Strategy Manager

Bosch Building Technologies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

401K w/ company match

Life/AD&D/LTD

Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America is seeking a Strategy Manager to help develop and execute strategic priorities. You will work with the SVP, Strategy, to evaluate opportunities, diagnose performance, and shape long-range planning across the North America business.

The role blends strategy consulting rigor with direct exposure to senior leaders, conducting market research, building business cases, and translating insights into clear recommendations for decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, strategic finance, or a similarly analytical environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• High degree of initiative, intellectual curiosity, and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams within high-priority strategic initiatives and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Develop business cases, perform market sizing and segmentation, and support portfolio planning.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to evaluate growth opportunities, market dynamics, and strategic investments.
• Prepare executive-ready materials and present insights to top management.
• Mentor teams and drive cross-functional alignment on strategy priorities.
• Support M&A and business development analyses and integration considerations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related analytical discipline

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Tableau

Job description

10000 W O'Hare Ave, Chicago , Illinois 60666 , United States

About Us

Backed by more than a century of Bosch innovation, Bosch Building Technologies North America is driven by a simple belief: buildings should protect, inspire, and empower the people inside them. We partner with organizations to create smart, connected environments that feel safer, work smarter, and support a more sustainable future. With decades of regional experience and teams rooted in communities across North America, we bring together integrated security, fire detection, building automation, and energy solutions, all delivered by people who genuinely care. Our experts are committed to excellence, guided by digital innovation, and passionate about creating experiences that make every building feel like it's working for you.

In 2026, Robert Bosch unified its global building technology integrator operations under the name of Bosch Building Technologies. As part of this transition, Paladin Technologies and Climatec combined their branch networks, creating a product-agnostic systems integrator focus on delivering flexible, future-ready solutions, offering customers an expanded, cross-domain service portfolio working as one cohesive team to deliver greater value under a stronger Bosch identity.

Full Time/Part Time

Full-time

Job Description

The Strategy Manager will contribute to the development and execution of strategic priorities for Bosch Building Technologies North America. Reporting to the SVP, Strategy, this role will work closely with senior leadership and business teams to evaluate strategic opportunities, diagnose business performance and market opportunities, develop fact-based recommendations, and support key decisions related to growth, portfolio priorities, market positioning, and long-range planning.

This is a highly analytical and hands-on role combining the problem-solving approach of strategy consulting with direct exposure to business leaders and strategic decision-making. The Strategy Manager will independently structure analyses, conduct market and customer research, develop business cases, diagnose business challenges, and translate complex information into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

The role provides broad exposure across the Building Technologies portfolio, including corporate strategy, market and customer intelligence, strategic planning, portfolio management, growth initiatives, and selected transformation and M&A topics.

Responsibilities:

Corporate Strategy & Strategic Planning

• Support the development and refinement of the North America strategy and long-range plan.
• Analyze strategic priorities, growth opportunities, market dynamics, and key business challenges.
• Structure complex strategic questions and develop fact-based recommendations.
• Support strategic planning processes and executive strategy discussions.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear initiatives and decision points.
• Conduct market, industry, customer, and competitor analyses to identify trends, opportunities, and potential disruptions.
• Develop market models, market sizing and segmentation analyses, competitive landscapes, benchmarks, and growth assessments.
• Plan and conduct customer, partner, and industry-expert interviews to develop first-hand market insights and test strategic hypotheses.
• Analyze customer needs, buying behavior, market structure, and competitive dynamics to identify growth opportunities.
• Evaluate markets, verticals, technologies, business models, and adjacent growth opportunities.
• Synthesize primary and secondary research into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Build and maintain fact bases supporting strategic and portfolio decisions.\
• Support portfolio assessment and prioritization across businesses, markets, technologies, and growth opportunities.
• Develop business cases and scenario analyses for strategic investments and initiatives.
• Evaluate organic growth opportunities and attractive market adjacencies.
• Assess portfolio gaps, capability requirements, and opportunities to strengthen competitive positioning.
• Support investment prioritization and resource-allocation decisions.

Strategic Projects & Business Support

• Lead defined workstreams within high-priority strategic initiatives.
• Structure problems, formulate hypotheses, conduct analyses, and develop recommendations.
• Support business and functional teams with market opportunity assessments, performance diagnostics, growth assessments, and other strategic analyses.
• Combine quantitative analysis with customer and market insights to identify root causes, opportunities, and potential actions.
• Collaborate with business and functional leaders to develop and evaluate solutions.
• Support selected enterprise transformation and value-creation initiatives.

M&A & Business Development Support

• Provide market, competitive, and strategic analysis in support of selected M&A and business development opportunities.
• Support market attractiveness, strategic-fit, and growth assessments as needed.

Executive Decision Support

• Develop clear, concise, and executive-ready presentations and decision materials.
• Translate complex quantitative and qualitative analyses into actionable recommendations.
• Prepare materials for executive strategy discussions, portfolio reviews, and strategic planning.
• Communicate findings and recommendations effectively to senior stakeholders.

In accordance with applicable Company policies/procedures and Federal/State laws, will perform the following supervisory responsibilities: planning, assigning, and directing work; coaching and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, strategic finance, or a similarly analytical environment.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct market, customer, competitive, financial, and strategic analyses.
• Experience conducting primary and secondary market research and synthesizing findings into business insights.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including experience developing business cases and quantitative models.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Ability to synthesize complex information into concise insights and recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams in a complex organization.
• High degree of initiative, intellectual curiosity, and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or other relevant graduate degree.
• Previous experience in management consulting or corporate strategy.
• Experience in building technologies, building automation, fire and life safety, security, energy, software, digital services, industrial technology, or technical services.
• Experience supporting corporate strategy, portfolio strategy, growth, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within a global organization.

Psychical Demands;
In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

• Must be able to effectively communicate, (i.e., see, hear, speak, and write clearly), in English, in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers;
• Manual dexterity required for all day computer work, occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment.
• Ability to focus, at a computer, for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions;
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted, and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate.

Additional Information:

• Compensation: $140,000 - $190,000 + 15% Annual Bonus (DOE)
• Working Hours: This position generally works Monday- Friday, overtime and on call when necessary
• Travel Requirements: 30%
• Medical
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K w/ company match
• Life/AD&D/LTD
• Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Disclaimers

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