Starbucks · 19 hours ago
strategy manager, Finance Operational Excellence
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expStarbucks is a company known for developing extraordinary leaders who share a passion for coffee and connection. They are seeking a Strategy Manager to lead strategic projects and deliver data-driven recommendations to drive growth and operational excellence within the organization.
CoffeeFood and BeverageRestaurantsTea
Responsibilities
Lead strategic projects: Address Starbucks’ most pressing opportunities including growth, transformation, and operational excellence – all to drive the Back to Starbucks turn - around
Deliver insightful data-driven strategic recommendations: Translate complex business challenges into clear decision paths for leaders and partners
Lead cross functionally at all levels to build organizational alignment, solve systemic challenges, and ensure execution with excellence for key initiatives
Plan and manage processes and practices to drive insightful and targeted decision-making, and program alignment with enterprise business goals and objectives
Qualification
Required
Strong ability to define, structure and resolve complex problems with data and insight
Strong ability to ask powerful strategic questions that make our decisioning better
Ability to lead and manage complex projects that involve multiple sub-teams
Ability to present complicated material in a concise and effective way (written and verbal)
Attention to detail
Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Smartsheet and PowerPoint
Preferred
4 years: Management Consulting, Corporate Strategy or Corporate Development
2 years: Competitive and Financial Analysis & Modeling
2 years: Developing and Delivering Presentations to Executive Level Audiences
2 years: Cross Functional leadership and Influence with Senior Audiences
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid parental leave
Family expansion reimbursement
Paid vacation from date of hire
Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
Eight paid holidays
Two personal days per year
Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
A discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
Incentivized emergency savings
Financial well-being tools
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Student loan management resources
Access to other educational opportunities
Backup care
DACA reimbursement
Company
Starbucks
Starbucks is a restaurant chain that serves handcrafted ready-to-drink beverages, including coffee, tea, juices, and snack food items.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (208)
2024 (127)
2023 (130)
2022 (172)
2021 (146)
2020 (149)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.65BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Pershing Square Capital Management
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2024-07-19Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $900M
Leadership Team
Brian R. Niccol
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cathy R. Smith
CFO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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