifts and growth opportunities, optimize legacy portfolio performance, and refine Go-To-Market (GTM) and commercial models.

Through rigorous analysis and structured problem-solving, our team answers critical questions for Verizon’s executive team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders. Driven by a focus on long‑term value creation, you will focus on high‑impact projects for the board and VBG executive leadership. This work will include deep market opportunity assessments, scenario planning, ecosystem analyses, and competitive modeling to guide capital allocation and strategic partnerships.

• Driving the strategy execution process and delivering to senior leadership the information they need to make some of the company’s most pressing decisions.

• Shaping the future direction of VBG through development and analysis on areas of strategic interest, focusing on long‑term growth and key market uncertainties while leveraging structured analytical techniques.

• Serving as a heavy quantitative engine for the team, leading complex financial modeling efforts to evaluate structural viability and strategic fit.

• Operating in a highly dynamic and agile environment, seamlessly pivoting between rapid, tactical evaluations and extensive, multi‑phase strategic planning initiatives.

• Taking the lead in solving complex, strategic issues facing our business by demystifying complex concepts and data to present clear narratives and financial realities to executives and internal partners.

• Embracing an iterative approach to problem‑solving, managing a varied portfolio of work that ranges from rapid‑response, quick‑turn assessments to extensive, deep‑dive research projects.

• Assisting in the preparation of materials and architecting presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors.

• Managing and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners across the business.

• Building, managing, and stress‑testing complex financial models and dynamic business cases to assess the impacts various strategies and projects will have on Verizon's financials.

• Leading comprehensive build‑buy‑partner analyses to evaluate M&A opportunities, joint ventures, and strategic investments, determining deal feasibility, potential returns, and optimal deal structure.

• Scaling the depth of your analysis to the business need, delivering both high‑level, directional insights to guide immediate executive decisions, as well as highly detailed, robust financial models for complex structural evaluations.

• Translating corporate goals into actionable, cross‑functional operational blueprints across Product, Go‑To‑Market, Finance, and Operations.

What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience with consulting and/or internal corporate strategy, with experience framing complex business problems, conducting strategic analysis, and driving high‑impact initiatives.

• Experience with research and quantitative analysis, including solving complex, ambiguous, and analytically challenging problems.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative/financial field.

• Experience with B2B strategy.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous data into clear narratives, frame issues strategically, and target the message based on the audience.

• Proven financial acumen with experience driving P&L stewardship, optimizing capital allocation, and translating complex financial metrics into strategic business value.

• Experience managing NDA projects.

• Demonstrated track record of delivering high‑impact strategic initiatives, driving growth, optimizing performance, and displaying strong intellectual curiosity and attention to detail.

• Agility and resilience in a dynamic environment, with a demonstrated ability to flexibly adjust your analytical approach—from providing rapid, directional guidance to executing comprehensive, full‑scale modeling.

• Comfort with cross‑functional leadership, navigating a matrixed organization, working through others and at all levels of the organization.

• Deep understanding of M&A, Corporate Development, deal structuring, or Business Transformation dynamics within telecom and tech.

• A highly analytical and strong financial background, with proven expertise in building dynamic, integrated financial models from scratch.

• Demonstrated ability to develop, take over, or strengthen complex business case models and scenario analyses.

• Proven experience leading cross‑functional teams and managing strategic initiatives from ideation through execution.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part‑timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part‑time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full‑time schedule is: $128,000.00 - $223,000.00.The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full‑time schedule is: $128,000.00 - $223,000.00.