Job Description

Emerson has an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Planner to join our organization in Shakopee, MN or Boulder, CO! The Strategic Planning Business Partner is an embedded business partner to the Business Group Leader, Business Unit Leader, and Measurement Solutions senior leadership — a trusted thought partner who proactively shapes strategy, accelerates decision quality, and helps leaders run a more effective management system. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, planning, and applied AI.This is a ~2-year career chapter designed to accelerate the development of high-potential individuals. In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be: Strategic Partnership & Executive Support

• Serve as a trusted, embedded business partner to the BG, President, BU Leaders, and MSOL senior leaders — actively engaged in their management system.
• Proactively identify strategic risks, opportunities, and second- or third-order implications — bringing independent perspective and judgment, not just synthesizing data.
• Lead preparation and facilitation for board meetings, growth conferences, site reviews, leadership events, and other high-stakes strategic touchpoints.
• Support development and execution of strategic initiatives — from ideation and framing through to execution and follow-through.

• Serve as the strategic planning function’s connection between the BUs, World Areas, and MSOL — leveraging the VP, Strategy & Pricing Analytics to achieve goals while operating as an effective daily partner to the assigned leaders.

Strategy, Planning & Decision Support

• Run analyses, including scenario planning, providing executive-ready interpretation and framing to support 3–6% through-the-cycle growth.
• Lead market research and analytical deep dives into growth areas, market opportunities, competitive dynamics, and strategic risks.
• Support analysis, planning, and execution of growth workshops to drive strategic changes and subsequent follow-through.

• Combine leadership insights and business judgment with AI-supported analyses to surface non-obvious implications and actionable recommendations.

AI-Enabled Planning & Process Design

• Design and maintain AI-enabled workflows for strategy reviews, board preparation, leadership events, and recurring planning processes — creating capacity for strategic discussion in place of manual content assembly.
• Build and steward models and prompts for growth forecasting, market research, competitive scanning, and risk identification, in partnership with the MSOL AI Capability Center.
• Establish quality standards and evaluation frameworks to ensure AI-generated outputs meet or exceed leadership standards for accuracy, rigor, and insight.
• Coach peers and stakeholders on effective and responsible use of AI in strategic work; maintain documentation of best practices and lessons learned.

• Measure and communicate productivity and quality improvements resulting from AI-enabled workflows.

Who You Are:A trusted thought partner to senior leaders — your instinct is to shape strategy, not just report on it. Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving new approaches in an environment that is still figuring out how AI fits in. Strong business judgment with the ability to synthesize across diverse inputs and make clear recommendations under uncertainty. Curious and pragmatic about applying AI to real business problems — without letting tools become the goal. Relationship-oriented: you build credibility quickly with senior leaders and earn the right to be in the room.
For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field
• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience with a blend of technical and business roles
• High-potential candidates without an MBA may be considered
• Regional or global mobility is required
  

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• MBA completed or in progress

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. ​

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The starting salary for this role is $100,000-$150,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities and experience each candidate brings to a role.

This position will be open for a minimum of 7 days from the day of the posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive optimal consideration. In compliance with the Colorado Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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