Associate Manager, Corporate Strategy
Newell Brands
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Atlanta • United States
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About the role
- Develop hypothesis-driven work plans to address complex strategic questions.
- Support problem-solving through strategic framing, root cause identification, and conducting ad-hoc analyses to test hypotheses.
- Identify risks, highlight mitigation tactics, and proactively manage challenges to ensure impactful outcomes.
- Perform advanced analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, leveraging emerging tools including AI where appropriate, to uncover key insights and trends.
- Distill complex information and data into clear and compelling narratives and communicate insights and recommendations verbally and through visually appealing presentations.
- Ability to work with speed and agility to meet tight deadlines, work independently with minimal direction, and demonstrate resilience and agility in ambiguous situations to deliver impactful results.
- Perform in-depth research using a variety of internal and external sources to ensure that decision-makers have sufficient data to effectively answer questions.
- Cultivate strong relationships stakeholders at all levels.
- Verbally convey recommendations, effectively manage expectations of key stakeholders, and provide regular project status updates.
- Collaborate with various cross-functional partners, professionally challenge current and/or traditional ways of thinking and lead new ways/approaches.
- Continuously refine and improve frameworks, methodologies, and processes based on feedback and evolving needs.
- Build basic financial models (or interest in learning) to understand impacts, quantify opportunities, and develop recommendations/case for change.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced environment including 1 year of relevant strategy or consulting experience.
- Experience with consumer products preferred, but not required.
- Project management experience, including i) sole ownership of distinct work streams ii) ability to coordinate work across various levels of the organization iii) problem-solve roadblocks
- Involvement of all phases of a project: initiation, plan, execution, and monitoring
- Skilled in interpreting other forms of advanced research and coalescing disparate information sources into an integrated "answer" for the issues at hand.
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Must be highly motivated, eager to learn, with the ability to devise an effective solution in unstructured situations.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, along with demonstrated proficiency in AI tools to enhance analysis, synthesis, and productivity.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
advanced analysisquantitative data analysisqualitative data analysisfinancial modelingproject managementcritical thinkinganalytical skillsproblem-solvinghypothesis testingresearch
Soft Skills
communicationrelationship buildingagilityresilienceindependencecollaborationstakeholder managementadaptabilitycreativitymotivation
Certifications
Bachelor's degree