Strategy Specialist DWS - Global Future Leaders Program (2027)

Lenovo Career Opportunity

Cross-functional rotational experiences across Lenovo's business, providing broad exposure and diverse career experiences. Meaningful business impact from day one through strategic projects and real-world challenges. Exposure to senior leaders along with structured leadership development and mentorship. Collaboration with global teams and stakeholders across one of the world's leading technology companies. Accelerated career growth through innovation, continuous learning, and opportunities to influence the future of smarter technology for all. Support annual and quarterly strategic planning by defining business priorities, objectives, key initiatives, timelines, dependencies, and measurable outcomes. Partner with leadership to turn business vision into execution plans, operating models, governance mechanisms, milestones, and accountability structures. Analyze market, competitive, customer, financial, and internal performance data to identify growth opportunities, business risks, execution gaps, and operational improvement priorities. Develop concise, executive-ready presentations, business cases, investment recommendations, scenarios, and decision materials for senior stakeholders. Establish and manage the business operating cadence, including leadership reviews, planning forums, performance dashboards, action tracking, and follow-up mechanisms. Drive cross-functional alignment across portfolio, offering, sales, delivery, finance, marketing, HR, operations, and geography teams to ensure priorities are understood, resourced, and executed. Monitor progress against strategic initiatives, surface blockers and trends, recommend corrective actions, improve planning tools and governance practices, and strengthen accountability for outcomes. How to translate a global digital workplace strategy into practical, measurable execution plans. How senior leaders run planning and business reviews in a dynamic, fast-paced, matrixed global environment. How to use market, competitive, customer, financial, and internal performance data to drive strategic decisions and investment choices. How to design and manage operating cadences, governance mechanisms, dashboards, and performance management approaches. How to influence and align diverse cross-functional and cross-geography stakeholders without direct authority.

Must have Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Strategy, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Relevant experience in strategy, business planning, portfolio management, operations, consulting, finance, or a business leadership support function. Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to structure ambiguous business problems and synthesize complex information into clear insights and recommendations. Excellent executive communication, presentation, project management, prioritization, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and follow-through. Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, work independently across diverse cultures and functions, and deliver results in a dynamic, fast-paced, matrixed global environment. Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, collaboration platforms, AI tools, and dashboarding or analytics tools. MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline. Experience in technology services such as consulting, professional services, managed services, cybersecurity, ServiceNow, or digital workplace solutions. Experience supporting senior leadership teams, operating reviews, business transformation programs, or strategic investment planning. Familiarity with financial modeling, scenario planning, market sizing, portfolio performance management, and business case development. Experience building repeatable planning frameworks, governance models, performance management mechanisms, and executive reporting cadences.

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