Business Strategy Senior Principal

Description

About FedEx Dataworks:

Born out of FedEx, a pioneer that ships nearly 20 million packages a day and manages endless threads of information, FedEx Dataworks is an organization rooted in connecting the physical and digital sides of our network to meet today's needs and address tomorrow's challenges.

We are creating opportunities for FedEx, our customers, and the world at large by:

• Exploring and harnessing data to define and solve true problems

• Removing barriers between data sets to create new avenues of insight

• Building and iterating on solutions that generate value

• Acting as a change agent to advance curiosity and performance

At FedEx Dataworks, we are making supply chains work smarter for everyone.

Summary:

Serves as a senior principal individual contributor providing enterprise-level strategic and operational leadership for Dataworks’ core product lines. Drives revenue performance, product evolution, and cross-functional alignment through deep strategic insight, advanced analytics, and executive influence. Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while enabling high-performing, customer-centric products across the portfolio.

This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, business strategy, and operational execution within Dataworks. As part of the Core Business organization, this role shapes and scales Dataworks’ product portfolio by translating market intelligence, customer insights, and advanced analytics into clear strategic direction and executable plans.

Operating without direct people management responsibilities, the role partners closely with the CPTO on product evolution, collaborates with Business Development and Go-to-Market teams on commercial growth strategies, and influences senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Technology to drive alignment against revenue, performance, and customer satisfaction goals.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact IC role ideal for a product-minded strategist and operator who thrives in fast-moving environments, influences at the executive level, and drives disciplined execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Essential Functions:

·       Coordinate and drives execution of strategies across the Dataworks organization.

·       Develops concepts into strategies including quantitative analysis and recommendations; screens plans for strategic fit, feasibility and profitability, prior to presentation to senior management.

·       Coordinates input from across the Enterprise to facilitate the integration of business plans, best practices, and global and multi-discipline perspectives.

·       Conducts external research and quantitative analysis as required. Identifies, researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations to support the organizations growth objectives.

·       Teaming up with organization and stakeholder leadership to chalk out and prioritize strategic business objectives.

·       Guiding department leadership with expert advice to enhance overall team efficiency.

·       Keeping meetings focused and planning and coordinating them effectively.

·       Setting key performance indicators to measure and improve organization performance.

·       Providing hands-on support to transform ideas into reality and monitor their progress.

·       Acting on behalf of the EVP to answer inquiries.

·       Steering strategic business initiatives from genesis to fruition.

·       Pinpointing and addressing core issues within business processes.

·       Evaluating risk factors when making critical business decisions.

·       Completing special projects and initiatives with skillful oversight and support.

·       Leading meetings and workshops with meticulous planning and coordination.

·       Identifying areas of improvement across the organization and making actionable recommendations.

·       Develops content, narratives and presentations in support of the EVP for internal and external audiences.

·       Presents to internal executive leadership and stakeholders across FedEx, as well as external C-suite leadership as required.

·       Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

·       Demonstrated leadership ability, analytical and critical thinking ability with time management skills.

·       Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

·       Strong human relations and communication skills.

·       Executive presence with experience working with leadership.

·       Proven ability to lead transformational change programs.

·       Ability to create polished communications with a narrative focus.

·       Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain and present complex information to all levels.

·       Ability to work independently as a self-starter.

·       Some travel required.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or related quantitative business field; Master’s degree preferred.

Minimum Experience:

10+ years of progressive experience in business strategy, product management, consulting, or related roles.

Preferred Qualifications:  

Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment.

Pay: U.S. Pay Range: $138,096 - $207,144

Additional Details: This position is eligible for remote work and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories, however if you live within the 50 miles radius of a campus you will be required to work onsite several times a week.

FedEx Dataworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

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Dataworks does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. Further, Dataworks is prepared to make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the desired position, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact DataworksTalentAcquisition@corp.ds.fedex.com.