Strategy Manager at MultiChoice

Tasks

Strategy Development and Execution

• Develop long-term strategic plans to achieve organizational goals.
• Drive analysis of internal and external data to build actionable recommendations, considering risks and barriers
• Shape materials to explain strategic output and help influence the business towards recommended outcomes
• Work with research teams to conduct in-depth market research to understand industry dynamics, competitors, consumer behaviour, etc.
• Help drive the execution of strategic initiatives from inception to completion.
• Present strategic plans and recommendations to business including senior leadership
• Identify and analyse emerging trends that may impact the organization.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices.
• Work with evolving best practice leveraging technologies (AI, evolution of modelling techniques etc.)

 Reporting 

• Generate relevant market intelligence to inform strategic, financial, or operational changes and investment decisions.
• Translate data and findings into meaningful insights and presentations to present recommendations to key decision makers.
• Help to create visibility and clarity in the organization around new market opportunities, business priorities, and operational requirements; as well as the reasons why, these are important to the business.

 Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders to gain buy-in for strategic initiatives and drive alignment across the MCSA Group organisation.
• Communicate strategic concepts and recommendations in a clear, compelling manner through presentations, reports, and discussions.
• Partner across functions and business units to operationalise strategy and optimise tactics.
• Provide support to internal stakeholders to ensure achievement of business objectives.

Qualifications Essential:

• A university degree with qualifications in Business, Economics, technical or mathematical/analytical disciplines

 Qualification Preferred:

• Masters Degree / Second Degree or further professional qualification also welcome (e.g. MBA / ACA etc.)

 Experience

• 5-8 years strategy experience in business or major consultancy
• Clear track record of expert analysis and recommendation
• Strong financial modelling capability
• Excellent presentation skills -both verbal and written are critical
• Strong project management capability
• Team player – demonstrated ability to lead projects internal/external and across departments
• Calm, collected ability to think on feet
• Ability to participate in strategic debate on an Executive Level
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Strategic mindset with a track record of developing and executing successful strategic initiatives.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques, financial modelling, and market research methods.