Company:
Cox Enterprises
Job Family Group:
Strategy & Corporate Development
Job Profile:
Strategic Planning Manager
Management Level:
Manager - Non People Leader
Travel %:
Yes, 15% of the time
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Job Description:
Cox Enterprises is a privately-owned communications, media and automotive services company with over $20B+ in annual revenue, 50k+ employees and national brands including Cox Communications, Autotrader, Kelly Blue Book and Axios. Cox has a proud 125-year history of building industry-leading businesses that are rooted in our mission to leave the world in a better place for the next generation.
Cox Strategy & Investments is responsible for leading Cox Enterprises’ corporate strategy, managing and diversifying our portfolio of companies and investments, supporting investments in the Atlanta Venture ecosystem (including Techstars, Endeavor, Engage Ventures, amongst others) and managing Socium, our venture capital fund. Our team is at the forefront of our efforts to build multi-billion dollar revenue platforms in new industries including Cleantech, Govtech, Edtech, Digital Media and Digital Health.
Strategy & Investments offers the opportunity to make a big impact, working closely with senior executives in a close-knit, supportive team.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
As a Manager, you will play a critical and highly visible role in driving forward strategic initiatives for Cox. You will lead work to drive strategic decisions with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) in CEI corporate strategy meetings, develop and recommend investment themes, and identify individual investments, working alongside S&I Directors and VPs.
The role will be dynamic, intellectually challenging, and require strong problem-solving, quantitative, and communications skills to influence decisions with senior executives at Cox Enterprises. The successful candidate will be team-oriented, proactive, willing to take on new challenges, and have high integrity.
In this role, you will:
Qualifications
Skills and Requirements:
Required:
Preferred:
Other Essential Job Requirements:
Travel: Not more than 20%
About Us:
As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
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