Strategy & Growth Lead

Kantar; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days leave + volunteering

Company pension

Parental leave

Healthcare options

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Kantar in London is seeking a Strategy Manager to shape the strategic direction of the Solutions and Product organisation. You will support planning, assess market opportunities, and develop business cases to inform investment decisions.

You'll lead strategy projects from problem definition to implementation planning, translate strategy into roadmaps, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across functions. Most roles are hybrid, with three days in the office.

Qualifications

• Strong structured problem-solving with ambiguity.
• Excellent analytical and commercial capabilities incl. market sizing & modelling.
• Turn complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Understand how strategy informs product roadmap & investment decisions.
• Leading complex projects from question to implementation planning.
• Strong communication & stakeholder influencing skills.
• Autonomy to operate in a fast-moving matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support business planning and strategic decision-making across Solutions and Product.
• Assess market and commercial opportunities through market sizing, competitor analysis, client insight and financial modelling.
• Develop business cases and recommendations to inform investment and prioritisation decisions.
• Help shape Product and Solutions roadmaps using market, client and commercial evidence.
• Lead strategy and transformation projects from problem definition through to recommendation and implementation planning.
• Translate strategy into clear plans, milestones and measures of success.
• Build trusted relationships across Product, Solutions, Commercial, Finance and Engineering.
• Develop and present clear recommendations to senior leaders, including executive and board-level audiences.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Market sizing

Financial modelling

Business cases

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Job description

Kantar in London is seeking a Strategy Manager to shape the strategic direction of the Solutions and Product organisation. You will support planning, assess market opportunities, and develop business cases to inform investment decisions.

You'll lead strategy projects from problem definition to implementation planning, translate strategy into roadmaps, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across functions. Most roles are hybrid, with three days in the office.