Senior Principal Strategist, Strategy & Planning

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the transformation of Cencora’s global Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud organization from a project- and ticket-driven delivery system to a product-focused operating model.

• Establish and uphold the EIC product taxonomy, product boundaries, responsibilities of product owners, funding model, and operational cadence.

• Manage the global workforce strategy, position inventory, headcount parameters, insourcing/outourcing balance, requisition approvals, backfills, contractor transitions, organizational design, and succession planning.

• Oversee the EIC delivery portfolio, which includes intake management, prioritization, resource allocation, dependency coordination, milestone tracking, executive reporting, and portfolio governance forums.

• Advocate for EIC in the prioritization of enterprise technology investments and maintain the EIC delivery dashboard.

• Supervise the EIC operational and capital plans, which encompass budget preparation, forecasting, variance analysis, accruals, year-end outcomes, financial controls, savings objectives, and investment narratives.

• Implement the enterprise hardware and software cost reduction initiative across seven cross-functional workstreams.

• Manage the EIC renewal portfolio and enforce the PADU disposition framework.

• Develop vendor performance management through scorecards, quarterly business reviews, service-level accountability, and escalation processes.

• Facilitate the EIC leadership operating rhythm, including staff meetings, offsite gatherings, all-hands meetings, OKRs, annual planning, executive preparation, communications, audits, compliance, and regulatory responses.

• Achieve first-year objectives such as product taxonomy adoption, reliable workforce/portfolio/forecast data, budget and savings commitments, vendor scorecards, renewal management, and enhanced governance.

⛳️ Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in technology, with substantial time and in-depth functional expertise in infrastructure, cloud, or IT operations.

• Established credibility with engineers and executives.

• Experience managing a technology operating budget of $150M or more, including capital planning and multi-year forecasting.

• Management of a technology supplier portfolio with annual expenditures of $250M or more, including enterprise agreements with hyperscalers or leading software publishers.

• Proven experience in managing a global workforce plan of 500+ employees, along with a comparable contingent workforce across various countries and delivery models.

• A track record of leading enterprise-scale transformations, such as implementing a product operating model or cloud migrations.

• Experience working within a regulated environment, with knowledge of SOX, HIPAA, GxP, DSCSA, or similar regulatory frameworks.

• Direct experience in leading enterprise AI or automation adoption, including tool selection, value assessment, and governance (preferred).

• Background in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries (preferred).

• Previous roles as chief of staff, business operations leader, or strategy and planning leadership within a technology function (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.

• Backup dependent care.

• Adoption assistance.

• Infertility coverage.

• Family building support.

• Behavioral health solutions.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Training programs.

• Professional development resources.

• Mentorship programs.

• Employee resource groups.

• Volunteer activities.

• Reasonable accommodations during the employment process.