Sodexo Hiring for Manager, Strategic Initiatives at Los Angeles, California Full Time

Unit Description

Improving quality of life is not just a dream. For Sodexo it’s a mission as the world leader of food services, facilities management, and more. In North America, our team of over 100,000 frontline workers and site managers serve more than 20 million consumers daily in away-from-home settings including corporate offices, hospitals, schools, universities, manufacturing sites, and sports stadiums.

Our Strategy & Transformation team orchestrates a complex transformation roadmap involving many discrete initiatives across M&A, organic growth, operational efficiencies, talent programs, digital enablement, and business model design. We work closely with business unit and functional leaders to deliver tangible results and act as a role model for the behavior needed to embed change. At our core, we operate like an internal consulting group with the added complexity of managing by influence, dealing with extreme ambiguity, and working on only projects that are a top priority for executives.

As a Manager of Strategic Initiatives , you will take on a wide variety of responsibilities including analyzing strategic business opportunities, facilitating and participating in problem solving sessions, collaborating with a wide range of functional teams, and presenting to senior stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to make an impact from day one and develop your consultative and analytical skills as you learn about all aspects of Sodexo’s business. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with a hunger for a deeper understanding and commitment to making an impact for our team of 100k employees and millions of consumers.

This is a remote-based (virtual) leadership role. Candidates can be based in any US location, with a preference for the Pacific time zone.

The successful candidate will:

• Actively participate in cross-functional strategic initiatives, taking on project management and contribution roles as needed

• Liaise with function team members to gather information and review preliminary results

• Track financial, operational, and project plan performance

• Craft written communications (slides, emails, documents) to be presented to senior stakeholders

• Organize, facilitate, and take notes during regular recurring steering meetings involving our senior-most stakeholders – requires a high degree of trust and confidentiality

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• 2+ years in management consulting or a similar role (e.g., Business Operations, Strategy or other equivalent strategic business function) working with industry-leading organizations

• Experience in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings

• A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our talented and diverse team

• Relevant undergraduate degree

At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best. As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance. We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs, 401k, and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts.Click here for more information aboutSodexo’s Benefits (https://bit.ly/2EVNezw) .

Compensation $51,500-$119,800 plus competitive annual incentive plan

Position Summary

The Transformation Management Office (TMO) orchestrates a complex transformation roadmap involving many discrete initiatives across M&A, organic growth, operational efficiencies, talent programs, digital enablement, and business model design. The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will take on a wide variety of responsibilities including analyzing complex data sets, facilitating and participating in problem solving sessions, collaborating with a wide range of functional teams, and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement – Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Functional Experience – 2years

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Location US-IL-CHICAGO | US-MA-Boston | US-WA-Seattle | US-CA-San Francisco | US-NY-New York City | US-TX-Dallas | US-CA-Los Angeles | US-MA-Boston | US-GA-Atlanta

System ID 724157

Category Strategic Planning

Relocation Type No

Employment Status Full-Time