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Head of Innovation & Business Planning

$170k - $215k

Sonova AG

Strategy Director

Shape the future of our North America business.

Strategy Director, you will partner closely with the Chief Strategy Officer (with strong exposure to the President of North America and the NA Leadership Team) to help define and drive the region's most critical strategic priorities.

In this highly visible role, you will turn insights into action-supporting the development of mid- and long-term strategy, identifying growth opportunities, and helping advance key transformation initiatives across the business.

This is a unique opportunity for a high-potential strategy professional to gain exposure to senior leadership, influence decision-making at scale, and contribute meaningfully to Sonova's mission of helping people enjoy the delight of hearing.

Conduct market, competitive, and industry analyses to identify growth opportunities, risks, and emerging trends

  • Contribute to country and channel strategy development and long-term roadmap planning
  • Lead strategic analyses and develop business cases to support investment and prioritization decisions
  • Support M&A screening, evaluation, and strategic partnership initiatives
  • Facilitate strategic planning cycles and prepare executive-level materials and presentations
  • Partner cross-functionally (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, HR) to help drive strategic initiatives and ensure alignment
  • Monitor performance against strategic goals and support course correction where needed
  • Contribute to transformation and operational excellence initiatives across the region

MBA degree and 4-7 years of experience in top tier strategy consulting or comparable strategic environment

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort working with data and financial models
  • Structured thinker with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations
  • Willingness to travel up to 30%

Medical, dental and vision coverage*

  • Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
  • Company paid life/ad&d insurance

Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)

Legal/ID Theft Assistance

  • PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
  • Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
  • Robust internal career growth opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Internal social recognition platform

*This role is also bonus and EEAP eligible. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual flexibility with business needs. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.

We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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