Sr Principal, Strategy & Growth
Waters Corporation
Summary
The Sr Principal, Strategy & Growth is a highly influential individual contributor responsible for shaping long-term growth strategies and advising senior leadership on critical business opportunities, risks, and investment priorities. As a recognized expert, this role leads high-impact strategic initiatives, provides market and competitive insights, and develops recommendations that influence enterprise direction and resource allocation.
Job description
Overview
The Sr Principal, Strategy & Growth is a highly influential individual contributor responsible for shaping long-term growth strategies and advising senior leadership on critical business opportunities, risks, and investment priorities. As a recognized expert, this role leads high-impact strategic initiatives, provides market and competitive insights, and develops recommendations that influence enterprise direction and resource allocation.
Responsibilities
- Partner with executive and senior leadership to define long-term growth strategies and strategic priorities.
- Lead complex, enterprise-wide strategic initiatives with significant business impact.
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including partnerships, acquisitions, and new market opportunities.
- Conduct market, competitive, customer, and industry analyses to inform strategic decision-making.
- Develop strategic business cases, scenario analyses, and recommendations for executive leadership.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing decisions through expertise, data-driven insights, and thought leadership.
- Build and leverage strategic internal and external networks to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA or equivalent).
- 12+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, business development, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated success leading high-impact, cross-functional strategic initiatives and influencing executive decision-making.
Requirements
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA or equivalent)
- 12+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, business development, or related disciplines
- Demonstrated success leading high-impact, cross-functional strategic initiatives and influencing executive decision-making
Company overview
Waters Corporation is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software solutions serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences industries. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, the company specializes in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), mass spectrometry systems, and laboratory informatics software. With approximately 7,600 employees worldwide, Waters provides critical analytical tools that enable pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and quality control laboratories to ensure drug safety, food purity, and environmental monitoring. The company's innovative technologies support scientific discovery, product development, and regulatory compliance across multiple sectors, making it an essential partner for laboratory-dependent organizations seeking to advance scientific understanding and improve human health through precise measurement and analysis.