Sr Business Strategist

tmobile; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

T-Mobile in the United States is seeking a senior strategic thinker to identify market opportunities and analyze competitive trends within the business development function. The role blends financial modeling with executive communication to influence corporate strategy.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives, deliver actionable insights, and craft presentations for leaders, impacting earnings calls and board decisions. Hybrid work in Herndon, VA or NYC, with 3 days in-office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience or advanced degree with 5+ years of related experience.
• 7–10 years in management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or similar
• 4–7 years strategy/problem solving experience in framing problems and providing data-driven recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects to analyze business challenges and deliver actionable insights to internal stakeholders.
• Develop financial and market models to support decision-making and evaluate growth opportunities.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, concise presentations for executive audiences.
• Identify and communicate market and competitor trends to inform organizational strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies and drive business initiatives.
• Coordinate preparation activities for earnings calls and board meetings.
• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Hypothesis-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Management/Economics/Statistics

Advanced degree (MBA/MS) in related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. That's how we're UNSTOPPABLE for our employees!

This is not a remote position. T-Mobile is a hybrid work environment requiring work in the office three (3) days per week. The successful candidate will be located in either the Herndon, Virginia or New York, New York areas.

Job Overview

This role supports business growth by identifying market opportunities and analyzing competitive trends within the business development function. It involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to perform complex analyses and develop strategic recommendations for key business decisions. The role differentiates itself through the integration of financial modeling and executive-level communication to influence organizational strategy. Success is measured by the accuracy of insights delivered, stakeholder engagement, and the impact of strategic initiatives on business outcomes. The work directly informs leadership decisions and contributes to the overall direction and performance of the organization and its customers.

Job Responsibilities :

• Lead strategic projects to analyze business challenges and deliver actionable insights to internal stakeholders
• Develop financial and market models to support decision-making and evaluate growth opportunities
• Synthesize complex data into clear, concise presentations for executive audiences
• Identify and communicate market and competitor trends to inform organizational strategy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies and drive business initiatives
• Coordinate preparation activities for key organizational events such as earnings calls and board meetings
• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

Required Education :

• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience
• Acceptable areas of study include Business, Management, Economics, Statistics, or related field

Required Work Experience :

• 7-10 years Management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or other related experience requiring quantitative analysis and executive presentation skills.
• 4-7 years Strategy and Problem Solving experience in framing complex problems, identifying key issues that impact business decisions and providing data driven recommendations.
• 4-7 years Financial modeling and Analytics. Experience in developing financial models and performing financial and operating analysis and reporting, including analyzing complex data.

Preferred Work Experience :

• Less than 2 years Prior experience in B2B, Product Strategy, and/or Telecom.
• Less than 2 years Project management. Experience leading project independently, engaging and getting consensus from stakeholders, creating roadmaps and project plans.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

• Strategy Proactive problem solver who can break ambiguous problems into pieces using a hypothesis-driven approach. Ability to frame problems, use strategic frameworks, develop strategies.
• Business Acumen Business Model: Knowledge and understanding of business models, pricing strategies, channel management. Analytical and data-driven, comfortable triangulating data to estimate market sizes and build financial models.
• Financial Analysis Ability to build financial models and develop qualitative analysis, perform sensitivity analysis. Comfortable reading and understanding implications of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements.
• Communication Ability to synthesize analysis into succinct, executive-ready written, visual, and verbal communications. Ability to articulate rationale and present in front of senior leaders. Effective communicator who knows how to bring structure and clarity to situations where direction is limited.
• Problem Solving Critical Thinking: Ability to think through complex problems. Intellectually curious, enjoys researching about new technologies and products. Natural hustler with a contagious "can-do" attitude.
• High Performance Teams Team player, adept at working with others to overcome obstacles and gain alignment to achieve results

Travel :

Travel Required (Yes/No): Yes

DOT Regulated :

DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No

Safety Sensitive Position :

Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity: $155,640 - $280,800

National Base Pay Range: $129,700 - $234,000

The Total Target Cash Earnings Opportunity represents the expected total cash compensation for this role at target performance, combining base salary and annual incentive oppo

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At least 18 years of age

Legally authorized to work in the United States