Senior Manager in London

Locations: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast

Flexible Working: BT have moved to a hybrid working model - you can work from home 2 days per week. This means you'll be at your contractual location 3 days a week.

Why Sales and Commercial? In Sales and Commercial, we're building one of the biggest and best sales teams in the country. We've got big ambitions to develop a team that has the right ability and will to win. Central to our ambitions are:

• Using our unparalleled expertise to bring first class solutions to market and offer a compelling value proposition to our customers that's unmatched by our competitors
• Developing a highly skilled, highly efficient sales powerhouse through competitive pricing, an optimised channel model and best in class tools
• Relentless pursuit of a high-performance culture founded on clear career progression and the drive and determination to become the UK's best sales force

Why this job matters: As a Senior Propositions Manager, you will lead the strategic thinking and execution on all Vertical propositions. Working with stakeholders across the business, you'll ensure our propositions are fit for purpose to deliver our strategic growth ambitions. You are accountable for what we launch and how we launch new propositions to market to maximise market impact. You will work closely with key stakeholders across Business to translate customer and market insights into compelling propositions, ensuring our products and services are positioned effectively in the market.

What you'll be doing:

• Define and own the propositions strategy for Vertical propositions across Retail, Finance, Local Government & Health, understanding customer needs, market position, competitors, and trends.
• Identify ways to improve, simplify, and amplify existing vertical propositions, and build new propositions that differentiate and help us win in the market.
• Manage the full lifecycle of propositions from ideation to retirement, optimise the portfolio, and steer delivery of the propositions roadmap with cross-functional partners including COO, Digital, and Commercial Strategy.
• Be accountable for successfully launching new propositions and solutions, creating and executing the GTM roadmap with the Business Planning team, and driving sales and customer adoption.
• Lead and mentor the propositions team, whilst driving thought leadership and collaboration across matrixed teams to deliver outcomes for the role.

The skills you'll need:

• Business Case Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Customer Insights
• Commercial Acumen
• Go-To-Market Strategy
• Growth Mindset

What we would like to see on your CV:

• Proven experience in propositions management, product marketing, commercial strategy, or a closely related commercial role.
• Skilled in creating compelling value propositions that clearly articulate unique benefits and differentiate effectively in the market, addressing specific customer needs and market gaps.
• Strong presentation and communication skills to articulate propositions, engage stakeholders, and deliver persuasive pitches; ability to adapt your style to different audiences.
• Stakeholder management skills with ability to collaborate across functions (e.g. commercial strategy, product, marketing, sales, finance, digital) and influence senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in conducting market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Solid understanding of the vertical market segments (Retail, Finance, Local Government & Health), how these markets operate, and factors affecting their economics.

Benefits include:

• 15% on target bonus
• Health Care
• Car Allowance
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It's for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

About us: With over 175 years of heritage, BT is now the flagship business brand of BT Group. We've brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers internationally. We're a global leader for secure connectivity and collaboration platforms for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from big household names and government departments, right through to sole traders and new start-ups. But it's not just the technology that matters, it's what it can do to help them build stronger, smarter, more secure businesses. We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive. As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact to society.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE: Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT? Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.