TE Connectivity
Corporate Strategy Sr Manager (f/m/d) 1
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Corporate Strategy Sr Manager (f/m/d) 1
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
The Strategy Function
TE has a highly visible strategy function composed of more than 85 professionals across the globe, with diverse backgrounds, including many alumni of leading management consulting firms and industrial tech companies. TE strategists have close relationships with business leaders and are sought after to work on important strategy development and deployment topics.
TE’s strategy team is highly meritocratic, values diversity, invests significant resources in the professional development of its members, and has a track record of generating career growth opportunities within the Strategy function and into business and general management track roles.
Main Tasks
ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & ELECTRIFICATION (IND) BUSINESS UNIT
TE operates through two customer facing Segments: Industrial Solutions and Transportation Solutions.
The Industrial Automation & Electrification Business Unit is part of TE’s Industrial Solutions segment. The business provides connectivity and sensor solutions for factory automation, process automation, robotics, battery energy storage systems, EV charging infrastructure, and related industrial applications.
The business is positioned at the intersection of long-term trends in automation, electrification, industrial productivity, energy resilience, and smarter infrastructure. Its strategy focuses on building a winning portfolio, expanding into attractive applications and high-growth regions, improving customer experience, and accelerating growth through partnerships and acquisitions.
ROLE REPORTING AND LOCATION
The Director of Strategy and Business Development will report to the Head of Strategy and Business Development of the Industrial BU. The Director will manage a team of high-caliber strategists and business development specialists and will lead the development and implementation of the most important strategic growth initiatives across the business.
This role can be based in most cities in Europe, with a preference for Zurich. Business travel of approximately 20–25% is expected to include meeting colleagues and customers, participating in strategic workshops, attending industry events, and supporting M&A and business development activities.
Role Description And Key Responsibilities
As a senior strategy team member, you will contribute to growth strategy plans, competitive strategy, portfolio decisions, and business performance.
Responsibilities Will Include
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Shape the BU growth strategy
Lead development of the BU’s strategic agenda, including market attractiveness, application priorities, product portfolio choices, regional growth opportunities, customer needs, and competitive positioning.
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Lead high-impact strategic initiatives
Drive cross-functional projects that address the BU’s most important growth and performance questions, including new market entry, adjacency expansion, customer growth, margin improvement, and execution acceleration.
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Advance portfolio strategy
Assess product and application portfolios to identify investment priorities, growth opportunities, portfolio simplification opportunities, and future strategic direction.
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Support M&A and partnerships
Partner with Corporate M&A and business leaders to identify, cultivate, assess, and execute inorganic growth opportunities. Support strategic diligence, value creation thesis development, and integration planning.
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Translate strategy into execution
Design and manage cross-functional execution programs that turn strategic priorities into clear actions, ownership, governance, milestones, and measurable business outcomes.
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Build strategic capability and talent
Lead and develop high-performing strategy and M&A professionals. Build strategic problem-solving capability across the organization through coaching, structured thinking, and strong business partnerships.
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Support Business Development analysis and execution
Support the Business Development organization on specific projects and tasks including governance and implementation.
Your Ideal Background
Required qualifications
- 10+ years of professional experience, including at least 4 years in management consulting at Engagement Manager, Project Leader, Senior Manager, or equivalent level.
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, industrial technology, motion, electrical/electronic components, automation, or adjacent B2B industrial markets, machinery.
- Experience leading where-to-play / how-to-win growth strategy work.
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems, generate insights, and translate recommendations into action.
- Experience working with senior executives and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, strategic, financial, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent.
- Excellent executive presence, including comfort presenting to and debating with senior leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Corporate experience outside consulting, ideally in strategy, M&A, product management, corporate development, or general management.
- Experience with M&A, commercial due diligence, target assessment, partnerships, or post-merger integration.
- International experience across Europe, the Americas, China, India, Brazil, or other high-growth industrial markets.
- Degree in engineering, hard sciences, economics, business, or a related field.
Leadership attributes
- Strategic, structured, and hypothesis-led.
- Commercially minded and execution-oriented.
- Comfortable, challenging constructively, and building alignment.
- Collaborative, low-ego, and team-first.
- Energized by ambiguity, growth, and transformation.
- Passionate about developing people and building strong teams.
SUCCESS FACTORS
In The First Year, Success Will Mean
- Building credibility with BU leadership, sub-vertical teams, and functional partners by rapidly understanding the business, markets, products, customers, and operating model.
- Leading 2–3 high-priority strategic initiatives that materially advance the BU’s growth, portfolio, or M&A agenda.
- Strengthening strategy deployment by improving clarity of priorities, ownership, decision-making, and execution follow-through.
- Contributing meaningfully to the annual strategic planning cycle.
- Building, coaching, and energizing a high-performing strategy and M&A team.
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GROWTH POTENTIAL
High performance and value delivery in this role will lead to domestic and international opportunities to progress to:
- Strategy and M&A roles with a larger scope.
- Product management, marketing, sales, or general management roles.
- Business leadership roles with increasing ownership of growth, portfolio, and P&L outcomes.
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Competencies
SET: Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
About Te Connectivity
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal, and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).
What Te Connectivity Offers
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
- Competitive Salary Package
- Performance-Based Bonus Plans
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
- Employee Resource Group
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.
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