Strategy Manager

MultiChoice Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational media and entertainment group seeks a skilled Business Analyst to support strategic initiatives and provide commercial analysis. The role involves developing insights, tracking market trends, and collaborating across business units to optimize strategy. Ideal candidates have a degree in a relevant field and significant experience in business strategy or consulting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in Strategy Consulting or Business Strategy.
• Experience in Telecommunications, Digital, Media & Entertainment preferred.
• Post graduate degree in a relevant field is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Conduct market research and analysis.
• Develop financial models to forecast market trends.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Communication

Education

Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Organization

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with

principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve over 20 million subscribers across 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. Key areas of operations are:

Storytelling ranging from content creation, production and aggregation including the best global general entertainment, sport and eminent African content library, delivered to customers Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services. SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets, and Advertising: providing dynamic media solutions; handling commercial airtime, on-air sponsorships, content integration, and online sales across a variety of 130+ channel brands on linear TV, VOD, social media, and digital platforms. The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. MultiChoice Group has a successful history of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues primarily through subscription model, with a growing contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to: Expand Pay TV, SVOD subscriber base and Advertising sales Focus on investment and technology Maintain a local approach Provide quality service Attract innovative and motivated employees

Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!

Key Performance Objectives

Strategy and Business Development

• Support development of the VE Strategy and execution of strategic initiatives where applicable, based on developed insights
• Develop hypothesis-driven point of views on strategic priorities and key considerations for the relevant topics
• Build scenario analysis by identifying strategic options, mapping pros/cons and providing input into strategy based on research findings
• Support business strategic projects and due diligence
• Identify and analyse potential new partnership opportunities, and support assessments and due diligences on potential partnerships

Market Intelligence

• Maintain an industry-wide perspective on major trends, including macro- economic, consumer, regulatory, technology, distribution channels, product and competitive trends, industry best practices, and identifying potential strategic and financial implications for Multichoice
• Conduct or commission market research, gather and analyse research findings to identify strategic initiatives and new growth opportunities across markets and products to support the strategy and business
• Track market share and competitive developments, and conduct competitor analysis by performing necessary analyses, SWOT assessments, and developing relevant recommendations
• Gather, compile and analyse relevant MultiChoice internal data that would contribute to strategy and business development activities
• Conduct detailed analyses of specific areas of interest
• Consolidate information and research findings in actionable items

Commercial Analysis

• Develop business cases, perform due diligence and valuations, and work cross-functionally to execute strategic priorities and plans
• Develop and analyse frameworks to support data driven strategy, evaluation of new opportunities, partnerships and/or acquisitions
• Develop financial models to forecast market, competitor, and industry trends, develop and model scenarios, and evaluate the potential impact of any strategic initiatives
• Develop market projections and forecast for business market studies, and benchmarking/research to support the business where needed
• Assist with Business Analysis work where required, which may involve analyses, business cases, and documentation
• Involvement in key projects to provide process optimisation support, business analysis and research and direction as required
• Conduct detailed analyses of specific areas of interest identified

Reporting

• Generate relevant market intelligence to facilitate strategic, financial, or operational changes and decision-making and investment decisions
• Translate data and findings into meaningful insights and presentations in order to present recommendations to key decision makers
• Create visibility and clarity in the organization around new market opportunities, business priorities, and operational requirements; as well as the reasons why these are important to the business

Stakeholder Relations

• Partner across functions and business units to operationalise strategy and optimise tactics
• Provide support to internal to ensure achievement of business objectives
• Establish and maintain healthy, diverse internal (and external relations where relevant) in the achievement of business goal
• Qualifications Essential:
• A degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Engineering, Sciences, or Business
• Administration related field
• Qualification Preferred:
• Post graduate degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Engineering, Sciences, or
• Business Administration
• Experience
• Analyst: Minimum of 5 years in Strategy Consulting, Business Strategy, Commercial analysis, M&A
• Experience with Telecommunications, Digital and/or Media & Entertainment industries preferred
• Technical Competencies
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Hypothesis-driven problem solving and work planning
• Very strong analytical and quantitative skill set
• Financial acumen, and ability to build financial models and run scenario simulations
• Business acumen
• Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office (word, excel and power point)
• Knowledge of different research methodologies preferred
• Behavioral Competencies
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Teamwork and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing (word, power point)
• Deadline-driven, organized and able to multitask, plan and organize complex projects
• Innovation, creativity and holistic thinking
• Customer and Results orientation
• Persuading and Influencing
• Honesty and integrity
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal