Strategic Development Manager—Oxfordshire, UK

Wolfram; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfram in Oxford seeks a strategic leader to drive delivery of business opportunities and internal initiatives, working with senior management and the CEO to translate complex scenarios into actionable plans.

You will lead cross-functional discussions, manage strategic projects, and guide marketing execution while identifying automation opportunities using AI/Wolfram technologies. The role emphasizes initiative, organization and strong communication across levels.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background with interest in technology, software, science or mathematics.
• Incisive understanding with ability to clarify complex topics.
• Self-motivated and proactive; able to take initiative.
• Experience with project management methodologies and strategic delivery.
• Highly organized; can prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Practical judgement, common sense and problem-solving.
• Strong external/internal communication; adaptable communication style.
• Management experience is an advantage; enjoy leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic business discussions to develop relationships and secure new opportunities.
• Translate discussions and priorities into clear outputs for better decision-making.
• Manage strategic project timelines and stakeholder communications.
• Drive marketing strategy execution, campaigns, social media and events.
• Identify automation opportunities and implement with AI/Wolfram tech.
• Align leads and opportunities with business objectives through execution.
• Oversee marketing output and align communications with goals.
• Support the CEO’s admin team to ensure actions align with strategy.

Skills

Tech background

Incisive thinking

Self-motivated

Project management

Highly organized

Strong communication

Leadership experience

Cross-functional projects

Job description

This position works with senior management to take, further develop and drive delivery of strategic business opportunities and internal initiatives. It involves incisive understanding of complex technical and business scenarios to keep focus energetically in working with a wide variety of groups and customers and building solutions.

Reports to: CEO

Responsibilities:

• Leading strategic business discussions to drive relationship development, negotiate opportunities, and secure new business agreements
• Transforming discussions, ideas and company priorities into clear and structured outputs that enable better decision-making and execution across the business
• Managing strategic project timelines and stakeholder communication
• Driving the execution of marketing strategy including approach, campaigns, social media and event engagement
• Identifying activities to be automated, and implementing with AI/Wolfram technologies
• Aligning key leads, opportunities and communication efforts with business objectives through to execution
• Overseeing the marketing output and aligning communications, visions and events with strategic goals
• Supporting the CEO’s administration team ensuring that actions align with strategic goals

Required/ideal skills:

• Strong technical background and interest in technology, software, science or mathematics
• Incisiveness of understanding, ability to cross-examine and clarify
• Self-motivated and a pro-active approach to all tasks. Able to use own initiative
• Experience of project management methodologies and strategic project delivery
• Highly organised – able to prioritise workload, complete multiple tasks to deadlines and work under pressure
• Perceptive, with the ability to apply judgement, common sense and find practical solutions
• Able to communicate well at high level both externally and internally. Ability to adapt style of communication accordingly
• Management experience is an advantage, enjoys leading and mentoring a group
• Experience leading cross-function projects including system/program usage is advantageous

This full-time role offers hybrid remote. Office:Home / 60:40

Wolfram is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at its company.