Strategy Manager is required by a leading sports media organisation who are setting up operations in France. As the new Strategy Manager for France, you'll be deeply involved in reviewing, defining and ensuring the execution of major projects that span across all business verticals (eg programming, rights acquisition, subscription, CRM, operations, etc.). Your broad remit will include business partnering with the whole senior management team in France as well as with key stakeholders globally

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the CEO (France) and Commercial team, functional leads and central stakeholders to identify commercial opportunities and formulate local plans in line with overall strategy
• Develop a deep understanding and knowledge of the local market and commercial landscape; encompassing broadcasters, OTT players, platforms and content partners
• Support the Commercial team in setting the agenda for the strategic projects that matter. These may be engagement led eg defining bespoke CRM measures for specific customer cohorts, sports led eg rights portfolio analysis, or commercially led eg recommending pricing & packaging strategy
• Ensure that novel insights with a strategic focus are communicated, understood and implemented cross-functionally within the France business
• Build robust business case, KPIs and ROI for each new strategic project that is initiated
• Identify areas to increase profitability for the region by creating efficiency, removing obstacles and improving processes
• Support key market decisions with sharp problem solving and holistic recommendations that consider cross-functional aspects and are based on sound analysis
• Provide a supporting role for all key strategic projects, eg broadcast distribution arrangements, keeping track of all administrative work and ensuring key deadlines are adhered to

Experience:

• Significant experience in Strategy Consulting, Investment Banking, Professional Services or In-House Strategy/Corporate Development team
• Demonstrable experience of utilising strategic analytical skills, including market situations and trends, scenario planning, go to market/roll out plans and operational feasibility assessments
• Highly customer focused mind-set, from owning customer metrics (Acquisition, Engagement, Churn, Settlement) to strategic plan development
• Solution-oriented and pragmatic approach to solving problems
• Pro-active attitude and have an ability to operate in ambiguous and changing situations with multiple (at times conflicting) stakeholders to deliver results to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and organisational/collaboration skills with ability to interact with those outside of the immediate team to deliver preferred outcomes
• Experience working on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic/business acumen

Will consider both Permanent and Contract employment