VP Strategy, Live & Sports

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Liberty Global is seeking a senior leader to shape investment strategy in sports and live sectors from its London base. You will identify opportunities, build a strong deal pipeline, and drive value across portfolio companies, including partnerships and fan growth initiatives.

The role integrates strategy, finance and operating company collaboration to deliver tangible outcomes. The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with practical deal execution, collaborating across M&A,

Formación

• A strong strategic mindset backed by excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Direct experience within sports, live events or the wider experience economy.
• Strong understanding of commercial and operational models in these sectors.
• Established ability to build and maintain relationships across the industry.
• Experience within, or with, digital or high-growth businesses.
• Credibility to distil complex questions into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Ability to operate across M&A, business development, technology and finance and to lead teams directly and indirectly.
• Experience of acquisitions, investments or strategic partnerships would be particularly valuable across portfolio businesses, technology and digital platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Identify attractive markets, business models and investment opportunities in sports and live sectors.
• Build and manage a pipeline of acquisitions, investments and strategic partnerships.
• Develop investment cases with sector insight and rigorous financial analysis.
• Lead diligence on targets and assess value-creation opportunities.
• Incorporate sponsorship, ticketing, events, and fan growth into investment thinking.
• Provide clear, evidence-led recommendations to senior decision-makers.
• Collaborate with M&A, business development, technology and finance teams and operating companies.
• Engage with portfolio businesses to drive value and explore growth opportunities.

Conocimientos

Strategic mindset

Financial modelling

Investment experience

Sports & live experience

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

Help shape the next chapter of Liberty Global's investment strategy. Sports and live is a strategic priority for Liberty Global and an area where we intend to invest more of our capital and time. Our ambition spans the wider experience economy, from leagues and teams through to ticketing, sponsorship, events and digital fan acquisition, with a focus on compelling European and global opportunities. Following our investment in Formula E, where Liberty Global acquired a controlling 65% stake in 2024, we're looking for an exceptional leader who can bring together deep strategic thinking, financial rigour and real-world experience of sports and live.

What you’ll do

• Explore sports and live sectors to identify attractive markets, business models and potential investment opportunities.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of acquisitions, investments and strategic partnerships alongside our business development teams.
• Develop compelling investment cases, combining sector insight with rigorous financial analysis and modelling.
• Lead diligence on potential targets, getting underneath business plans, commercial models and the opportunities for Liberty Global to create value.
• Bring practical experience of sponsorship, ticketing, events and fan growth into our investment thinking.
• Make clear, evidence-led recommendations to senior decision-makers.
• Partner with colleagues across M&A, business development, technology and finance, as well as our operating companies.
• Work with portfolio businesses, including Formula E, on value creation, commercial partnerships and growth opportunities.
• Support sports priorities across our operating companies, including the Ziggo Sport proposition in the Netherlands.
• Lead project teams and, as our portfolio develops, potentially represent Liberty Global as an observer or Board member within portfolio companies.

What we’re looking for

• A strong strategic mindset, backed by excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Direct experience within sports, live events or the wider experience economy.
• A strong understanding of the commercial and operational models that drive value within these sectors.
• An established ability to build and maintain relationships across the industry.
• Experience within, or working closely with, digital or high-growth businesses.
• The credibility to distil complex questions into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• The ability to operate effectively across M&A, business development, technology and finance and to lead teams both directly and indirectly.
• Experience of acquisitions, investments or strategic partnerships would be particularly valuable, as would experience across portfolio businesses, technology and digital platforms, or driving fan and consumer growth in newer markets.

Why Liberty Global?

Liberty Global is a team of operators and investors focused on generating and delivering value through the strategic management of our platforms across telecom, growth investments and services. We operate across Europe and beyond, connecting people through technology, content and next-generation services. Our portfolio includes Telenet and Virgin Media Ireland, joint venture interests in VodafoneZiggo and Virgin Media O2, and investments across media and content, data centres, technology and sports. Through Liberty Growth, we hold a portfolio of approximately $3.4 billion, including stakes in ITV, Lionsgate and TelevisaUnivision. This role offers the opportunity to sit at the intersection of strategy, investment and sport, working on opportunities that could help define an important area of Liberty Global's future portfolio.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

The role is based in London and requires the successful candidate to be located in London, with an expectation of working from the London office four days per week.

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

Our Story

We’re building Tomorrow’s Connections Today.

Liberty Global is a leading international converged connectivity and investment company focused on creating sustainable, long-term value for customers, employees and shareholders through the strategic management of three platforms — Liberty Telecom, Liberty Growth and Liberty Services.

Liberty Telecom is a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications services, delivering next-generation products through advanced fibre and 5G networks.

It currently provides approximately 80 million connections through some of Europe’s best-known consumer brands, including Virgin Media-O2 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, and Virgin Media in Ireland.

With our substantial scale and commitment to innovation, we are building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, investing in the infrastructure and platforms that empower our customers to make the most of the digital revolution, while deploying the advanced technologies that nations and economies need to thrive.

Liberty Growth invests, grows and rotates capital into scalable businesses across the technology, media/content, sports and infrastructure industries with a portfolio of approximately 70 companies and various funds, including stakes in companies like ITV, Televisa Univision, Plume, EdgeConneX and AtlasEdge, as well as our controlling interest in the Formula E racing series.

Liberty Services delivers innovative technology and finance services, generating approximately $600 million in revenue.

Our scale enables us to transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments, creating a dynamic family of brands united in the pursuit of innovation and excellence, with a commitment to building a culture where everyone feels they belong.

And we’re prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and communities, while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good; for our people, our partners and the planet.