Strategy Manager

Stanton House; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanton House is partnering with a PE-backed mid-market technology company to recruit a Strategy Manager in Bristol. The role reports to the Director of Strategy and sits within a growing corporate strategy function.

You will lead strategic sprints, guide analysts, and shape the company’s highest-priority questions with direct exposure to the CEO and Board. This is a hands-on, transformation-focused opportunity.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years' experience in strategy consulting, corporate or strategic roles
• Strong financial modelling and business-case capability
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience guiding or coaching junior colleagues
• Ability to structure and present complex thinking to senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead targeted strategic sprints from ambiguity to clear recommendations
• Guide and oversee analysts to ensure depth and quality
• Shape corporate strategy development and refresh
• Build business cases to prioritise investment
• Assess M&A, partnerships and strategic opportunities
• Bring external perspectives to senior decisions
• Produce financial models and Board materials

Skills

Financial modelling

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring juniors

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Strategy Manager | PE-Backed Mid-Market Tech Company

Bristol | 3 Days a Week in Office

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Stanton House are partnering with a PE-backed mid-market technology company to recruit a Strategy Manager as it builds out its corporate strategy function, reporting to the Director of Strategy. As part of its value creation plan, the business is delivering an ambitious transformation agenda, and the team is being scaled up to shape it.

This is a chance to help build a function, not join one that is already settled. You will work directly with the CEO, Executive Committee and Board on the company's highest-priority questions.

The team designs and steers the transformation strategy. It adjusts course when things drift and finds new pockets of growth, with a close handover to the teams who deliver it.

The role:

• Leading targeted strategic sprints, taking ambiguous questions through to clear recommendations
• Guiding and overseeing the work of analysts, setting the standard for depth and quality
• Shaping corporate strategy development and refresh
• Building business cases to prioritise enterprise investment
• Assessing M&A, partnership and strategic investment opportunities
• Bringing external perspectives and competitive insight to senior decisions
• Producing financial models and Board materials

This is a genuine mix of strategic thinking, numbers and senior communication, so we are looking for someone who wants that breadth.

What we're looking for:

• Background at a leading strategy consultancy: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, L.E.K., OC&C, Oliver Wyman, Kearney, Strategy&, EY-Parthenon or equivalent
• 4-8 years' experience in strategy consulting, corporate or commercial strategy, or an industry role with significant strategic responsibility
• Strong financial modelling and business case capability
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience guiding or coaching more junior colleagues
• Ability to structure and present complex thinking to senior stakeholders
• High ownership and comfort with ambiguity

Why this role?:

• Help shape and build a strategy function at an important point in its growth
• Direct exposure to the CEO, Executive Committee and Board
• Influence on strategy, M&A, partnerships and transformation
• Lead the work of analysts in a flat, high-visibility team
• Strong pathway into future leadership roles