Strategy and Operations Lead STEM

Williams Racing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport organization is looking for a Senior Associate to join their Williams Education team. This full-time position will focus on evaluating and executing growth strategies to enhance STEM education offerings. The candidate should possess 5 years of relevant experience, strong relationship-building skills, and a comfort with data analysis. The role is based in the UK and provides a competitive benefits package including access to fitness classes and a subsidized restaurant.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Generous holidays

Vibrant staff events

Subsidized onsite restaurant

Access to gym and fitness classes

Free parking

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience developing and executing business strategy in a strategic/operational role.
• Demonstrated experience presenting data insights to senior executives.
• Experience with UK Education organisations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of the UK Education landscape and innovative models.
• Scope and evaluate new growth opportunities for Williams Education.
• Drive research and analysis to identify actionable insights.
• Identify and analyze education organizations for strategic insights.
• Create financial models to commercialize growth opportunities.
• Communicate findings to management and drive execution.
• Develop project plans to deliver growth opportunities.
• Identify execution risks and escalate as necessary.
• Improve processes for taking growth opportunities from ideation to execution.
• Create KPIs/OKRs and dashboards to monitor impact.

Skills

Marketing

Data Visualization

Tableau

Customer Segmentation

Microsoft PowerPoint

Investment Banking

Strategic Planning

Financial Modeling

Customer Relationship Management

Management Consulting

Google Suite

Analytics

Education

5 years of relevant experience in business strategy

MBA

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most iconic and successful race teams in the world Williams Racing. The Senior Associate will join the Williams Education team.

Williams Education is an exciting new venture aimed at expanding access to world‑class Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) education via a suite of through‑life offerings (from primary school through to university). This individual will play a key role in building the long‑term vision of Williams Education determining the right offerings and ensuring each offering is delivered generating a meaningful impact on the UK STEM education landscape.

Today Williams Education has one offering a one‑day STEM Experience onsite at its campus in Grove Oxfordshire. Students aged 8‑16 join Williams for a free taking part in a workshop that embed STEM skills through the lens for Formula 1 trying their hand at racing on our Esports Simulators and view 20 heritage cars in the museum. This role will help determine what models we pursue next ensuring we are solving real customer needs and leveraging cutting‑edge methodologies in STEM education.

Main Duties

• Conducting regular assessments of the UK Education landscape (from primary through to Phd) and the existing and innovative models for corporate involvement
• Scoping evaluating and executing new growth opportunities to accelerate Williams Education by leveraging key insights gained through research and data analytics
• Driving hypothesis‑driven quantitative and qualitative research such as analyses to understand our addressable market competitive landscape customer interviews/surveys and/or concept testing to identify actionable insights that shape our strategy
• Identifying and analysing established and emerging STEM and education organizations with compelling business models and growth frameworks that could inform our own strategy
• Create operating and financial models to bring the growth opportunities to life including approaches to commercialise
• Communicating your findings and recommendations to all levels of cross‑functional management c‑suite and board through clear presentations that you will then drive through execution
• Developing cross‑functional project plans to seamlessly deliver growth opportunities
• Identifying and mitigating execution risks taking both a proactive approach and escalating risks to leadership as necessary
• Improving upon process foundations for how we take growth opportunities from ideation to execution as part of our overall go‑to‑market strategy process
• Creating KPIs/OKRs for each offering and the related dashboards to monitor each offerings impact

Key Accountabilities

• Master in leading cross‑functional projects and managing multiple senior stakeholders
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Natural facility with data analysis for testing hypotheses and measuring results
• Ability to seamlessly manage multiple complex processes and work streams simultaneously
• Exceptional relationship‑building skills and willingness to proactively work with cross‑functional teams across the company
• Excellent independent time management and prioritisation

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience developing and executing business strategy (e.g. go‑to‑market and/or product recommendations) in an strategic/operational role consulting firm or investment bank; MBA a plus
• Demonstrated experience in presenting data insights and recommendations to senior executives (e.g. C‑level VPs etc.)
• Experience with a broad array of UK Education organisations

Additional Information

We fuel our team with a competitive benefits package including generous holidays vibrant staff events a subsidised onsite restaurant and a range of car schemes. Stay energised with 24/7 access to our gym and free fitness classes like outdoor boot camps Pilates and Yoga. With free parking and sprawling green spaces youve got the perfect space to recharge and refocus.

Join a fast‑paced future‑thinking team thats driving innovation and pushing past engineering boundaries.

EEO Statement

Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

Key Skills

Marketing, Data Visualization, Tableau, Customer Segmentation, Microsoft Powerpoint, Investment Banking, Strategic Planning, Financial Modeling, Customer relationship management, Management Consulting, Google Suite, Analytics

Experience

years

Vacancy

1