Head of Business Planning - London, United Kingdom - Virgin Media

Virgin Media

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

50724

Function:
Project Management

Closing Date:
24/04/2023

We encourage flexible working within this role, you'll have a healthy mix between home and office. The base location is Hammersmith.

About the role

Within Network Expansion we have the ambitious goal of growth though the scaling of a 5 year, £multi-billion expansion programme.

With this in mind, it's a key focus of ours to ensure we've got the right business plan in place to ensure success.

You'll play a pivotal role in our exciting journey, reporting to the Director of Business Strategy (SLT member), collaborating with a number of teams involved in delivering the business plan / quarterly planning process.

This role will be ensuring strategic alignment across multiple VMO2 divisions such as; CTO, CIO, Supply Chain, Procurement (and more)

This role plays a big part in driving, owning, and supervising both Executive Committee and Senior Leadership team level objectives and key results for MD level review, ensuring internal and external data is used to craft and advise effectively.

As our Head of Business Planning, you'll focus heavily on the current 3-year plan to underpin our strategic, financial, and operational goals required for successful delivery.

You'll be putting in place robust measurement and reporting processes to track and assure delivery whilst ensuring it's maintained and monitored throughout.

You'll be required to handle the Network Expansion risk register at Executive Committee / Senior Leadership level whilst also leading, supporting, and developing the Business Planning team with overall responsibility for the business planning capabilities across Network Expansion.

Who we are

The must haves

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

Strong experience of financial literacy and financial modelling
Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
Proficient in MS Office Suite, PowerPoint & Excel
Proven experience of excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building across all levels of an organisation
Integrity from both a leadership perspective and accuracy of technical and financial/commercial content
Proven ability to balance both strategic aims and the daytoday operational requirements whilst also decision making for future requirements

The other stuff we're looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

Degree qualified or equivalent preferred (e.g., ACA/CIMA)
Knowledge of the UK Telecoms industry preferred
Agile approach and able to deal with ambiguity
Proven track record to work and perform under pressure with challenging demands

What's in it for you?

We know that benefits mean so much more than the 'stuff' we can give you, so we offer a wide range of support, rewards and tools - all focused on helping you to prioritise what really matters.

All work and no play just isn't our style We're already planning our future ways of working, for when life becomes a little more normal again.

We're constantly evolving our approach to enable you to find a great work life balance.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. 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. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.