Commercial Strategy Manager

Commercial Strategy Manager

Location: London Paddington

Reports to: Head of Commercial Strategy

Directorate / Division: Commercial Strategy / CS&I

Level / Grade: L5

Virgin Media O2 brings together the UK's fastest broadband and most loved mobile brand. As we continue our transformation into a digital-first, customer-obsessed business, the Commercial Strategy Manager helps shape the company's direction by supporting the development of strategic commercial initiatives.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Work within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, supporting the development of high-quality strategic insights and recommendations.
• Partner effectively with cross-functional teams across commercial, technical and operational areas, as well as external advisers where needed.
• Support commercial assessment of product, price, channel, media and brand initiatives.
• Build models and analyse data to inform decision-making.
• Assess industry and economic trends to help anticipate future opportunities and risks.
• Conduct competitive analysis to identify areas for growth or optimisation.
• Translate your analysis into crisp slides to deliver recommendations and perspectives to key executives. Build narratives to support and communicate your findings.
• Create clear, concise and visually compelling slide materials to communicate insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure effective coordination across teams to support the successful delivery of cross-functional initiatives.
• Manage specific project workstreams or smaller projects with guidance from the Head of Commercial Strategy.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, or Experience

• Strong analytical mindset, with hands-on experience building financial or business models and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of building a clear narrative and tailoring messages for different audiences.
• Structured thinker with strong business acumen, able to bring clarity to ambiguous problems and link analysis to business impact.
• Problem-solving ability, with experience interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to drive insights.
• Sound project management skills, with the ability to plan work, manage timelines and engage relevant stakeholders.
• Self-starter who can work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar discipline.