Head of Strategy
- Recruiter
- KennedyPearce Consulting
- Location
- England, London, West End
- Salary
- £80000 - £100000 per annum
- Posted
- 27 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 04 Oct 2016
- Ref
- JKHOS
- Contact
- James Kennedy
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Media / Entertainment
- Experience Levels
- Director
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Reporting to the CFO and working closely with the CEO the Head of Strategy will lead the internal and external strategy programme.
The Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy team plays a crucial role developing, defining and evolving corporate strategy as well as identifying and assessing new investment and business opportunities. Heading up the team you will:
- Lead workstreams to satisfy business unit objectives across departments and in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
- Drive analysis on important strategic decisions in order to optimize our businesses
- Perform strategic evaluation, financial analysis, and identification of potential acquisitions, equity investments, joint ventures and "greenfield" opportunities in Europe
- Conduct market analysis and recommend business development opportunities, market entry strategies for new products, pricing, and business models
- Work with the M&A leadership team and business unit GMs to ensure strategic development initiatives are delivered and partnerships are successfully integrated
What you'll need to bring along
- 4-6 years' experience with a leading management consulting firm / Corporate Strategy team
- Ability to conduct deep dives and interpret both financial and non-financial indicators
- Experience developing analysis to support strategic decision making
- Comfortable traversing multiple projects by partnering with key stakeholders
- Outstanding presentation, influencing and stakeholder management skills
- Digital media industry or Technology, Media, Telecom sector experience highly regarded