Senior Strategy Manager

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

As a leader at Alcoa, you can help deliver our purpose and realize our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team helping to shape a better workplace, with flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and people for the better.

About the Role:

You will shape and lead enterprise-wide strategic priorities and business development opportunities with material impact on Alcoa’s long-term direction, portfolio, and competitive position. You will define the analytical approach for ambiguous strategic questions, lead investment and partnership evaluations, and drive selected initiatives from opportunity identification through executive decision and execution oversight.

Other Responsibilities of the Role Include:

·       Identify, frame, prioritize, and execute enterprise-wide strategic questions and business development opportunities, including investments, partnerships, joint ventures, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital portfolio choices;

·       Define analytical approaches and decision frameworks for complex and ambiguous issues with significant enterprise impact;

·       Lead valuation, financial modeling, scenario analysis, due diligence, market assessment, competitive analysis, and risk evaluation for major opportunities;

·       Assess market structure, industry economics, technologies, policy, and competitor actions, translating findings into implications for Alcoa’s strategy;

·       Shape recommendations on enterprise investments, portfolio choices, partnerships, and competitive positioning for executive and Board-level decisions;

·       Lead cross-functional workstreams through negotiation, execution planning, and delivery oversight, while setting standards for analyses, business cases, market research, and executive recommendations.

What You Can Offer to the Role:

·       Deep expertise in enterprise strategy, business development, corporate development, investments, and value creation in capital-intensive industries;

·       Advanced capability in valuation, financial modeling, portfolio analysis, market and competitive intelligence, due diligence, scenario planning, and risk assessment;

·       Proven ability to define unstructured strategic problems and create decision frameworks with limited guidance;

·       Demonstrated experience leading complex, sensitive, and high-value initiatives across functions, regions, and external organizations;

·       Strong written and verbal communication in English, including the ability to present complex recommendations to senior stakeholders;

·       Bachelor’s degree; an MBA or equivalent graduate degree is preferred.

What Is Being Offered:

·       Our Essence and Culture: we are driven by strong values - we act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, and lead with courage;

·       Safety First: safety is not just a priority - it is part of our DNA. Every activity begins and ends with a commitment to protecting what matters;

·       Connection with the Community: we believe in the power of collaboration, and giving back to our society is important. For this reason, we provide 4 hours of paid volunteer work annually;

·       Professional Growth: we provide space for you to develop, explore new possibilities, and turn your passions into a career;

·       Benefits That Value You: we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages designed to value your talent and well-being;

·       A Place Where You Want to Be: continuously recognized as one of the best companies to work for, we provide a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.

Additional Information

·       You will be contacted only if you are selected for an interview; this process may take up to four weeks from the closing date of the posting;

·       When applying, remember to attach your résumé.

About the Location

At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains the inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.