Strategy Manager

Unit4; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unit4 is seeking a strategic thinker to shape and execute its long-term strategy in a fast-paced environment. This role involves collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to drive value creation and support company-wide strategic initiatives. Join a people-centric company that values innovation and offers a dynamic work culture.

Benefits

Uncapped time off policy

Remote working opportunities

Global Wellbeing Days

Sustainability initiatives

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of corporate development, strategy, or management consulting experience.
• Strong Excel modelling skills with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of medium to long-term growth planning.
• Drive and track value creation initiatives.
• Partner with teams on growth opportunities and strategic projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Excel skills

Teamwork

Results orientation

Adaptability

Motivation

Job description

We are in Business for People, empowering people in service organizations with innovative Enterprise and Business software solutions. We’ve innovated and taken a new approach to delivering ERP that works for people. Self-driving, adaptive and intuitive software that is changing the way people work. Our solutions empower people and deliver a better people experience so people can spend time on meaningful high value work they live for.

Read more on our website about how we transform work and how people feel about it, so our customers and their people can thrive.

Job Description

You will play a key role in shaping and executing Unit4’s long-term strategy, collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the organization. From driving value creation initiatives and supporting M&A activities to enabling company-wide strategic planning and performance tracking, your work will directly influence the direction and success of the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. You’ll engage with both internal and external stakeholders, contribute to high-profile projects, and help steer Unit4 through its next chapter of innovation and growth in the enterprise software space.

Responsibilities:

• Business plan: Support on the creation of the medium to long term growth planning, working closely with the cross-functional stakeholders
  
  

• Value creation: Drive, track and measure on the value creation initiatives
  
  

• Company-wide objective setting: Drive and refine the annual objective setting process, as well as tracking a measuring performance, working closely with the cross-functional stakeholders
  
  

• Growth and strategic initiatives: Partner and support cross-functional teams in the evaluation of growth opportunities and support the execution of strategic / transformation projects to deliver robust data, analysis and insights to support decision-making, communicating these in an effective way
  
  

• Office of the CEO: Provide support the Supporting the broader Office of the CEO function on priorities, ad-hoc and day-to-day tasks
  
  

• M&A and Divestiture: Support on the M&A activities, including sourcing, market analysis, due diligence, internal presentations and the divestiture strategy
  
  

• Reporting: Support in the preparation of strategy materials as required, as well as other strategic communication materials for internal or external purposes
  
  

• Market: Stay abreast of local industry, competitive, and regulatory trends, gathering competitive intelligence and insight and developing a point of view on implications for Unit4
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience: 3-6 years of corporate development, strategy and/or management consulting experience, with a preference for candidates with technology/software experience
  
  

• Excel skills: Strong Excel modelling, with ability to define and execute key analyses with minimal supervision
  
  

• Analytical skills: Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills, with a proven ability to conduct financial and strategic analysis and distil findings into actionable insights.
  
  

• Communication skills: Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex concepts to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
  
  

• Project management: Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

• Teamwork: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

• Results orientation: Results-driven and detail-oriented, with a track record of delivering high-quality work products on time.
  
  

• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in response to changing priorities and circumstances.
  
  

• Motivation: Goal-oriented, self-starter who takes initiative and drives towards outcomes.
  
  
  
  

Additional Information

Join Unit4 and be part of one of the most exciting journeys in the cloud ERP software space. We’re a fast paced, high-growth, people-centric company, delivering enterprise software for a great people experience, and offering our own people a host of benefits and development opportunities. Grow with us.

At Unit4, we offer:

• A culture built on trust - giving you the freedom and autonomy to be successful;
• Balance - with our uncapped time off policy, remote working opportunities and Global Wellbeing Days when the whole company can switch off and prioritize well-being;
• Talented colleagues, role models and mentors - work, learn and be inspired by some of the best talent in the software industry;
• A commitment to sustainability - with initiatives such as our Act4Good program, a way for everyone at Unit4 to come together and engage in actions that benefit society and the planet;
• A safe and inclusive working environment – supported by our Employee Resource Groups, which are open to all and include Women at Unit4, Pride at Unit4, Mental Health and Access at Unit4, and People of Color at Unit4.