Senior Strategy & Insights Manager, Neurovascular | EMEA

Amsterdam preferred – EMEA flexible

We are seeking an experienced strategic leader to shape and guide the long-term direction of the Neurovascular division in EMEA. This role plays a central part in defining the commercial and organisational strategy for the region, ensuring alignment across functions, and serving as a key interface with Global Strategy.

As the Senior Strategy & Insights Manager, you will manage the end-to-end strategic planning cycle, translate insights into clear decisions, and lead a focused team responsible for analytics and commercial project management. This is a highly cross-functional role with significant exposure to senior leadership.

Neurovascular portfolio: Neurovascular | Stryker

Key Responsibilities

Regional Strategy Leadership

• Shape and drive the Neurovascular EMEA commercial and organisational strategic agenda.
• Partner with Brand Management to ensure that individual brand strategies align into a cohesive portfolio direction.
• Align Sales, Marketing, Finance, MedEd, Operations, and Global teams around shared priorities.
• Represent the EMEA strategic perspective in collaboration with Global Strategy.

Strategic Planning

• Own and manage the full strategic planning cycle for the EMEA region.
• Build the strategic narrative and frameworks used in regional and global long-range planning.
• Develop alignment mechanisms and planning tools that enable clarity and consistent execution across functions.
• Communicate strategic priorities effectively across the organisation.

Insights & Decision Support

• Translate market, competitive, and customer insights into clear strategic recommendations.
• Oversee portfolio-level performance insights, dashboards, and prioritisation frameworks.
• Provide structured, evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership.

Strategic Initiatives

• Lead the division’s highest-impact commercial and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving, strategic option development, and cross-functional alignment.
• Coordinate inputs across regional and global stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Team Leadership

• Manage and develop a Marketing Analyst and a Commercial PMO.
• Build analytical, strategic, and cross-functional capability within the team.
• Ensure high standards of analytical rigor, synthesis, and execution discipline.

Qualifications & Experience

• Background in management consulting, strategic marketing, business strategy, or a similar strategy-driven environment.
• Experience developing strategy at portfolio, divisional, or regional level.
• Strong financial, analytical, and organisational understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesise complex information and influence decision-making across functions.
• Proven experience working in a highly cross-functional, matrixed organisation.

Location

• Role can be based anywhere in EMEA.
• Amsterdam preferred, depending on candidate proximity and business needs.