The Strategy Manager is the single-point strategic owner of the long-term partnership between Siemens Healthineers and its strategic partner – a leading international cardiovascular medical device player for the development, commercialization, and scale-up of next-generation offerings.

This role is accountable for defining, implementing, and evolving the strategic partnership to fully realize its full potential, while ensuring contractual rigor, operational excellence, and long-term strategic optionality.

The position operates at the intersection of strategy, execution, governance, and relationship leadership, balancing near-term performance with long-term portfolio and ecosystem value creation.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Partnership Ownership

• Act as the end-to-end strategic owner of the Siemens Healthineers– and the leading medical device players partnership.

• Translate contractual frameworks into clear strategic intent, operating models, and growth roadmaps.

• Continuously evolve the partnership beyond execution into a strategic growth platform.

2. Governance & Executive Alignment

• Design, manage, and orchestrate joint governance structures, including:

  • Executive Steering Committees

  • Operational and Program Reviews

  • Innovation and Portfolio Councils

• Prepare and lead C-level discussions, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, and trade-offs.

• Serve as a trusted sparring partner to senior leadership on both sides.

3. Annual Strategic & Operating Planning

• Lead the annual joint strategic planning cycle, including:

  • Market and growth modeling (USA & Japan focus)

  • Global expansion plans beyond USA and Japan

  • Baseline and stretch targets

  • Mutual expectation setting

  • Risk and scenario planning

• Drive joint budget planning, investment prioritization, and resource alignment.

4. Performance & Value Management

• Define and track joint KPIs and balanced scorecards covering:

  • Revenue and growth milestones

  • Market development, access, penetration and conversion metrics

  • Product adoption and clinical utilization

  • Operational and supply-chain readiness

• Ensure fact-based performance management, early risk identification, and corrective actions.

• Translate insights into portfolio and roadmap implications.

5. Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build and sustain deep, trust-based relationships across:

  • Executive leadership

  • Commercial and marketing teams

  • R&D and clinical development

  • Operations, quality, and regulatory functions

• Demonstrate exceptional ability to “read the room,” manage tension, and align diverse incentives in complex matrix environments.

6. Contract, Negotiation & Expectation Management

• Own contractual interpretation, compliance, and evolution in close collaboration with Legal and Finance.

• Lead complex commercial and strategic negotiations, balancing firmness with partnership mindset.

• Proactively manage expectations to ensure win-win outcomes and long-term value preservation.

7. Long-Term Portfolio & Ecosystem Strategy

• Provide strategic input into:

  • Long-term product and technology roadmap decisions

  • Portfolio prioritization and lifecycle management

  • Future partnership extensions or adjacencies

• Act as an internal thought leader on partnership-led growth models in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in:

  • Strategy, business development, partnerships, or general management

  • Medical devices, MedTech, Life Sciences, Healthcare, or complex technology ecosystems

• Proven track record in managing large, strategic partnerships / strategic programs (customers, distributors, vendors, or suppliers).

• Demonstrated success in delivering measurable business impact through partnerships and strategic programs in a win-win framework.

• Experience working with exclusive distribution or channel-partner models strongly preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking & analytical rigor (market modeling, scenario planning, business cases).

• Executive presence and credibility at C-suite level.

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills in complex, matrixed environments.

• Strong program and performance management capabilities.

• Advanced negotiation, expectation management, and contract acumen.

• High emotional intelligence; ability to navigate ambiguity, conflict, and competing incentives.

The base pay range for this position is:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.