12 - Business Development Director 1

Job Description

Req ID: Remote Position: HybridRegion: Americas Country: Canada State/Province: Ontario City: TorontoSummaryThe Corporate Strategy team works with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other senior leaders across the company to shape Celestica's strategic direction and deliver profitable growth. This team is responsible for managing the company's strategic planning process, assessing market opportunities and threats, recommending and prioritizing actionable growth strategies and investments, defining and executing business transformations, and driving mergers and acquisitions that advance the company's strategic objectives.Knowledge/Skills/CompetenciesAct as principal strategic advisor to the senior leadership team of the $4.5B Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CCS) business unitDevelop and maintain business unit strategies, including scoping and structuring, formulating hypotheses, conducting research, performing analysis, developing actionable recommendations, and creating implementation plansIdentify and evaluate logical extensions (white spaces) of the company's current core competencies by assessing market, technology, and macroeconomic trendsConduct ongoing assessments of industry and competitive landscape, identify key industry trends impacting the business, and characterize associated opportunities for growthIdentify leading trends & opportunities and drive greater efficiency, effectiveness, & capability in collaboration with functional leadersLead special initiatives as requested by the ELT in support of the strategic visionWork closely with ELT to provide thought partnership on the acquisition pipelineSupport critical deal phases, which may include competitive landscape analysis, pipeline development, strategic due diligence, transaction management, and post-merger integrationSupport development of executive-level communications at all levels of the company, including the Board of DirectorsTypical ExperienceDesired Qualifications:Minimum of 10 years of experience, with three or more years in management consulting or corporate strategy at a multi-billion dollar companyExperience leading project teams of cross functional leaders as well as managing and developing a team of junior resourcesExperience in server and networking hardware at OEMs (e.g. Accton, Arista, Dell, HPE, etc), hyperscalers (e.g. Google, Amazon, etc.), or large corporationsSkilled at influencing and communicating with a diverse set of functions and audiencesAbility to create complex financial models to simulate portfolio-level scenariosRelentless focus on driving tangible impact to the corporationTypical EducationBachelor's degree in related field (preferably in Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA is preferred. Educational requirements may vary by geography.Physical DemandsDuties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, etc.) are frequently required. Frequent overnight travel may be required. Duties of this position may require working very long hours for months at a time.NotesThis job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.COMPANY OVERVIEW:Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.#J-18808-Ljbffr Management & Operations