Job Description
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Role Description: Commercial Strategy Manager
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Page 1 of 3 Template role description 1 st Sep 2021 Role title: Commercial Strategy Manager Reports to (manager’s job title): Head of Commercial Strategy Directorate / Division: Commercial Strategy / CS&I Department: Location: London Paddington Level / Grade: L5
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Role purpose
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Virgin Media O2 brings together the UK’s fastest broadband and most loved mobile brand. As we continue our transformation into a digital-first, customer-obsessed business, the Commercial Strategy Manager helps shape the company’s direction by supporting the development of strategic commercial initiatives. As Commercial Strategy Manager, you will contribute to identifying, assessing and supporting the delivery of strategic initiatives across our fixed and mobile connectivity businesses and adjacent opportunities. You’ll use customer, market, commercial and financial insights to inform recommendations, support business cases, and help align cross-functional teams behind shared plans. Working closely with the Head of Commercial Strategy, you will take ownership of defined workstreams and smaller projects, structure analysis, build recommendations, and prepare materials for leadership. You will collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and, where appropriate, may receive support from more junior team members. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong analytical grounding, excellent communication skills, and a desire to grow their strategic and commercial capability.
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Key responsibilities & accountabilities
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Work within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, supporting the development of high-quality strategic insights and recommendations. Partner effectively with cross-functional teams across commercial, technical and operational areas, as well as external advisers where needed. Support commercial assessment of product, price, channel, media and brand initiatives. Build models and analyse data to inform decision-making. Assess industry and economic trends to help anticipate future opportunities and risks. Conduct competitive analysis to identify areas for growth or optimisation. Translate your analysis into crisp slides to deliver recommendations and perspectives to key executives. Build narratives to support and communicate your findings Create clear, concise and visually compelling slide materials to communicate insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders. Ensure effective coordination across teams to support the successful delivery of cross- functional initiatives. Manage specific project workstreams or smaller projects with guidance from the Head of Commercial Strategy.
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Essential skills, knowledge, or experience (Inc. professional or technical qualifications)
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Role Description: Commercial Strategy Manager
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Page 2 of 3 Template role description 1 st Sep 2021 Strong analytical mindset, with hands-on experience building financial or business models and advanced Excel skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of building a clear narrative and tailoring messages for different audiences. Structured thinker with strong business acumen, able to bring clarity to ambiguous problems and link analysis to business impact. Problem-solving ability, with experience interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to drive insights. Sound project management skills, with the ability to plan work, manage timelines and engage relevant stakeholders. Self-starter who can work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment. Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar discipline.
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