Tech Strategy Lead

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing & health benefits

Pension contribution up to 10%

Life assurance & income protection

Employee product discounts

Job summary

Liberty Global, a Liberty Global company, is seeking a Tech Strategy Lead in London. This hybrid role combines strategic vision with hands-on execution to shape technology across the organisation and support growth through strategic initiatives including M&A.

You will translate market trends and AI-driven opportunities into actionable strategies, influencing senior stakeholders and guiding cross-functional teams from concept to delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience shaping technology strategy in corporate strategy, management consulting, or tech leadership.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders with clear, actionable tech strategies.
• Strong understanding of AI and emerging technologies; ability to assess market relevance and opportunities.
• Excellent strategic thinking and concise, impactful communication skills.
• Demonstrated success as a senior individual contributor, not via direct authority.
• Experience in fast-growing organisations and commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive Blume's long-term technology strategy and roadmap.
• Identify AI/ML trends and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Partner with Ventures and Innovation to evaluate, trial, and scale new tech.
• Conduct market/partner analysis to inform build vs buy and sourcing strategies.
• Produce executive briefings and board papers to align stakeholders.
• Collaborate across Technology, Product, Finance, Operations, and Corporate Strategy to deliver measurable value.
• Support technology investment planning, supplier negotiations, and resource allocation.
• Play a key role in transformation programmes and tech-driven M&A activities.

Skills

Technology strategy

Stakeholder influence

AI & emerging tech

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Senior IC experience

Education

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Job description

We’re looking for a Tech Strategy Lead to join our team in London Kings Cross. This hybrid role offers flexibility, with three days in the office and two days working remotely. We're looking for a Technology Strategy Lead to define and drive the technology vision that will support Blume's next phase of growth. Reporting directly into senior leadership, this is a high-impact individual contributor role for an experienced strategist who influences through expertise, insight, and credibility rather than direct line management. Acting as a trusted advisor to the executive team, you'll translate market trends, emerging technologies, and AI-driven innovation into clear, actionable strategies that create business value and align stakeholders across the organisation. You'll combine long-term strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, conducting analysis, building compelling business cases, and shaping transformational initiatives from concept through to delivery. The role will also play a key part in strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, ensuring technology strategy supports business growth, integration activities, and wider transformation objectives. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future direction of a growing technology-led organisation.

What will you be doing?

• Develop and drive Blume's long-term technology strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives and priorities.
• Identify emerging technology trends, particularly AI and machine learning, translating opportunities and risks into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Partner with Ventures and Innovation teams to evaluate, trial, and scale new technologies and proof-of-concepts.
• Conduct market, competitor, and partnership analysis to inform strategic decisions, including build vs. buy, investment, and sourcing strategies.
• Produce compelling executive briefings, board papers, and presentations that influence decision-making and align stakeholders around a shared vision.
• Facilitate strategic discussions, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to support executive leadership decisions.
• Collaborate with teams across Technology, Product, Finance, Operations, and Corporate Strategy to ensure technology initiatives deliver measurable business value.
• Support technology investment planning, business cases, supplier negotiations, and resource allocation, ensuring investments align with strategic objectives and growth ambitions.
• Play a key role in transformation programmes, mergers and acquisitions, helping shape technology strategy to support business growth and integration activities.

We tend to look for people with:

Essential:

• Significant experience developing and shaping technology strategy within corporate strategy, management consulting, technology leadership, product strategy, or a similar environment.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders by creating clear, actionable technology strategies that drive business decisions and outcomes.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, particularly AI, with the ability to assess market relevance, maturity, opportunities, and risks.
• Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills, capable of turning complex information into clear recommendations and business value.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
• Demonstrated success operating in a senior individual contributor role, influencing stakeholders and driving alignment without direct authority.
• Experience working in fast-paced, growing organisations, with the adaptability and commercial mindset this requires.

Desirable:

• Experience working within hybrid delivery models, including onshore, offshore, and nearshore teams.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including technology due diligence, integration planning, and transformation activities.
• Previous experience within a leading strategy consultancy or in-house strategy function.
• Technical experience earlier in your career that provides a strong foundation for technology evaluation and decision-making.
• Experience developing AI strategies or assessing AI-related investments, partnerships, and opportunities.
• Knowledge of the technology, software, digital services, or adjacent sectors.
• Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline, with an MBA or postgraduate qualification being advantageous.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• 25 days annual leave + buy 5 days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance, plus many more.
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance & income protection
• Exclusive Virgin Media O2 products, employee discounts and cashback offers on thousands of brands
• Access to electric car scheme
• 24 hours paid volunteering leave

Who we are:

#LibertyBlume a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

We’re on a mission to redefine global business services with our tech-enabled solutions, that deliver efficiency, scale and value for our customers. With over 20 years of experience, our team of passionate specialists have perfected an approach that deals with the demands of today and the markets of the future, so our customers stay one step ahead and unlock the freedom to grow. We leverage technology expertise and global perspective, to challenge conventional thinking, transform operational efficiency, and eliminate administrative complexity.

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!!