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As a Senior Manager - Strategic Business Operations, you will lead the strategic planning cycle, drive market and competitive landscape insights, facilitate identification of strategic choices and initiatives, establish a disciplined approach to value realization, and manage the department’s financial operating cadence (“business drumbeats”) to ensure leadership has clear visibility into performance, investments, and outcomes.\nThis role partners closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams operating as a trusted advisor to leadership translating strategy into a prioritized initiative portfolio, defined measurable outcomes, and monitor progress through consistent governance and financial rhythms.\nThis is an individual contributor role with significant leadership and cross-functional influence.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nCOMPETITOR & MARKET LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS\nLead ongoing competitive and market intelligence to inform strategic decisions, including competitor benchmarking, 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actions when outcomes are off track.\nMANAGE BUSINESS FINANCIAL DRUMBEATS (OPERATING CADENCE)\nRun the department’s business cadence: weekly business meetings, monthly business reviews, and ad hoc leadership readouts.\nCapture, track and ensure completion of business meeting cadence action items.\nPrepare executive-level updates for business meetings, using clear storytelling tailored to the audience.\nLEADERSHIP CONTENT CREATION & EXECUTIVE STORYTELLING\nDevelop high-quality, executive-ready content for senior leadership, including strategy presentations, business cases, board/executive level readouts, and decision materials.\nCreate reusable templates and standards for leadership materials (e.g. strategic plans, initiative updates, value realization reporting).\nREQUIREMENTS\nEDUCATION & EXPERIENCE\n7-10+ years of experience in strategic planning, financial analysis, business operations, management consulting, or portfolio performance\nStrong business acumen, financial analysis, business case development, ROI modeling, and investment trade-off analysis\nProven experience running strategic planning cycles and facilitating cross-functional working sessions\nDemonstrated track record in business performance management, KPI development, and benefits/value realization tracking\nAdvanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, experience with Power BI a plus\nExperience building operating rhythms across a matrixed organization\nExperience working with Senior Leadership\nExperience performing competitor and marketplace analysis\nSOFT-SKILLS\nStrong communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills\nAbility to effectively prioritize in a fast-paced environment\nAbility to create structure out of ambiguity\nHARD SKILLS\nBusiness acumen and financial analysis including understanding of financial KPIs\nStrong MS-Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint are necessary)\nUnderstanding of website experience KPIs preferred\nMS Teams, Smartsheet, Power BI, and SharePoint proficiency preferred\nAbility to travel, domestic or international, as required\nFluent English both verbally and written\nadidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.\n\nadidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.\n\nEmployees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years. \n\nAt adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. 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