Remote Photonics Strategy Architect — Principal

Fujitsu; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Job summary

1Finity, a Fujitsu company, is seeking a Principal Strategist for the Photonics Systems Business Unit to partner with the Head of Strategy and PSBU leadership. The Principal Strategist will develop and pressure‑test strategic hypotheses and shape compelling narratives that inform leadership decisions and portfolio direction.

This role does not own governance but sharpens PSBU’s strategic thinking and decision quality in uncertain domains, upstream of formal plans and execution mechanisms.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping strategic direction within a complex technology business.
• Industry experience in optical networking and photonics systems.
• Ability to operate in high-ambiguity environments and guide decisions forward.
• Translate technical, market, competitive, and business model complexity into clear strategic options and narratives for senior leadership.
• Experience with market and customer discovery, including synthesizing ecosystem dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Develop Strategic Hypotheses across markets, buyers, technologies, and business models.
• Explicitly frame assumptions, constraints, risks, and “what would have to be true” for strategic options to succeed.
• Act as a constructive challenger to prevailing assumptions, legacy thinking, and implicit tradeoffs.
• Frame strategic options, tradeoffs, and implications to enable leadership decision‑making.
• Convert ambiguity into actionable strategic choices and clarify where PSBU should not invest or compete.
• Influence decisions upstream—before they are embedded into plans, portfolios, or execution mechanisms.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Leadership

Market analysis

Education

MBA or related advanced degree

Job description

1Finity, a Fujitsu company, is seeking a Principal Strategist for the Photonics Systems Business Unit to partner with the Head of Strategy and PSBU leadership. The Principal Strategist will develop and pressure‑test strategic hypotheses and shape compelling narratives that inform leadership decisions and portfolio direction.

This role does not own governance but sharpens PSBU’s strategic thinking and decision quality in uncertain domains, upstream of formal plans and execution mechanisms.