Sr Strategy and Business Development Manager

Company: UScellular
Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Sr Strategy and Business Development Manager - FIN001238 Proactively identify, analyze and develop near-term and long-term growth opportunities for UScellular. Lead a broad array of strategic analyses, develop data-driven recommendations, and provide leadership to projects and initiatives in the areas of business development, corporate development and strategy. Provide decision support to the Executive Leadership team and to cross-functional business partners.

• Proactively identify, analyze, and champion new growth opportunities for UScellular on opportunity size, competitive landscape, and customer insights.
• Work cross-functionally within USCC to identify and evaluate opportunities for growth including the assessment of their degree of alignment with existing and potential strategy.
• Conduct research designed to refine our understanding of the size and characteristics of potential market opportunities.
• Research and evaluate potential partners UScellular can work with to achieve business goals of entering new markets, growing revenue and reducing costs.
• Initiate, develop, and manage partnerships with key stakeholders (internal and external) at all levels in the organization, including senior leaders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Conduct analysis designed to evaluate the relative merits of organic versus inorganic approaches to driving growth.
• Evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities designed to support USCC growth objectives including research and due diligence on potential investments.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of different strategic partnership structures (e.g., alliances, joint ventures, corporate venturing) in supporting growth objectives.
• Develop, design and negotiate deal terms and contract language.
• Build financial, operating and statistical models to support corporate and business unit strategic decision making, including but not limited to market sizing, business cases, and valuation analysis (e.g., NPV, DCF).
• Develop forward-looking analyses often characterized by a high degree of uncertainty in the data.
• Develop a knowledge of long-term strategy and planning initiatives across the functions within the organization.
• Provide decision support to various audiences within USCC including the Officer/Executive Teams via presentations and/or presentation support.#LI-RM1
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in corporate/business development management consulting, financial analysis, and/or strategic planning.
  • Ability to interpret meaningful themes and strategic implications from both internally and externally sourced quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results.
  • Ability to employ analytical tools and techniques to develop creative approaches and new insights to strategic issues.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Demonstration of a high level of ownership and independent initiative of assigned projects.
  • Ability to deal with highly confidential information on a regular basis - requiring a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
  • Ability to function effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • Flexible attitude with changing assignments and priorities is imperatives.
    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    
    • MBA
    • Familiarity with financial valuation techniques (e.g., discounted cash flow)
    • Wireless industry knowledge
    • Experience with data query/analysis and data presentation toolsJob : Finance
      Location(s) : Illinois-CHICAGO_IL U.S. Cellular - is an EEO employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race/color/age/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/veteran status, pregnancy or genetic information.

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