Strategic Operations Manager

thisisglobal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Global is seeking a Strategic Operations Manager to join AdPower, partnering with the Head of Business Operations on data analytics, dashboards, and strategic projects. You will translate complex data into clear narratives for senior leaders, drive reporting improvements, and support pricing and revenue analyses.

The role emphasizes ownership of data infrastructure, actionable insights, and cross-functional coordination across Finance, Marketing, and Operations in a fast-growing media

Qualifications

• Advanced in Excel with experience turning data into actionable insights.
• Proficient in BI tools Tableau, Looker, and Power BI.
• Experience with SQL and structured data.
• 3+ years of professional experience in analytics or strategy.
• Analytical mindset and commercial curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate data and reporting across AdPower, replacing piecemeal processes with a single, reliable view of performance.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks that surface the right insight at the right time for leadership.
• Work closely with Finance and other functions to ensure commercial data is accurate, up-to-date and accessible.
• Proactively identify gaps in reporting and drive improvements that reduce manual effort and increase confidence in numbers.
• Support the wider team with BI requirements to support strategic insight and operational progress.
• Writing, refining, and delivering data & insight briefs for 'special projects' - analyses that look to answer business-critical questions on a range of subjects from product funnel performance, through to pricing and revenue analysis.
• Working with other teams and functions across the business to understand context and problems in depth, and reach the best conclusion for both AdPower & Global.
• Present conclusions and results to Senior Leadership Team and Stakeholders.
• Support the development, execution and ongoing tracking of core projects ongoing for AdPower, whether that's developing a new pricing strategy, or launching a brand campaign.
• Build and edit high-quality presentations, translating complex ideas and data into clear, compelling narratives for senior audiences.
• Act as a connector to cross-functional partners, particularly Finance, pulling together forecasts, numbers and commercial inputs as needed.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Education

Business-related degree

MBA

Job description

Accepting applications until: 9 October 2026

Job Description

Your Role: Strategic Operations Manager

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious, analytically minded early-career professional to support the running of the entire AdPower operation. You'll support the Head of Business Operations with data analysis, delivering "deep-dive" strategic projects, and project management. It's an ideal role for someone who is comfortable in data, intellectually curious, highly organised and hungry to make a real impact in a fast-growing media business.

As a Strategic Operations Manager at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

Data & Reporting (40%)

• Consolidate data and reporting across AdPower, replacing piecemeal processes with a single, reliable view of performance
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks that surface the right insight at the right time for leadership
• Work closely with Finance and other functions to ensure commercial data is accurate, up-to-date and accessible
• Proactively identify gaps in reporting and drive improvements that reduce manual effort and increase confidence in numbers
• Support the wider team with BI requirements to support strategic insight and operational progress

Project-based Analysis & Insights (30%)

• Writing, refining, and delivering data & insight briefs for 'special projects' - analyses that look to answer business-critical questions on a range of subjects from product funnel performance, through to pricing and revenue analysis
• Working with other teams and functions across the business to understand context and problems in depth, and reach the best conclusion for both AdPower & Global
• Present conclusions and results to Senior Leadership Team and Stakeholders

Project Support & Programme Coordination (30%)

• Support the development, execution and ongoing tracking of core projects ongoing for AdPower, whether that's developing a new pricing strategy, or launching a brand campaign
• Build and edit high-quality presentations, translating complex ideas and data into clear, compelling narratives for senior audiences
• Act as a connector to cross-functional partners, particularly Finance, pulling together forecasts, numbers and commercial inputs as needed
• Maintain action logs and follow up between meetings to keep things moving
• Maintain a forward-looking view of key meetings, milestones and decisions, flagging preparation needs in advance
• Draft briefing notes, action summaries and follow-up communications from key meetings

What You'll Love About This Role

1. Think Big: You'll work directly alongside the Head of Business Operations on some of the most important strategic questions facing the business.
2. Own It: From data infrastructure to pricing analysis, you'll have real ownership of meaningful work from day one.
3. Keep it Simple: You have a gift for making the complex clear - turning data and ambiguity into sharp narratives for senior audiences.
4. Better Together: You'll build relationships across Marketing, Finance, Customer Success and Operations, becoming a trusted connector across the business.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you'll have:

• Built strong working relationships across key cross-functional partners
• Taken on ownership of creating a reporting framework and process that gives leadership a clear, reliable view of AdPower performance and operations
• Supported projects hands-on, developed unique insights through data, helping them drive to completion quicklyBecome a trusted, proactive presence in executive preparation and planning sessions

What You'll Need

• Strong analytical mindset and skillset: You're advanced in Excel and comfortable with: structured data, BI tools (Tableau, Lookr, Power BI) and SQL (3+ years preferred) and can turncomplex numbers into clear insight and action.
• Commercial curiosity: You're genuinely interested in how businesses make commercial decisions, and you ask the right questions.
• Technical Communication and strong storytelling: You can translate complex technical details into easy clear messages, build a sharp deck, write a concise briefing note and hold a room with your ideas.
• Stakeholder confidence: You're comfortable building relationships across functions and at different levels of seniority.
• Proactivity and initiative: You don't wait to be told, you spot what needs doing and get on with it.
• Organised and detail-oriented: You can juggle multiple workstreams without letting things slip.
• Education and experience: A business-related degree is preferred; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is welcome. We're looking for someone with 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in a commercial, strategy, consulting or an analytical environment.