At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Overview
THE STRATEGY FUNCTION AT TE CONNECTIVITY
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.
Business travel (to meet colleagues and clients, attend industry events, etc) is expected to be less than 20% of the time.
This position can be remotely based in Germany.
Job Requirements
As a member of the ADM Business Unit, you will contribute to global portfolio decisions and support the BU in developing strategies that drive above-market organic and inorganic growth, managing projects to help identify new growth platforms / opportunities in attractive market spaces, and working closely with leadership to prioritize both cross-functional involvement and real-time input as the external environment (e.g., technology, customer needs, regulations, competitors, etc.) evolves.
The ideal candidate (m/f/d) will have the following primary responsibilities:
- Support the BU's "where to play" and "how to win" decisions by building the fact base, market insights, and data-driven inputs that inform growth, profitability, and competitive-advantage choices
- Enable cross-functional problem-solving using a hypothesis-driven approach:
- Execute defined workstreams, running the analysis and building the underlying models and data sets
- Structure problems and test assumptions with data
- Develop high-quality deliverables and support executive presentations
- Synthesize findings into clear, well-evidenced insights and draft recommendations
- Analyze organic, partnership, and inorganic opportunities across multiple dimensions
- Support the strategic planning process with analysis, materials, and inputs that strengthen the organization's strategic fact base
- Lead primary and secondary research to identify and assess inorganic and partnership opportunities
- Market research & modelling – Analyze the strategic and economic impact of market trends over a 5–10 year horizon
- Prepare analysis that helps leadership evaluate opportunities and acquisition targets to strengthen the portfolio and go-to-market capabilities
What your background should look like
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a technical discipline (Engineering, Quantitative, Finance) from a leading institution
- MBA, CFA, or another advanced degree from a top program is preferred
- 5+ years of overall experience for candidates with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years for candidates with an MBA, CFA, or another advanced degree; relevant experience include management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, market research
- International experience or exposure is a plus
- Experience creating executive-quality presentations and communicating complex ideas and plans
- Excellent with MS-Excel and MS-PPT; proficiency in data analytics suite (Tableau, Alteryx, SQL) is a plus
- Track record of demonstrated leadership potential through academics, work, and/or community activities
- Strong sense of tact, confidentiality, and maturity
Competencies:
- Problem Solving, Analytics, Work Structure and Management, and Communications
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills — independently frames and builds financial/market models with close attention to detail
- Ability to solve complex business problems using a hypothesis-driven approach
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex analysis into the most important points and insights
- Skilled in organizing and integrating information
- Excellent active listening skills
- Thought leadership and business expertise
- Track record of problem-solving
- Ability to apply strategy tools, frameworks, and processes
- People, Teamwork, and Leadership
- High cross-cultural awareness
- Being hands-on, ability to work in fast fast-paced environment
- A team player able to work with others without direct supervision
- Able to work effectively with team members at multiple levels of the organization
- Drive to create a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future
- Curiosity to ask probing questions and make discoveries
- Drive to find the right answer
- Commitment to excellence, ensuring objectives are met and delivered on time
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
