Senior Strategy Manager

BBC UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager in London to shape strategic plans and drive growth across Global Channels & Streaming, EMEA. You will lead cross-functional projects from problem definition to execution, working with senior leaders to translate strategy into initiatives.

The role requires strong analytical and commercial judgement, with experience in strategy or consulting and deep knowledge of TV and streaming trends.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategy, management consulting or comparable strategy roles.
• Highly numerate and analytical, ability to turn questions into structured analysis.
• Strong commercial judgement with experience in business cases or growth assessments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Thorough knowledge of the TV and streaming industry and related models.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects end to end with autonomy and clear objectives.
• Shape strategy and long-range planning using market, competitor and financial data.
• Evaluate new initiatives, markets and business models with robust cases.
• Provide market and commercial insights for senior leadership decisions.
• Advise senior stakeholders and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Communicate concise executive materials and track project delivery across teams.

Skills

Strategy experience

Analytical skills

Commercial judgement

Executive communication

TV & streaming knowledge

Job description

London, GBR, W12 7FA

Job Closing Date: 04/09/2026

JOB DETAILS

JOB TITLE: Senior Strategy Manager

JOB BAND: E

CONTRACT TYPE: FTC (8 months)

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios - Global Channels & Streaming, EMEA

LOCATION: London - Hybrid

REPORTING TO: SVP Strategy, Data and Research, GC&S, EMEA & APAC

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000-£85,000, plus 15% bonus and London Weighting of £5,441 on top of the base salary, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

BBC Studios Digital don't just reach audiences - we move them. As an award-winning department, we cultivate and amplify fandoms behind some of the world's most iconic franchises, including Bluey, BBC Earth, Doctor Who, and Gen-Z comedy channel Funny Parts. We run over 90 channels generating 15 billion views each year, encouraging audiences to watch wherever and whenever they choose.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As Senior Strategy Manager, you will work closely with the Global Channels & Streaming, EMEA leadership team, to shape strategic plans, evaluate growth opportunities and improve business performance. You will lead strategic projects from problem definition through recommendation, combining rigorous commercial and market analysis with senior stakeholder engagement, clear executive communication and cross-functional leadership to help translate strategy into executable business initiatives.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Global Channels & Streaming EMEA is a growing and commercially diverse part of BBC Studios, spanning pay TV channels, VOD products, FAST channels and the global Out of Home business. This role offers broad exposure to senior leaders, markets and business models, with the opportunity to tackle high-impact strategic questions, influence investment and growth choices, and help shape how the portfolio evolves across EMEA.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Lead strategic projects end to end: Own priority cross-functional projects with a high degree of autonomy, from scoping and problem definition through analysis, recommendation and delivery. Establish clear objectives and workplans, coordinate contributors, manage risks and dependencies, and drive delivery to agreed outcomes and timelines.
• Shape strategy and business planning: Support long-term strategy, annual business planning and long-range planning for Global Channels & Streaming, EMEA, bringing together market, competitor, audience, financial and internal performance data to identify opportunities, risks and priorities.
• Evaluate growth opportunities and business cases: Assess new initiatives, products, markets, partnerships and business models. Build robust strategic and commercial cases, analytical frameworks and scenarios that support clear investment and portfolio choices.
• Provide market and commercial insight: Maintain a forward-looking view of TV, streaming, advertising, distribution, audience behaviour and the competitive landscape, translating external change into implications and actionable choices for the business.
• Advise and influence senior stakeholders: Partner with the EMEA Channels & Streaming leadership team, Commercial Leads, Finance and other functions. Provide insight-led recommendations, constructively challenge assumptions and influence strategic and tactical decisions at senior level.
• Communicate clearly at executive level: Develop concise, compelling presentations, papers and updates that translate complex analysis into clear insights, recommendations and decision points for BBC Studios management, the BBC Commercial Board, the BBC Studios Senior Executive Committee and other governance forums.
• Connect strategy to execution and performance: Track key initiatives and business performance, including regular management updates and the advertising revenue outlook; surface material trends, risks and choices; and help ensure alignment across functions and markets. Share frameworks and knowledge and provide project guidance or coaching to junior colleagues where appropriate.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Proven experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development or a comparable commercially focused strategy role, with demonstrated ability to independently lead complex strategic projects.
• Highly numerate and analytical, able to turn ambiguous business questions into structured analysis and draw insight from financial statements, market intelligence, audience data and internal performance information.
• Strong commercial judgement and experience developing commercial reviews, business cases, scenarios or growth assessments that lead to clear choices and actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to create compelling executive-level materials and influence senior stakeholders through evidence, judgement and constructive challenge.
• Thorough knowledge of the TV and streaming industry, including relevant business models, distribution dynamics, advertising and audience trends, combined with sound judgement, strong prioritisation and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-moving environment.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Financial modelling or P&L analysis experience.
• Direct experience of pay TV, VOD, FAST or advertising-funded media business models.
• Experience using audience measurement, market intelligence or other industry data sources to inform strategic decisions.
• Experience working across multiple markets or in an international commercial environment.
• Experience preparing materials for senior governance or executive decision-making forums.
  If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about BBC Studios

Life at BBC Studios

• A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

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