Group Director of Strategy and Planning United Kingdom
Sky
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.
We believe in better. And we make it happen.
Better content. Better products. And better careers.
Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.
We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love.
And we do it all right here at Sky.
What you'll do
Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.
- Strategy: Shape, lead and/or support strategic planning and initiatives to ensure that the department is benchmarked as world class in the industry, delivering strategic business value and supporting an innovation agenda
- Transformation: Drive and maintain the master implementation plan for Group CTI Arch transformation and delivery of new operating model, working closely with group and local leads within CTI, Product, Technology and Corporate support teams.
- Governance: Supervise and facilitate CT&I leadership governance to support decision making and leadership collaboration on key strategic, delivery or operational topics. Regularly document, track and present on CT&I vision, strategy, planning and delivery/performance status – provide reports and data to Group and Exec Steering Groups, CTI Steering Groups and delivery working groups
- Financial management: partner closely with Finance and leadership teams to shape financial plans to underpin business strategy and critical operational priorities. This includes oversight for investment and opex planning to support longer term operational transformation, plus in-year budget management and capex spend management across territories to support Group and local P&L targets (total approx. $80m+ capex, $180m+ opex).
- Responsible for the management of the central Project Management Office to support central demand intake and portfolio management, project administration, budget support, and provide central guidance and strategy for Group project tooling and reporting.
- Department Operations: be the coordination point for Group business continuity, resource planning and facilities coordination for UK-based staff.
- People & Comms: lead resource management and strategic workforce planning across territories to support organisational change, operational continuity and headcount budget management and identification of future skills and training needs across markets, working closely with HR business partners and Group People engagement teams. Work closely with CTI leaders, wider Group Product and internal comms teams to support comms planning/messaging and people initiatives for CTI (e.g. diversity & inclusion, recognition, career development)
- Resiliency, Audit & Compliance: be the coordination point for resiliency planning and give central oversight for CT&I’s liaison with Sky Resiliency, Cyber and Comcast audit teams to ensure that Sky’s resiliency and compliance posture is continuously matured.
- Team management: responsible for a team of 15+in the UK, plus extended team of central governance functions based in Germany and Italy.
What you’ll bring
- Strong Programme management, consultancy and organisational change skills to plan and coordinate business transformation change activities across multiple domains (full change management spectrum: people, process and tech change)
- Senior experience leading decision making processes and influencing skills to reach consensus on complex topics, working with teams up to Director level
- Able to lead and develop a small, impactful team
- Language - must have fluent English, German or Italian would be a bonus
- Domain/industry experience: knowledge of content technologies, workflows and functional domains would be ideal; if not, wider technical and business change and operational experience in the media entertainment, broadcast or related sectors
The rewards
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work – hybrid working
The world has changed. And so have we. We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home.
You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.
Your office space
Osterley
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
We'd love to hear from you
Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.
But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.
If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Sky
careers.sky.com
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Dana Strong
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Broadcast Media
1989
