Senior Principal - Strategy & Growth

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.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)  is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.  

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.