[Hiring] Senior Principal Strategist, Strategy & Planning @Cencora

Role Description

Leads the operating engine of Cencora’s global Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud (EIC) organization and drives its transformation to a product operating model enabled by AI Ops. Owns how EIC plans, funds, staffs, and delivers through a product lens:

• A ~850-person global workforce plan aligned to product teams
• A ~$150M operating and capital plan tied to product funding
• An EIC delivery portfolio driven by product roadmaps

Leads the transition of every EIC domain from project- and ticket-based delivery to the product model, defining:

• The product taxonomy
• Product owner accountabilities
• Operating cadence

Serves as principal advisor and force multiplier to the SVP of EIC and as the connective tissue between EIC and various departments. Success is measured by whether EIC operates as a product organization that delivers on commitment, on budget, with the right people in the right seats.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in technology, with meaningful time and deep functional expertise in infrastructure, cloud, or IT operations
• Demonstrated ownership of a technology operating budget of $150M or greater
• Demonstrated ownership of a technology supplier portfolio of $250M or greater in annual spend
• Experience managing a global workforce plan of 500+ employees plus a comparable contingent workforce
• Direct experience leading enterprise AI or automation adoption, including tooling selection, value measurement, and governance (preferred)
• Track record leading enterprise-scale transformation (product operating model, cloud migration, or comparable)
• Experience operating in a regulated environment, with familiarity with SOX, HIPPA and with GxP, DSCSA, or an equivalent regulatory framework
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry (preferred)
• Prior chief of staff, business operations, or strategy and planning leadership within a technology function (preferred)

Requirements

• Owns the EIC global workforce plan of ~520 employees and ~325 contractors
• Governs requisition approval, backfills, contractor-to-employee conversion, organizational design, and span-of-control discipline with HR and Finance
• Owns the EIC delivery portfolio end to end, including intake, prioritization, resourcing, dependency management, milestone tracking, and executive reporting
• Owns the ~$166M EIC operating and capital plan, including annual budget build, monthly forecast, variance analysis, accrual discipline, and year-end landing
• Runs the enterprise hardware and software spend reduction program on behalf of the company
• Establishes and runs the EIC vendor performance management framework
• Runs the EIC leadership operating rhythm, including staff meetings, offsites, all-hands, OKRs, and the annual planning calendar

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focusing on physical, emotional, financial, and social wellness
• Support for working families, including backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, and family building support
• Behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave
• Variety of training programs, professional development resources, and mentorship opportunities
• Employee resource groups and volunteer activities

Company Description

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.