Senior Director, Business Strategy in London

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

As one of the world’s premier entertainment portfolios, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer delivers quality content and compelling brands to over 160 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Delivering a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe, the unique brands include the channels - Universal Channel, SYFY, E! Entertainment Television, 13TH STREET, DIVA, Studio Universal, Telemundo, Bravo and DreamWorks as well as Hayu, the all-reality SVOD service available in 45 territories – including the UK, Canada and across Europe and Asia Pacific. The portfolio also includes the hybrid linear and non-linear service Universal+.

Hayu is an all-reality SVOD service super-serving reality content to an international fan base – including The Real Housewives franchise, The Below Deck franchise, library classics and much more. Fully curated and available on a full range of devices, Hayu offers the majority of US shows day-and-date with the US.

In Latin America, Universal+ is a streamer offering US-produced series and unscripted content. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, Universal+ incorporates five premium network brands: Universal Premiere, Universal Cinema, Universal Crime, Universal Comedy and Universal Reality; in Brazil, Universal+ incorporates Universal Premiere and Universal Reality.

Role Overview

The Senior Director of Strategy plays a critical leadership role across the International Networks and DTC organization. Acting as a trusted partner to the Senior Leadership Team, this role will drive the development, prioritization and delivery of the strategy for the business, ensuring sustainable growth across both linear and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Senior Leadership Team to define, own, and deliver the International Networks and DTC strategic roadmap.
• Together with the SVP Strategy and Insights, lead the end-to-end strategy pipeline, ensuring strong prioritisation, governance, and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Oversee the end-to-end business planning process, including financial modeling, strategic analysis, and development of compelling presentations to analyze and support new business initiatives.
• Lead complex, cross-functional programmes including pricing strategy, territory expansion, and business model transformation.
• Collaborate with the senior leaders to oversee the operational rollout of strategic initiatives, ensuring delivery against financial, operational, and timing objectives.
• Work on business modelling, scenario planning, and evaluation of commercial opportunities across International Networks and DTC.
• Own and evolve the Strategy prioritisation framework, presenting clear insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Design and implement a KPI framework to monitor business performance, providing regular reporting and insights to the SLT.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, unlocking efficiency, integration, and simplification across the business.
• Lead the innovation pipeline, including oversight of innovation programmes.
• Champion adoption of AI, analytics, and emerging technologies in partnership with Prism, NBCUniversal’s AI team.
• Partner with Finance on long-range planning, annual budgets, and reforecasting cycles.
• Deliver high-impact executive communications, presentations, and decision papers for SLT forums and Town Halls.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development oversight for the Strategy team, including performance management and succession planning.
• Provide the management team with timely and relevant insights on industry trends, competitive landscape shifts, innovations, and revenue opportunities, enabling informed strategic decisions.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Extensive experience in strategy, consulting, or corporate development within media, DTC, or technology – ideally a combination of both streaming and traditional linear TV.
• Proven track record of leading enterprise-level, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including business modelling and investment evaluation.
• Deep understanding of the television media business including linear TV and direct-to-consumer/streaming business models.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Advanced skills with Excel & Microsoft Office Suite and/or other relevant tools for delivering financial analysis, scenario planning and compelling presentations.
• Experience managing a team of analysts and strategy professionals based in multiple locations.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple senior executive stakeholders.
• Prior experience working across multiple territories.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or professional qualification in business management, finance, entrepreneurship or related field.

Media Group Values

Our business values, Teamwork, Trust, Transparency, Test & Learn are the foundation of who we are and how we work. They guide how we show up every day, how we collaborate, how we make decisions and how we represent the Media Group, both inside and outside The Company. When we lean into these values, we create a culture where everyone can thrive, innovate and do their best work.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].