Strategy Lead

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We’re here to represent them and make sure they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.

As Strategy Lead you will support the development, articulation and execution of PRS for Music’s strategy. Your role is to help define strategic priorities, deliver insightful market and competitive intelligence, drive cross-functional business planning and support senior leadership in making key strategic decisions. You will facilitate integrated planning, analysis, reporting and decision-making, and help us achieve our purpose in a rapidly evolving music/rights ecosystem. Our Strategy Team is a small, collaborative group which sits at the centre of the organisation and works closely with teams across the business. We blend insight and clear thinking to support strategic planning and decision-making, guiding key projects and long-term priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate strategic planning cycles: assist with setting strategic objectives, prioritising initiatives, cascading them into department-level plans and monitoring progress against KPIs.
• Conduct market, competitor and ecosystem research: identify trends in music consumption, licensing models, digital distribution, metadata, AI, international expansion and rights management.
• Work with senior stakeholders to define business cases for strategic initiatives: define scope, benefits, risks, dependencies, and investment requirements.
• Support implementation of strategic initiatives: drive cross-functional coordination, track milestones, elevate issues, communicate progress to leadership and ensure alignment.
• Facilitate senior leadership discussions: prepare board/executive-level presentations, support workshops, produce briefing packs and strategic summaries.

About you

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
• Relevant and appropriate experience in a strategic planning, consulting, corporate development or business-transforming role; preferably with experience in media, music or rights industries.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills: able to synthesise complex information, create scenarios, model business cases and make clear recommendations.
• Excellent project-management and coordination abilities: capable of driving cross-functional initiatives, managing timelines, dependencies and stakeholder relationships.
• Proficiency in data interpretation, financial modelling and KPI tracking; comfortable working with large datasets and translating into strategic insight.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, present to the Board/Executive, and craft clear strategic narratives.

What’s in it for you?

• We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference.
• We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity.
• We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact.
• We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward.
• We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
• We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year.
• Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.

The Process

First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub. We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week. To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.

Apply

If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now. At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.