Strategic Initiatives Partner

As a Strategic Initiatives Partner, you will be joining the Chief of Staff team and drive the initiatives supporting the region’s key growth lever. This will mean the below:

• From ideation, elevator pitch, KPI recommendations
• All the way down to execution, form 0 to 1
• In a cross-functional way and in a program management capacity
• Across a mix of internal initiatives and commercial ones

This role and team are new to the business and you can expect to operate like a small start-up. You need to be comfortable with ambiguity, fast pace and a high volume of change.

Please note, this role requires attending our London office 3 days a week*

Key responsibilities:

• Leadership alignment: You will work closely with leadership to ensure strategic prioritisation and alignment on new bets, concept definition, go/no go decisions
• Idea intake process, concept development & risk analysis: You will be involved in the creation of multiple initiatives and will be responsible for looking around corners, staying intellectually honest and reporting on risks and path-to-green plans.
• Insights & narrative building: You will validate hypotheses, shape and document the value proposition and work closely with the owners and experts around you to bring everyone on the journey.
• Milestone updates, escalations & communications: Develop and maintain comprehensive monday boards (including automations and workflows), to support our strategic initiatives. Write structured memos and build concise decks for larger audiences.

Must have:

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and leverage business metrics to drive insights and inform decision-making processes
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex ideas effectively
• Proven ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• ‘Can do’ attitude, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Self-motivated, positive energy and bias for action, with a demonstrated ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion