Manager, Corporate Strategy
As a Strategy Manager, Entain will help shape its future by leading high-impact strategic initiatives across the Group. This role involves working on some of the company's most important growth, investment, and transformation opportunities, translating complex business challenges into clear recommendations and executable plans that drive meaningful commercial outcomes.
Reporting to the Head of Group Strategy, the successful candidate will be part of the Group Strategy team, who partner closely with senior leaders across the business to define strategic priorities, evaluate growth opportunities, and drive execution against Entain's long-term ambitions. The team leads enterprise-wide strategic projects, supports the annual strategic planning process, and plays a critical role in helping the organisation make informed decisions on investments, market opportunities, and key business initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly visible team at the centre of strategic decision-making within a global FTSE-listed business. The role offers exposure to a broad range of commercial, operational, and growth-focused challenges. Whether evaluating new market opportunities, shaping investment decisions, or driving enterprise-wide strategic programmes, there will be the opportunity to make a tangible impact while continuing to develop leadership and strategic problem-solving skills.
- Lead end-to-end strategy projects, taking ownership from problem definition and analysis through to recommendation development and execution alignment.
- Shape strategic initiatives across growth strategy, market expansion, investment opportunities, and other key business priorities.
- Develop robust analytical frameworks, synthesising complex data and diverse inputs into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, driving alignment, pace, and delivery against strategic objectives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Manage and coach junior team members, fostering high-quality outputs, continuous development, and a collaborative team culture.
- Demonstrable experience (~5 yrs) in corporate strategy, strategy consulting, investment banking, or a related analytical field (required).
- Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to frame and structure ambiguous problems and translate insights into clear recommendations (required).
- Proven track record of leading strategic projects or workstreams, delivering high-quality outcomes (required).
- Experience developing and evaluating growth strategies, investment cases, and market opportunities (required).
- Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, driving alignment across functions (required).
- Experience managing or coaching junior team members, ensuring quality and development (required).
- Strong communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership (required).
- A regular bonus and great pension.
- 25 days annual leave and all Bank holidays.
- Extra paid leave, including wellbeing and development days.
- Life assurance and Income Protection.
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
- A stake in Entain's success through its ShareSave scheme.
Entain is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming entertainment groups and a FTSE 100 company. Formed when GVC Holdings rebranded as Entain in December 2020, its brands trace their history back to the 1880s and include bwin, Coral, Foxy, Gala, Ladbrokes and partypoker. Through its joint venture with MGM Resorts International, it powers BetMGM in the United States with its proprietary technology. Headquartered in London, Entain employs over 30,000 people with offices across 19 countries.