Manager of Corporate Strategy

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience, including time at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or a comparable strategy firm. We welcome candidates coming directly from consulting and candidates who have since moved into industry
• A record of structuring unclear problems and reaching a recommendation that holds up under scrutiny
• Strong quantitative skills and financial fluency. You are comfortable with P&Ls, unit economics, and building and reading models
• Clear writing. You can make an argument in one page
• Good judgment about what matters, and the ability to work comfortably with senior stakeholders
• Experience in enterprise software or technology is a plus
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred

What the job involves

• The Corporate Strategy team sits in the Office of the Chief Strategy Officer, within ServiceNow's CFO organization. We work on the company's biggest choices: where to compete, how the portfolio should evolve, and how to respond when the market shifts. The team is small, and our work goes directly to the CFO, the executive leadership team, and the Board of Directors
• You will work closely with our Corporate Development and Ventures teams, and business unit leaders
• You will own workstreams on enterprise-level strategic questions, from framing the problem through to the final recommendation. The role includes building the analysis, writing the story, and presenting it to senior leaders
• Scope ambiguous strategic questions into clear hypotheses and workplans, then run the analysis to answer them
• Build the fact base, including market and competitive analysis, customer and financial analysis, and synthesis of internal data and external research
• Write and present materials for the CFO, the executive leadership team, and the Board
• Work with business unit and functional leaders to test recommendations and gather input
• Partner with Corporate Development and Ventures by providing strategic context on markets and inorganic options

Benefits

• Generous family leave
• Matched donations
• Annual learning stipends
• Flexible PTO
• Competitive retirement plan
• Paid volunteer time