Head of Strategy (Remote)

Remote Position: Yes
The Corporate Strategy Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the Director, Corporate Strategy & Chief of Staff, in the development and execution of Celestica’s corporate strategy. This position acts as a strategic support lead for key corporate functions, including Legal and Human Resources, ensuring alignment across business units and facilitating cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate will leverage analytical skills, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive the company’s growth and transformation objectives.

You will help shape and execute Celestica’s strategic priorities, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and provide structured problem solving and decision support to senior leaders. Assist the Director, Corporate Strategy & Chief of Staff, in managing strategic projects, and preparing executive presentations.
Lead or support strategic planning processes, including market analysis, competitive benchmarking, identification of growth opportunities and setting strategic priorities.
Act as a strategic partner to functional leaders (such as Legal, HR etc.) Coordinate and manage executive-level cadences (e.g., Develop data-driven insights using internal and external data (market, financial, operational) to inform strategic decisions.
Build strong relationships with leaders across business units and corporate functions, acting as a trusted thought partner.
Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and briefing materials for executive leadership and board-level communications.
Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and emerging risks to inform strategic recommendations.
Champion structured thinking, clear communication, and disciplined execution across the strategy.
Manage ad-hoc projects as requested by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree preferred.

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to synthesize data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience preparing executive and Board-level materials.
• Experience supporting legal, HR, or other corporate functions is an asset.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
• Familiarity with AI in corporate contexts is an asset. is a strong asset.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.