Strategy Manager

Strategy Manager / Chief of Staff / Founder’s Associate

c. £60k-80k pa. + options

London

About us:

Adzuna is a job search engine that lists every job, everywhere. From launch in the UK in 2011, we now have tens of millions of visitors a month and are busy conquering the world from our office in West London, helping millions of people find better, more fulfilling jobs.

The role:

Adzuna’s success to date has been down to the skills, hard work and determination of the brilliant people we have hired. Right now, we're seeking an ambitious Strategy Manager to work directly with our CEO Doug Monro (ex Bain, eBay, Gumtree and Zoopla) across  growth, strategy, planning and M&A projects internally and externally. This is an incredible opportunity to be in the room when the important stuff happens and while there will be plenty of analytical, project management and ‘get stuff done’ tasks alongside the strategic stuff, you can be sure you will learn a ton.

You’ll be working alongside Doug and key execs like our CCO and CFO. We’ll benefit from your strategy, consulting, finance or tech experience to date but even more important is the passion you bring to work every day. You will strive for excellence, be keen to learn and try new things, inspire and engage those around you and feel ownership of overall company success as well as pride in doing your bit.

What’s in it for you?

Adzuna is a growing scale-up, championing real change in the job market globally - using the power of tech to match people to better, more fulfilling jobs. We’re at a really pivotal time in our journey and it’s an exciting moment to join.  After strong US expansion in the last few years, we recently acquired a Paris-based social media job software platform called Seiza and are busy integrating it, alongside a roadmap of AI innovations, to bring an exciting and unique new product offering to market globally.

Like everyone here, you will act like an owner, be a team player and make a difference. It’s an opportunity to work with a smart team led by experienced management and dedicated and passionate Founders. You have the chance to own your and the company’s growth in terms of:

• 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.

We want to realise the next level of success and you will utilise your own skills and experience across analytics, strategic thinking and project management to meet our goals.  Career opportunities could include promotion in role, general management with P&L responsibility or gaining the experience to launch your own startup. You can make of the opportunity what you want!

It’s not an easy feat, but our aim is to create a business of which we are all proud and an environment where you will love to be, where you can be yourself to do what you do best.

We don’t like to put people in boxes, but you’re likely to be able to demonstrate experience of, or aptitude for much of the below:

• 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

It’s a bonus if you have:

• 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

• Reward: We offer a competitive financial package which includes a competitive salary, stock options (we are all owners!) and a contributory pension scheme.
• Wellbeing: Amongst other things, 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); and a full programme of wellbeing activities and events.
• Hybrid working: We are a fully hybrid company - half our workforce are remote. With employees located in different time zones, we embrace asynchronous work and ensure that everything we do reflects the hybrid nature of our workforce so that everyone feels included. In addition, we have a travel programme, to help facilitate effective hybrid working.
• Flexible working: For those working out of our London office, we have a flexible working policy which means you can work from home 2 days per week.
• Diversity & inclusion: We are committed to hiring a diverse workforce and creating an environment where everyone feels included and welcome. Our D&I committee helps deliver a programme of activities and actions to support this important area.
• Training: 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.
• Fun stuff: We have a packed social calendar, twice annual global team get-togethers and an enviable culture thanks to the amazing and smart people who make Adzuna a great place to work. Lots of this is done virtually to ensure that everyone is included.                         

A bit more about Adzuna

Adzuna is a smarter, more transparent job search engine used by tens of millions of visitors per month.  We love using the awesome power of technology to bring together every job in one place, help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.

Adzuna.co.uk is a 100 person business operating across 20 territories and was founded in 2011 by Andrew Hunter and Doug Monro, formerly of eBay, Gumtree, Qype and Zoopla. 

We are backed by leading Venture Capital firms Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, Index Ventures and Smedvig Capital. 

We’ve spent a decade developing smarter, more transparent job search so jobseekers worldwide (we’re in 19 countries) can zero in on the right role faster. 

We also supply real-time data to the Number 10 Dashboard and Office for National Statistics labour market indices. In 2018, Adzuna won the contract to run Find a job, one of the British government’s most used online services. 

We treat jobseekers as people not as products. We do the same for our team, seeing the diverse range of strengths they bring to our business. Regardless of background, race, gender, sexuality or ability, we welcome everyone to our team. Our people are the most important asset we have.

Please let us know if we need to accommodate a disability during the hiring process, so that we can give you the support you need.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.