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Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis North America (NNA) team is seeking a Strategy Execution Manager to support enterprise-level critical initiatives and long-term value creation. This role reports to the VP, Program Management for North America. While focusing on strategy and sustainability, this is a highly visible, and analytical partner to senior leadership. 

The Strategy Manager will have direct interaction with top-level executives, including the President of North America, and will be expected to confidently analyze complex data, synthesize insights, and clearly communicate recommendations. This role requires collaboration, disciplined project leadership, and the ability to drive outcomes in fast paced and ambiguous environments. 

Responsibilities: 

Executive Engagement & Communication 

• Prepare and deliver clear, executive-ready presentations and materials for senior leadership, including executive summaries. 

• Translate complex discussions, working sessions, and leadership conversations into actionable plans, aligned priorities, and clear next steps. 

• Confidently communicate insights, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior executives and challenge assumptions when appropriate. 

• Demonstrate comfort pushing for decisions, alignment, and action to meet tight deadlines and business objectives. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Leadership 

• Lead cross-functional regional critical initiatives, working closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Sustainability, Commercial, and Plant leadership. 

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the portfolio of top regional initiatives (Vision 3x30 initiatives) 

• Drive collaboration across functions and regions, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables. 

• Maintain exceptional attention to detail while managing complex, multi-workstream initiatives under tight timelines. 

Sustainability & Global Alignment 

• Partner closely with the global sustainability and Vision 3x30 teams and regional strategic projects counterparts to align priorities, messaging, and execution. 

• Lead internal reporting and commentary on Vision 3x30 / sustainability performance metrics and roadmap to targets in North America 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in analytical fields, such as Finance, Business, Economics, or Supply Chain. 

• 7–10 years of relevant experience, ideally in: 

• Corporate strategy 

• Project-based or consulting roles 

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional, multi-stakeholder initiatives. 

• Strong project management capabilities, with proven ability to manage deadlines and drive execution. 

• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills; high comfort with data-driven problem solving. 

• Proven ability to synthesize large volumes of information into clear, compelling executive-level insights. 

• Experience in communicating with and influencing senior executives. 

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills. 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Supply chain experience 

• Strategy consulting with Big 4 or similar 

• MBA or advanced degree 

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship. 

What We Offer 

Novelis’ benefits reflect our commitment to supporting employees and their households with flexible, high-quality options, including: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 

• Company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) 

• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary coverage options 

• Competitive paid time off 

• 401(k) savings plan with company match 

• Retirement and post-retirement health coverage options 

• Employee assistance programs available 24/7 

• Wellness, career development, and work-life support resources 

This role offers ahybrid scheduleand aligns with Novelis’ Flex Work approach, supporting collaboration while enabling work-life balance. 

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Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

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