Strategy Manager

Summary

Join Adzuna, a leading job search engine, as a Strategy Manager and work directly with the CEO, Doug Monro, on growth, strategy, planning, and M&A projects. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in key decisions and learn from experienced leaders. You will contribute to the company's success by running planning processes, identifying M&A targets, exploring new business lines, and developing internal excellence. Adzuna is a growing scale-up with a strong presence in the US and recently acquired a Paris-based social media job software platform, Seiza. This position provides the chance to learn how to grow a scale-up and potentially own a P&L or roadmap in the future.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience (minimum of 3 years) working in an area like strategy consulting or a strategic/analytical role in a relevant industry (like tech, media, recruitment or consumer goods)
• Strong numerical/analytical skills
• Able to build complex excel/gsheet models and create compelling slide decks
• Strong work ethic, drive and passion to get things done, even with limited resources; brings energy to the team
• Entrepreneurial, practical attitude to solving problems or growing a business
• Good written and verbal communicator and able to quickly establish strong relationships at all levels, internally and externally
• Well organised, detail oriented and able to project manage and prioritise multiple projects; happy to get hands dirty and juggle!
• High level of integrity/discretion around confidential projects/deals
• Genuine interest and enthusiasm about the tech and online job search sector

Responsibilities

• Running & improving our bi-annual planning processes, and acting as the ‘project office’ to deliver against it, helped by frameworks like 4DX
• Identifying M&A targets and executing deals where relevant
• Identifying and getting involved in new business lines, strategic partnerships and growth initiatives
• Helping with strategy, financing/exit, Board communications and metrics
• Developing internal excellence around analytics, presentations etc
• Learning how to grow a scaleup, across commercial and product areas, with the potential to own a P&L or roadmap in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Worked in a tech startup before
• Exposure to or an interest in any of: search engines, marketplaces, recruitment or online ad models; product management or tech; sales; online marketing
• Exposure to M&A or corporate finance processes
• Experience of dealing with legal documents like NDAs or contracts
• Pitching or negotiation skills
• An MBA

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Stock options
• Contributory pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• 25 days paid holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• 3 paid volunteer days/year
• Summer hours through July and August (we finish at 4pm on a Friday)
• Full programme of wellbeing activities and events
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working policy which means you can work from home 2 days per week
• Travel programme, to help facilitate effective hybrid working
• Committed to hiring a diverse workforce and creating an environment where everyone feels included and welcome
• D&I committee helps deliver a programme of activities and actions to support this important area
• Learning and development is an important pillar of our culture and there are plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and grow whether through our Adzuna Academy training programme, attending conferences, team training budgets, individual development plans and coaching from experienced and supportive peers and managers
• Packed social calendar
• Twice annual global team get-togethers
• Enviable culture thanks to the amazing and smart people who make Adzuna a great place to work