Strategy Manager-Yopa

Strategy & Insights is a team of multiskilled individuals who uncover business problems, analyse the size of the problem, bring best practices from within and across industries and work with various departments to derive solutions, define the impact of the solutions, and ultimately deliver key change projects to achieve tangible results. The Strategy & Insights function acts as the office of the CEO, and is pivotal to providing key decision‑making analysis to inform business decisions.
Reporting lines
Directly reporting to the Operations Director
Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team
The responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for:
Extracting and analysing data with the aim to build comprehensive reporting and driving business insight
Working with data source owners and data engineering team to ensure that key data is accurate, automated and timely
Working with the data engineering team to monitor and measure the impact of various solutions
Helping drive the evolution of the content and automation of management information, ensuring its optimal value and efficiency of production
Using insights to influence decisions, finding solutions to existing business problems, and delivering data‑driven actions for various business departments
Leading the way by being a catalyst for change, championing new initiatives and working to fix the root causes of problems
Deliver key change on commercial projects; working with various departments to ensure these solutions are delivered in a timely manner
Identifying and evaluating business risks and opportunities; identifying options to mitigate the risks and exploiting the opportunities
Building strong relationships, trust and credibility with relevant stakeholders across the business
Developing a detailed understanding of key revenue and cost drivers, as well as relevant competitor and industry context
Upskilling the Insight Analyst in the team in order to strengthen and improve overall team output
Other:
Helping to shape the Strategy & Insights function
Providing support in creating forecasts / setting budgets / drafting board materials
Delivering ad hoc projects and initiatives
The experience and skillset
This role will suit an individual looking to drive some of the actions stemming from the data‑driven insight created for various departments and who wants to have significant exposure to key decision‑making. The ideal candidate would demonstrate the following experience:
A proven track record (likely gained over four/five years) of working in a high‑paced and project‑based organisation, ideally management consultancy, or tech‑led company.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to review and understand business models and strategies, focus on key issues, and deliver relevant analysis.
Strong commercial awareness; ability to develop an understanding of commercial issues quickly.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form working relationships and gain credibility with colleagues from different levels and disciplines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate effectively, concisely and accurately.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, ideally a good level of proficiency in SQL, R or python, and demonstrated ability to leverage different IT systems (Not Essential)
Good organisational skills, with the ability to successfully balance multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
Keen to work in a fast‑paced scale‑up environment.
Flexible and able to work outside a standard structure and framework.
A team player; someone who is open and able and willing to deliver beyond his or her personal brief
Proven people management skills. The ideal candidate would have led various teams in the past and contributed to the progression of more junior team members
Highly motivated individual, with the ability to challenge current practices and a desire to constantly learn and develop
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