Senior Strategy Manager

BT plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care

Car Allowance

BT Pension scheme

Parental leave

Private GP

25 days annual leave

Job summary

BT plc, London, is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to lead a team of strategists and drive high-impact strategic projects from ideation to business case and board approval. You will shape priorities with the Board and craft clear communications for senior audiences.

You will apply data analytics and storytelling to influence decisions, building relationships with MDs, the CEO, and other senior leaders while delivering concise, compelling narratives across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience advising senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a matrix organisation.
• Excellent communication and succinct briefing skills.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into compelling narratives.
• Experience coordinating data analytics to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of strategists and drive their development.
• Oversee strategic projects from idea to business case and board approval.
• Define priorities with the Board and cascade them to teams.
• Develop clear CFU strategy communications for internal/external audiences.
• Provide senior consultancy on strategic issues across the business.
• Design quantitative and qualitative analyses to assess impacts.
• Create clear slide decks and messages for senior stakeholders.
• Build long-lasting relationships with MDs, CEO, CFO and other leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Storytelling

Data analytics

PowerPoint

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Title: Senior Strategy ManagerReq ID: 64007Job Function: Strategy and Business IntelligencePosting Start Date: 05/11/2026Posting End Date: 16/11/2026Division: ConsumerJob Location: GBR-London-BTHQ One BrahamAdvertised Salary: competitiveJob Req ID: 64007Posting Date: 5/11/2026Location: LondonSalary: Competitive## **About the role**At EE, we have a clear vision to become the most personal and trusted brand in the UK, beyond connectivity. It is an exciting time to join our team and be at the very heart of helping decide what New EE will look like.We work with the most senior stakeholders in EE delivering projects to investigate new ideas, respond to challenges and shape new concepts. We also help our CEO tell the story of the business and ensure continued alignment with the EE strategy.In the strategy team we provide thought leadership and constructive challenge to the business, using strong analytics and strategic creativity to identify ways to deliver sustainable growth across EE. We put customer needs and demands at the heart of everything that we do to ensure we are focussed on delivering brilliant customer experiences and market leading solutions.## **What you’ll be doing**• Leading a team of strategists, helping them to learn, grow and take on more responsibilities • Leading project teams across the business to deliver key strategic projects for Consumer from initial idea through to customer research and building the business case to the final decision • Leading on the strategic development process from defining priorities with the Board to cascading down to the teams • Oversees and assists in the development of clear and insightful material to develop and communicate the CFU strategy to a range of internal and external audiences • Provides senior consultancy and specialist advice on a range of strategic issues • Designing robust analysis (both quantitative and qualitative) to understand the impacts of proposed changes or ideas • Building clear, well-presented slide decks (using PowerPoint) with a clear flow and message that help get key points across quickly and concisely • Building long-lasting relationships with senior stakeholders (MDs, CEO, CFO) across the business, whilst maintaining the ability to challenge traditional models and ways of thinking## **Essential Skills / Experience**• Leadership - You advise key stakeholders and help them to navigate through critical business changes. You coach and develop the team, providing structure and planning workloads to maximise the output of the team • Stakeholder management – You manage relationships with key stakeholders from CEO to operational, ensuring high-standard project delivery and building trust across the organization • Communication - Experience building senior leadership team briefings and board packs. Ability to clearly, succinctly and concisely present recommendations on complex and ambiguous problems. Ownership and ability to follow things through until the end in a matrix organisation. Ability to apply clear frameworks to problems, break information down, and build a narrative • Storytelling - You drive and role model the articulation of the most complex concepts and /or data using simple, compelling and coherent narratives. You deliver narratives to internal and external audiences at all levels consistently judging the demands of the situation. • Use data analytics - You coordinate and establish the development and use of data analytics to make decisions. You provide comprehensive technical expertise to deliver data analytics capability.## **Our Package**15% on target bonus • Health Care • Car Allowance • BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10% • From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up. • Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more. • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service • 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues • 2 weeks carer’s leave • World-class training and development opportunities • Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.Join us at a pivotal moment for BT Business. We are executing a multi-year transformation to restore growth, modernise at scale and unlock new markets beyond connectivity. Our ambition is clear – return to sustainable revenue and EBITDA growth, strengthen our market position, and deliver meaningful shareholder value through disciplined execution and bold reinvention. We are fundamentally reshaping the business – simplifying our portfolio, digitising our customer experience and building market-leading capability across cyber, AI and managed services, all powered by the UK’s leading fixed and mobile networks. This is a shift from a legacy connectivity provider to a modern, solutions-led, AI-first business that can truly differentiate in a competitive and fast-moving market. With execution momentum building and a clear path to growth, the opportunity now is to scale what works, accelerate performance and fully realise our potential. This is about delivering against ambitious financial outcomes while transforming how we operate – creating a business that is simpler, faster, more innovative and easier to do business with. If you want to be part of the team shaping the turnaround of a multi-billion-pound business – and building a stronger, more competitive BT for the future – this is your moment.