Senior Strategy Manager

Job Description

Are you curious and motivated, with a track record of delivering strategic projects at pace?

At VMO2, you’ll have the chance to answer the most challenging questions facing the Telco industry today. Since forming our £31bn joint venture in 2021, we have accelerated our integration efforts and achieved significant synergies and continue to invest in growth and long-term shareholder value.

As part of our Corporate Strategy team, you’ll be at the core of this exciting business, guiding the long-term vision, uncovering new opportunities for value creation, and advising on M&A and business development strategies. We’re seeking a passionate strategy professional to lead complex projects, solve high-stakes strategic challenges, influence executive leadership, and have fun while doing it.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Manage Strategic Projects: Drive complex, cross-functional strategy projects that align with VMO2’s goals.
• Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and board members on critical strategic issues.
• Strategic Growth Initiatives: Identify growth opportunities through alliances, partnerships, M&A, and more.
• Ownership of Proposals: Deliver Board-level ready strategic documents and proposals with end-to-end accountability.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide team members, providing formal coaching and informal mentoring.

Location: Hammersmith until December 2024 and Paddington thereafter (2-3 days per week)

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, hard-working teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Corporate Strategy experience in a top tier TMT business and/or strategy consulting firm
• Understanding of the telecoms' market, digital services, and the potential opportunities and threats for the industry

• Strong awareness and understanding of commercial drivers of performance
• Track record of developing viable solutions to highly complex business challenges
• Experience of developing and modelling complex business cases
• Effective & credible communicator, with influence at all levels of business, able to effectively convey complex ideas to diverse audiences
• Excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, building positive relationships across the team and wider business
• Self-starting and motivated individual, resourceful and solution-driven, able to manage and successfully deliver multiple projects in parallel

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

• Adaptability: Flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing industry landscape.
• An Innovation Mindset: A creative approach to challenge the norm and identify new opportunities

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include 3 interview stages on Teams' and in person.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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