Strategy Lead: Growth & Market Insights

Thought Machine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Pension plan

Life insurance

Flexible working hours

Learning materials and courses

Two charity days a year

Weekly food pop-up

Job summary

Thought Machine, London, seeks an experienced Strategy Lead to partner with senior leadership, shaping corporate and investment strategy. You will drive market deep-dives and identify high-impact growth opportunities to guide global expansion.

You will own research for strategic investments, build ROI models, and translate insights into execution across Product, Commercial and Finance to influence capital allocation and future banking paradigms.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in corporate strategy or investment strategy.
• Ability to lead complex market analyses and strategic scenarios.
• Experience partnering with C-suite and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams on high-priority strategic questions and present to senior leaders.
• Own research for strategic investments and sector deep-dives.
• Build ROI models and unit economics to guide capital allocation decisions.
• Translate strategic priorities into execution across Product, Commercial, and Finance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Market analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Thought Machine, London, seeks an experienced Strategy Lead to partner with senior leadership, shaping corporate and investment strategy. You will drive market deep-dives and identify high-impact growth opportunities to guide global expansion.

You will own research for strategic investments, build ROI models, and translate insights into execution across Product, Commercial and Finance to influence capital allocation and future banking paradigms.