Head of Strategy Execution

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid model

Holiday allowance 30 days

Benefits allowance £10k

Discount 25%

Pension matched 6%

LinkedIn learning access

Bonus potential

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Head of Strategy Execution to turn strategic priorities into measurable outcomes across Strategy, Finance, EPMO, Delivery, Technology and business teams. The role focuses on AI-enabled change, removing barriers and ensuring investments deliver tangible benefits.

You will translate priorities into executable plans and drive delivery excellence, partnering with finance and leadership to realise customer, commercial and operational value. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale strategic delivery programmes in a complex organisation.
• Strong commercial sense with a track record of measurable outcomes.
• Experience working across strategy, finance, technology and operations to drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, measurable outcomes and delivery roadmaps.
• Ensure initiatives deliver the greatest customer and commercial value.
• Partner with Finance to define, track and validate benefits; deliver expected outcomes.
• Work with EPMO to ensure governance and on-track delivery.
• Help leaders navigate trade-offs and accelerate delivery when needed.
• Lead AI adoption and scaling, prioritising use cases that improve customer experience and productivity.
• Collaborate with Technology, Data and business teams to embed solutions into day-to-day operations.
• Promote a test-and-learn culture to turn pilots into measurable impact.
• Build engagement and confidence in AI-enabled change across the organisation.

Skills

Strategic delivery

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity to clarity

Stakeholder management

Structured thinking

AI-enabled change

Bias for action

Job description

About us

We're the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you'll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the role

As The Very Group continues to evolve its strategy and accelerate growth, the Head of Strategy Execution will play a critical role in turning strategic priorities into measurable outcomes.

Working across Strategy, Finance, EPMO and Delivery, Technology and business teams, the role is responsible for ensuring the organisation remains focused on the initiatives that matter most, translating priorities into executable plans, removing barriers to delivery and ensuring investment delivers tangible customer, commercial and operational benefits.

AI will be a major area of focus, with responsibility for identifying, prioritising and scaling initiatives that improve customer outcomes, increase colleague productivity and deliver meaningful business value.

What you'll be doing:

Turn strategy into measurable outcomes

• Work with the business to translate strategic priorities into clear plans, measurable outcomes and delivery roadmaps
• Ensure the organisation remains focused on the initiatives that will create the greatest customer and commercial value
• Partner closely with Finance to define, track and validate benefits, ensuring investments deliver expected outcomes
• Work closely with EPMO to ensure initiatives are appropriately governed and remain on track
• Help leaders navigate trade-offs, remove barriers and accelerate delivery where required

Lead AI adoption and scaling

• Lead the business approach to AI adoption, ensuring priorities are aligned to wider strategic and value creation objectives
• Identify, prioritise and scale AI use cases that improve customer experience, increase productivity and drive commercial performance
• Work with Technology, Data and business teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable and embedded into day-to-day operations
• Promote a test-and-learn culture, helping the organisation move quickly from pilot activity to measurable business impact
• Build organisational engagement and confidence in AI-enabled change, helping leaders and teams adopt new ways of working

About you

• Experience leading large-scale strategic delivery, execution or value creation programmes in a complex organisation
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes
• Experience working across strategy, finance, technology and operational teams to drive execution and change
• Ability to translate ambiguity into clear plans, priorities and actions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior leaders and driving accountability for delivery
• Structured thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to simplify complexity
• Experience of AI-enabled change and a strong interest in how technology can create business value
• Combines strategic thinking with a strong bias for action and delivery

Most importantly, you'll be someone who can bridge strategy and execution, ensuring the Group's most important priorities, including AI, translate into measurable business outcomes.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £10,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

We'rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don't discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassign­ment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We'll be happy to support you.

We're proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.