Strategy Manager Informa Festivals

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office.

The Strategy Manager is a critical member of the Informa Festivals strategy team responsible for developing and validating strategic initiatives. The role will develop vertical-level strategic thinking manage key projects and programmes and deliver a comprehensive growth agenda that includes market analysis market penetration product innovation geo-expansion 365-expansion festivalisation and business development through acquisition and partnership.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Vision & Planning

• Deliver the vertical strategy process including the development of a five-year ambition three-year plan and annual budget.
• Define key growth levers strategic roadmap and objectives to drive sustainable growth.
• Support the brand strategy by identifying key markets audiences customers products GTM (Go-to-Market) strategies geographic and 365 (non-event) opportunities.

• Maintain an external focus on market and competitors to identify industry developments trends and innovations and derive implications and recommendations.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis to inform the verticals long-term strategy and to identify opportunities for business growth and improvement.

Product Innovation

• Support product innovation getting new products ideated validated planned and launched.

Business Development

• Contribute to the division business development agenda including M&A pipeline development and target evaluation.
• Assist on live deals overseeing assessment strategic thesis formulation business modeling due diligence and combination planning.

Intelligence & Analytics

• Deliver divisional Business Intelligence building capabilities in insights and analytics related to strategy brand vertical and divisional performance.

Key Capabilities

• Commercial Judgement: Demonstrates significant commercial acumen and applies strategic and commercial judgement whilst maintaining a sense of pace to ensure recommended actions are well-considered executable and deliver meaningful results.
• Relationship building: Excels at partnering with other areas of the business so they are seen as indispensable thought partners and co-owners of the vertical growth agenda.
• Disruption and Innovation: Embraces and drives change and encourages innovative thinking and ways of getting things done for the greater good. Open to new ideas and willing to challenge the status quo to drive commercial and strategic progress.
• Growth mindset: Embodies a growth and learning mindset focusing on continuous improvement and learning from success and failure and helping others do the same. Adaptable and resilient ready to take on challenges and turn them into opportunities.
• Humility and collaboration: Embodies humility with a genuine willingness to share knowledge listen actively and collaborate with others. Creates an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and integrated into decision-making processes.

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

• Proven experience in a senior strategic role especially at a consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of market analysis strategic planning and execution.
• Experience of acquisitions partnerships and transformation projects is a plus.
• Familiarity with intelligence data analytics and programme management frameworks.
• An MBA or equivalent advanced degree is preferred.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills are a must; an early adopter of AI.

Additional Information :

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at an Informa event you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say at

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days after two years plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and or in the advertised position please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time