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About the role:
The Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives serves as an embedded strategist to the Chief of Staff and SVP, partnering on the organization’s highest-priority business initiatives and executive decisions. This role architect's executive-ready presentations, strategic business narratives, and decision materials that translate complex business challenges into clear recommendations and actionable plans.
Success in this role requires exceptional strategic thinking, structured problem solving, executive judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes across a global organization.
Executive Deliverables:
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Develop executive-ready presentations, business narratives, and decision materials.
Translate complex information into concise, structured recommendations that accelerate executive decision-making.
Ensure all strategic deliverables are grounded in data, business insight, and clear recommendations.
Business Strategy & Analysis:
Structure ambiguous business challenges into clear analytical workstreams and actionable recommendations by defining project objectives, success metrics, governance, and executive decision points.
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Build hypotheses, conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis, and synthesize findings into executive insights.
Strategic Initiatives:
Support high-impact initiatives spanning organizational effectiveness, operating model evolution, planning, AI transformation, and business growth.
Drive initiatives from problem definition through implementation and measurable outcomes.
Cross-Functional Leadership:
Influence senior leaders across marketing, sales, operations, finance, and product teams.
Build alignment across competing priorities while driving accountability for execution.
Facilitate executive working sessions that result in clear decisions and action plans.
What you bring:
6+ years of strategy experience, with at least 3 years supporting a VP level or above executive on high visibility deliverables. Prior experience at a top tier management consulting firm, corporate strategy team, or similarly rigorous analytical environment is a strong plus.
Exceptional writing and ability to create clear, direct, and adaptable business narratives across registers, from a concise executive summary to an extended structured document to a full board level presentation.
Ability to translate an executive's priorities and voice into clear, structured formats
Strong analytical judgment: you can identify what a deliverable is really trying to say and cut everything else without being asked
Experience operating in global marketing organizations; familiarity with enterprise B2B context is strongly preferred
Executive presence and the composure to represent findings directly to senior leaders, including in moments of scrutiny or disagreement
What success looks like in year one:
The SVP never faces a major internal or external moment without a polished, ready deliverable in hand
Every major deliverable, whether an internal leadership update, a cross functional forum, a customer event, or an external stage, is prepared weeks in advance with a fully developed presentation, supporting data, and structure, and has been pressure tested for gaps before it reaches its audience.
Builds trusted relationships across senior leadership and becomes a go-to partner for solving complex business challenges.
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $155,400 - $272,000, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.
Additional Information
Work Personas
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.
Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are unable to use this online application and need an alternative method to apply, please contact globaltalentss@servicenow.com for assistance.
Export Control Regulations
For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.
