Ball Corporation
Senior Manager, Global Enterprise Strategy
Ball Corporation, Westminster, Colorado, United States, 80031
Overview
This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe.
Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.
Primary Purpose of this Position The Manager, Global Enterprise Strategy drives Ball’s global growth agenda by evaluating new markets, partnerships, and operational opportunities. This role translates complex business challenges into actionable strategies, supporting decision‑making across senior leadership and advancing enterprise‑wide priorities.
Essential Responsible Areas
Independently leads complex strategic workstreams from problem definition through recommendation and implementation support, ensuring alignment with Ball’s long‑term objectives.
Structures ambiguous business questions and develops clear hypotheses, frameworks, and analyses to drive fact‑based decision‑making.
Conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate markets, business models, operational levers and financial impact, particularly in relation to growth opportunities across the various Ball business units and metal packaging value chain.
Synthesizes insights into concise executive‑level deliverables (Board presentations, ELT updates, memos, workshops) that influence decision‑making at the highest levels.
Facilitates alignment and decision‑making across stakeholders, collaborating with functions such as Commercial, Sustainability, Procurement, Finance, and Corporate Development teams, and others as necessary.
Drives strategic planning processes, including the annual evergreen strategy process (enterprise strategy cadence, regional strategy process, account strategies) and corporate annual planning activities (e.g. Annual Operating Plan support, board presentations).
Oversees enterprise‑wide competitive intelligence and market expertise, including Global Market Outlook model and geographic whitespace monitoring (together with Corp. Development Team).
Manages external consulting engagements, ensuring output is integrated into Ball’s broader strategy and adds measurable value.
Supports enterprise‑level initiatives such as M&A assessments, market expansion opportunities, capability‑building efforts, and performance improvement programs.
Coaches junior team members, helping elevate standards of problem‑solving, analysis, and executive storytelling across the strategy function.
Experience Required
5+ years in strategy consulting (top‑tier or boutique) and/or corporate strategy roles, preferred.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
Preferred Education: MBA or advanced degree in a related field.
Ability to collaborate across the global enterprise with cross‑functional, matrixed partners and various teams.
Exceptional problem‑solving, analytical, and quantitative skills.
Proven experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and deliver high‑quality results under tight deadlines.
Excellent executive communication skills—both written (PowerPoint, Board materials) and verbal.
MBA or advanced degree preferred but not required.
Skills
Problem‑solving and analytical skills.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Executive communication skills (written and verbal).
Project and stakeholder management.
Strategic storytelling and executive presence.
Knowledge
Corporate strategy and planning processes.
Competitive intelligence and market analysis.
Financial modeling and business case development.
Operational and commercial levers in global markets.
Strategic frameworks and hypothesis‑driven analysis.
Language Required/Preferred
English
Compensation & Benefits
This role can be based remotely; however, regular travel to Ball facilities may be required.
Hiring Salary Range:
$108,500 – $155,030 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure. Go to our career site and click “Total Rewards” to learn more.
Application When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age‑related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents.
Equal Opportunity Employer Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non‑merit characteristic.
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Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe.
Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.
Primary Purpose of this Position The Manager, Global Enterprise Strategy drives Ball’s global growth agenda by evaluating new markets, partnerships, and operational opportunities. This role translates complex business challenges into actionable strategies, supporting decision‑making across senior leadership and advancing enterprise‑wide priorities.
Essential Responsible Areas
Independently leads complex strategic workstreams from problem definition through recommendation and implementation support, ensuring alignment with Ball’s long‑term objectives.
Structures ambiguous business questions and develops clear hypotheses, frameworks, and analyses to drive fact‑based decision‑making.
Conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate markets, business models, operational levers and financial impact, particularly in relation to growth opportunities across the various Ball business units and metal packaging value chain.
Synthesizes insights into concise executive‑level deliverables (Board presentations, ELT updates, memos, workshops) that influence decision‑making at the highest levels.
Facilitates alignment and decision‑making across stakeholders, collaborating with functions such as Commercial, Sustainability, Procurement, Finance, and Corporate Development teams, and others as necessary.
Drives strategic planning processes, including the annual evergreen strategy process (enterprise strategy cadence, regional strategy process, account strategies) and corporate annual planning activities (e.g. Annual Operating Plan support, board presentations).
Oversees enterprise‑wide competitive intelligence and market expertise, including Global Market Outlook model and geographic whitespace monitoring (together with Corp. Development Team).
Manages external consulting engagements, ensuring output is integrated into Ball’s broader strategy and adds measurable value.
Supports enterprise‑level initiatives such as M&A assessments, market expansion opportunities, capability‑building efforts, and performance improvement programs.
Coaches junior team members, helping elevate standards of problem‑solving, analysis, and executive storytelling across the strategy function.
Experience Required
5+ years in strategy consulting (top‑tier or boutique) and/or corporate strategy roles, preferred.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
Preferred Education: MBA or advanced degree in a related field.
Ability to collaborate across the global enterprise with cross‑functional, matrixed partners and various teams.
Exceptional problem‑solving, analytical, and quantitative skills.
Proven experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and deliver high‑quality results under tight deadlines.
Excellent executive communication skills—both written (PowerPoint, Board materials) and verbal.
MBA or advanced degree preferred but not required.
Skills
Problem‑solving and analytical skills.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Executive communication skills (written and verbal).
Project and stakeholder management.
Strategic storytelling and executive presence.
Knowledge
Corporate strategy and planning processes.
Competitive intelligence and market analysis.
Financial modeling and business case development.
Operational and commercial levers in global markets.
Strategic frameworks and hypothesis‑driven analysis.
Language Required/Preferred
English
Compensation & Benefits
This role can be based remotely; however, regular travel to Ball facilities may be required.
Hiring Salary Range:
$108,500 – $155,030 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure. Go to our career site and click “Total Rewards” to learn more.
Application When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age‑related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents.
Equal Opportunity Employer Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non‑merit characteristic.
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