Corporate Strategy Leader

Owens Corning is focused on driving growth (organically and inorganically) in the building material industry. The Corporate Strategy team is a highly visible team that works on key enterprise-wide strategic growth initiatives for Owens Corning. The Corporate Strategy Leader will partner with stakeholders in OC’s core businesses and its executive committee to influence the strategic direction of Owens Corning and its business units by leading and contributing to impactful strategy projects related to enterprise strategy, long-range planning, and organic and inorganic growth.

A successful candidate will skillfully partner across the organization, leveraging strategy experience, critical thinking, relationship building, and creative problem solving, to help Owens Corning meet its growth objectives. In all aspects of the position, the Corporate Strategy Leader demonstrates teamwork and commitment to the success of Owens Corning.

Reports to: Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Span of Control: Individual Contributor

Developing & Executing Strategy

• Support impactful strategy, investment, and M&A projects that help OC realize its growth objectives and raise the level of strategic thinking throughout Owens Corning.
• Partner with businesses to develop, challenge, and refine their strategies.
• Lead / support cross-functional teams to efficiently answer and implement solutions to strategic questions across businesses, functions and regions.
• Utilize strategic frameworks and hypotheses and build a strong fact base to efficiently answer essential questions and drive new and interesting findings.
• Apply project management skills and tools to meet all deadlines.
• Leverage multiple data sources to create a data-driven fact base.
• Identify executable next steps to quickly implement the recommended approach.     
• Create impactful presentations and models to communicate recommendations and influence stakeholders.
• Participate in the development of the corporate strategic/long-range plan.

Influence Organic Growth Strategy

• Assist in the data collection, market research, and financial analysis related to organic growth opportunities at the business and enterprise levels.
• Leverage analytic capability to frame organic growth opportunities that are customer inspired. Identify alternative solutions to address challenges and determine criteria necessary for execution as part of an aspiration to build markets and accelerate company success (above-market growth).
• Establish a sustainable operating model and management system to drive visibility to ideation, evaluation, action, and results.
• Lead the evaluation and recommendations of organic growth opportunities. Align with key business decision makers to drive decision making, resourcing, and delivery of opportunities.

Support Inorganic Growth Strategy

• Partner with the Corporate Development and Integration teams on strategic and M&A projects as needed to ensure seamless transition from strategy to execution.
• Assist in the commercial due diligence process for M&A transactions.
• Assist with data collection and market research related to the topic of M&A strategy and other corporate initiatives. Consolidate, synthesize, and interpret collected information to inform key strategic decisions.

Special Projects

• Lead and assist in the development and execution of special project requests from the Board, Executive committee, R&D, and other functions.
• Partner on high priority strategic initiatives (e.g., transformation, digital strategy, capital allocation, corporate strategy, etc.) to drive differential, “outside-in” thinking.
• Apply large scale project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills and tools to meet all deadlines and influence change.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or Business; an MBA is strongly preferred.
• A combination of a minimum of 5-7 years of strategy consulting or in-house strategy, finance, analytical, or related experience, with top-tier consulting experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and analyze financial statements.
• Experience with financial modeling and slidewriting.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Deep expertise in corporate finance, strategy, technology, analytics, or change management.
• Experience with residential and commercial construction markets / building products.
• Experience working for a multi-national manufacturing company on global projects.
• Experience leading and developing others.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Exceptional strategic and analytical skills.
• Exceptional quantitative and critical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers.
• Acute listening skills to synthesize broad conversations and translate them to action.
• Able to combine analytical reasoning, creativity, and judgment. 
• High aptitude to learn quickly, assimilate to new projects and teams, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detail.
• Excels at leading and influencing others.
• Thinks and acts on a global scale.
• Demonstrated Project Management capability.
• Demonstrated experience with being a driver of change.
• Comfortable designing for the future, while managing day-to-day team matters.
• Able to anticipate risks and propose practical plans to mitigate them.
• Adaptable; can quickly assimilate to new teams and projects.
• Able to handle complex matters, with multiple initiatives going on simultaneously. 
• Demonstrated experience maintaining financial integrity for the corporation, employees and shareholders. 
• Willingness to travel periodically (domestic and international) – 15-20%, with more frequent travel required if hybrid.

DRIVERS OF SUCCESS:

• Strong intellect and growth mindset. Bright, intellectually curious individual with ability to combine analytical reasoning, creativity, and judgment. Able to deal with strategic issues, as well as tactical operational details.
• Proactive relationship builder. Actively driving strategic conversations with stakeholders at all levels, identifying opportunities, connecting dots, and leveraging interpersonal skills to deliver results. Become a trusted adviser on strategic and analytical matters.
• Superlative communication (written/verbal) skills to work with senior executives across various geographies, including logically structuring and delivering presentations.
• Organized, deliberate, and reliable in structuring work and effective as a problem solver. Experience in working on cross-functional and multi-department enterprise-wide projects.
• Results oriented. Energetic and resourceful, with strong service orientation and positive can-do attitude. Fully committed to the job and to delivering outstanding work. Never satisfied with status-quo, continually striving for excellence. Enjoys working hands-on.
• Change agent. Comfortable with ambiguity and designing for the future, while managing day-to-day Corporate Strategy matters. Able to anticipate risks and propose practical plans to mitigate them. Appreciates Corporate Strategy’s impact and how the department is an integral part of the overall corporation’s finance and business strategy.
• Ability to challenge and connect. Provide all business partners with the external and shareholder perspective, derived from objective, fact-based analytics. Ensure all strategic business decisions are informed by external perspective.
• Ability to prioritize own work. Quick study, able to handle complex matters, with multiple initiatives going on simultaneously.
• Highly ethical. Trusted to maintain confidentiality on all matters and ensure financial integrity for the corporation, employees, and shareholders.

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About Owens Corning

Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our four integrated businesses – Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.