Head of Strategy - London, United Kingdom - Intelligent People Ltd

Intelligent People Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a brand new opportunity for a Head of Strategy & Operations/ Head of Commercial Strategy & Analytics / Head of Business Planning to build a centre of excellence for all things strategy and insights at one of the UK's largest online customer-centricgoods and services marketplaces.

Although they're a very established brand, they are entering a new exciting phase of rapid growth.

This is a key role, coordinating the business operations to drive cross-functional alignment and enable execution, operational efficiency, and growth.

You willwork collaboratively with commercial teams, product, marketing and other functions.
This is a hybrid role based in West London (Zone 4) going into the office 2 days per week.
The Head of Strategy & Operations/ Head of Commercial Strategy & Analytics / Head of Business Planning will:

Coordinate strategy and operations, helping business functions focus on execution and hitting ambitious goals
Establish, measure and own metrics that enable our organisation to scale and uncover revenue growth levers through ad hoc analyses, research, and standardised reporting
Drive highimpact crossfunctional initiatives such as pricing strategy, GTM planning, OKR setting and new market entry from strategy to execution
Proactively lead and drive deep dives into business performance issues by anticipating inquiries and launching analysis in partnership with other partners and bringing strategic insights to leadership
Identify issues, develop hypotheses, and execute indepth analyses to translate data into impactful insights and present recommendations to all levels of broader management team
Manage central repository of processes and improve processes to minimise complexities and optimise to promote effective operations.
Explore new markets and business models through industry trends, historical trends, forward looking forecasts, competitive assessment, etc. and build/evaluate recommendations for strategic growth and monetization.
Take complete ownership of projects/ programs from cradle to grave: business case, scope, cost, schedule, action cycles, risks, issues, decisions, interdependencies and milestones.
Strong experience in business operations, strategy, business planning, corporate development or a similar function, ideally with a digital business (Experience in marketplaces or technology space a plus)
Datadriven: You're extremely analytical and live in data. At the same time, you're confident enough to make decisions when the data is limited
Capable of flexing between high level strategic concepts & frameworks to getting into the details
Entrepreneurial selfstarter with a bias towards action who can thrive in an ambiguous environment
Experience building and leading a team
Excellent storytelling, written and verbal communication skills, with ability to facilitate transparent communications and collaboration across large teams

Intelligent People is a specialist strategy & operations recruitment agency.