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Job Purpose
The FT operates in a rapidly changing world, shaped by the rise of AI, shifting reader expectations, and intensifying competition. To stay ahead, the FT needs clear, bold thinking matched by practical action. We need a strategy that does more than exist on slides – it should genuinely guide our decisions, energise our teams, and accelerate our progress.
Strategy Associate
You’ll support the definition and coordination of forward‑looking strategy with the Group Strategy function and Chief Strategy & Development Officer (CSDO). You’ll work closely with CSDO leadership and Group stakeholders across commercial finance and corporate development to build on our strong existing planning foundations and ensure strategic ambitions and financial goals reinforce one another. Your role will act as a connector between company‑level strategy and divisional / functional plans – managing the dynamic nature of both and ensuring they remain in sync.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the delivery of internal consulting engagements, at times owning workstreams autonomously.
- Developing solutions for the most complex strategic problems facing the organisation, using hypothesis‑driven problem‑solving techniques.
- Supporting the regular consolidation and interpretation of competitor, market and trend analysis.
- Participating in relevant portfolio review discussions as appropriate, supporting with relevant domain expertise.
- Producing high‑quality strategy materials for the CSDO function and its partners (CEO, Board and senior leadership).
- Supporting selected pivotal enterprise‑level initiatives that span multiple divisions.
- Collaborating with FT Strategies where appropriate to ensure external insights inform internal strategy, and to support talent rotation between teams.
Key Attributes
- Strong quantitative skills, such as the ability to build financial models, research output, draw key insights from complex data or visualise data as compelling charts to support your analysis and project work.
- Ability to translate insight into action – always distilling the ‘so what’ from analysis into practical next steps.
- Relentless energy, resilience, and composure to work through ambiguity, resistance and strategic complexity.
- Outstanding Excel and Powerpoint skills.
- Strong project management skills, and ability to manage internal FT partners and external experts when appropriate.
- Fluency in using generative AI to accelerate research, writing and data tasks while maintaining accuracy and analytical standards.
- A curious mind, adaptability and strong interpersonal skills.
- A clear communicator with a record of aligning diverse senior partners.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity, driving alignment and delivering clarity under pressure.
- Proven ability to use data to inform decisions quickly and clearly.
Required Experience
- At least 4 years’ experience at a strategy / management consulting firm in a client‑facing role, or in in‑house strategy roles at large corporates.
- Experience managing cross‑functional critical initiatives.
- Experience influencing senior collaborators, creating alignment and clarity.
Application Closing Date – 10th July 2026 (Friday), 5pm BST
Benefits
Benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best‑in‑class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community.
Accessibility
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