Business Strategy Senior Consultant
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At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.
Department OverviewMSI’s Corporate Strategy team is responsible for creating MSI’s overall strategy and working directly with the MSI Executive Committee to identify and address the company’s most important issues and opportunities in order to improve MSI’s short and long term business performance. As such, the Corporate Strategy team’s responsibilities include the management of the strategic planning process as well as the in-depth analysis of market trends, competition and internal business metrics.
Job Description
The Business Strategy Senior Consultant will collaborate closely with other members of the Corporate Strategy team and executives from the products and services business units to identify, analyze, and prioritize opportunities to drive shareholder value. Specific job duties include:
Conduct research and analysis to support the strategic planning process – i.e., analyze industry trends, the competitive landscape, organic/inorganic growth opportunities, etc.
Create statistical models to identify key trends/patterns in external and internal data, forecast business performance, simulate the impact of potential strategic options/decisions
Conduct research and benchmark industry best practices
Support due diligence efforts to evaluate potential partners or acquisition candidates
Create presentations used by senior leadership for internal and external audiences
Knowledge and Skill Required:
BA/BS in Business Administration, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Business Analytics and Statistics or other business-related field required
Excellent strategic thinking, analysis, and problem solving skills
Extensive knowledge of and ability to manage statistical analysis and financial modeling
Ability to identify and draw on leading-edge analytical tools and techniques to develop creative approaches and new insights to improve MSI’s business
Team player who works well cross-functionally with others at all levels of the organization
Experience in a fast-paced team environment and comfortable in ambiguous and rapidly evolving situations
Able to structure complex problems in simple, easy-to-understand ways
Very strong verbal and written communication skills, including interview, negotiation, presentation, and influence.
Excellent project management skills, including project structuring and managing multiple work streams independently
Ability to identify correlation and causation among multiple intelligences and to draw insight
Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting
Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
Basic Requirements
BA/BS degree required
2+ years of experience in a top-tier management consulting firm, corporate strategy, investment banking or any strategic function with exposure to consulting, analytics and modeling
Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.