Head of Strategy Execution

The-Very-Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

Inclusive culture and environment

£10,000 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn learning access

Bonus potential (performance and Biz)

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

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. You will identify and scale AI initiatives that improve customer outcomes and productivity, while ensuring investments deliver tangible value.

You will partner with senior leaders to translate priorities into executable plans, remove barriers, and drive delivery that enhances customer, commercial and operational

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Turn strategy into measurable outcomes with clear plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Lead AI adoption and scaling aligned to wider strategic objectives.
• Identify benefits and ensure investments deliver customer, commercial and operational value.
• Collaborate with Finance and EPMO to govern initiatives and track benefits.
• Help leaders navigate trade-offs and accelerate delivery where required.
• Promote a test-and-learn culture for measurable business impact.

Skills

Strategy execution

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional leadership

AI-enabled change

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity to clarity

Problem solving

Delivery bias

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

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building 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 a Disability Confident Committed Employer and 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.