Commercial Strategy Manager

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• 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

Role purpose

• 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.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

• 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.

Essential skills, knowledge, or experience

• (Inc. professional or technical qualifications)

Role Description: Commercial Strategy Manager

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• 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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