Senior Commercial Manager, Content Acquisition - 12 Month FTC

Virgin Media Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager for its Content Acquisition team in London. This role involves negotiating content partnerships and handling strategic initiatives across the TV and entertainment industry. Ideal candidates will have significant commercial experience and strong negotiation skills, with a focus on enhancing the customer experience. Competitive benefits are provided.

Benefits

Bumper reward package

Wide range of benefits to support employees

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial partnership and relationship management.
• Direct experience in TV content acquisition or distribution.
• Strong analytical skills with confidence in financial modelling and data.
• Excellent influencing and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead negotiations and deliver complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage content deals across channels and on-demand services.
• Act as a bridge between partners and internal teams.
• Champion growth initiatives in commercial forums.
• Boost engagement through roadshows and training.

Skills

Commercial partnership management

TV content acquisition

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Content Acquisition team on a Fixed Term basis. This is a high-impact role where you’ll negotiate and manage partnerships with some of the biggest names in TV and entertainment, from premium broadcasters to leading FAST and AVOD providers.

You’ll take ownership of content deals across channels, on-demand services, apps, and FAST, ensuring Virgin Media O2 continues to deliver market-leading entertainment experiences. Acting as a key bridge between our partners and internal teams, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of our TV propositions.

As well as driving strategic negotiations, you’ll represent TV & Entertainment in critical commercial forums, championing growth initiatives and working closely with colleagues across finance, legal, marketing, product, and insights. You’ll also help boost engagement through roadshows and frontline training, bringing our content partnerships to life for our customers and teams.

About Us

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The Must Haves

• Significant experience in commercial partnership and relationship management.
• Direct experience in TV content acquisition or distribution.
• Strong analytical skills with confidence in financial modelling, data, and contracts.
• Excellent influencing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead negotiations and deliver complex projects across cross-functional teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Deep understanding of the TV and entertainment industry, including players, value drivers, and business models.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of delivering change or transformation initiatives.

What’s in it for You

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next Steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a two stage interview process.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check.