Strategy Manager - Alcoa USA Group

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.

At Alcoa, you're an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the role:

The corporate strategy team is responsible for leading Alcoa’s annual strategic planning process, implementing key strategic initiatives, contributing to business development activities (mergers, acquisitions, JV formation, and divestitures), and supporting strategic problem solving across the businesses.  To complete its mission, the corporate strategy team collaborates closely with business and functional teams across Alcoa.

The Strategy Manager has responsibility for conducting strategic analyses in support of Alcoa’s overall strategy and business priorities. 

Responsibilities:

• Help Alcoa to keep vision, mission and strategy relevant.

• Consider every angle of any important decision and breakdown its potential impact on the company. 

• Evaluate the practices and market behavior of industry competitors.

• Support the company with market entry into a new market or with a shift towards a new business model.

• Offer budgeting advice — Input on best practices to cut costs and drive revenue.

• Support the strategic activities of the M&A process. 

• Drafting operating models and tying those with higher-level business objectives.

• Assess economic attractiveness of breakthrough technologies and business model to implement.

What you can bring to the role:

• University degree in business, economics, or engineering

• Demonstrated experience within consulting and/or strategy, or similar role.

• Experience within mining/metals industry and/or other heavy industry, such as manufacturing, oil & gas, chemicals, etc.

• The ability to collect and analyze data, assess problems and structure solutions

• Strong people skills with the ability to build relationships and be persuasive when necessary. 

• Strong time management and the ability to stick to tight deadlines. 

• Excellent project management skills.

• Deep understanding of management frameworks.

• Sound knowledge of financial analysis.

What we offer:

At Alcoa, our care for people philosophy is backed by our excellent total rewards package that we provide our employees effective on your date of hire, such as:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.

• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)

• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance

• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working

• Paid time off:  15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 10 holidays including 1 flexible holiday of your choice, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave

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Base salary: $103,000 - $141,500 USD annually

Total rewards packages listed, including base salary and bonus eligibility, applies to US based applicants only. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on a range of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies in conjunction with multiple components of the Employee Total Rewards Package. Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.

About the Location

Alcoa’s U.S. portfolio includes Alcoa's corporate headquarters (ACC), Alcoa's Technology Center (ATC),  four smelters, hydroelectric power and a calcined coke plant. While some roles are based on-site, Alcoa also offers a flexible working model for certain positions. Come learn what’s possible for you!

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.   

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.  

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com.  

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.