Senior Manager

Job Description
Senior Manager - Strategy
Function: Finance
Location: London or Peterborough
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So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions.

At Compare the Market, we're a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We're building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers.

We have a rare opportunity to join CTM in a Senior strategy role.

We are recruiting for a Senior Strategy Manager. In this role, you will work at pace, immersed across product, data, tech and Commercial Teams to help review and deliver opportunities for CtM. You will be able to use your knowledge, and business acumen to explore both the existing portfolio and also to identify new opportunities to implement meaningful commercial and/or customer outcomes; Driving delivery of the change, this is very much a 'hands-on' role whereby the role-holder will be a key part of successful delivery of initiatives; Alongside this, the role holder will be responsible for delivering and supporting annual strategy process group wide, as well as business area strategies on an ad-hoc basis, and any ad-hoc M&A opportunities.

The role-holder will need to work effectively with subject matter experts across the business and be comfortable influencing at Exec level. There will be lots of positive exposure in this role.

We've carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we're looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you'll fit right in.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assessing, prioritising, and driving the delivery of new (or the enhancement of existing) initiatives, with the customer and ROI at the heart of each decision
• Find innovative ways to drive performance
• Constructively challenge with a view to enhancing commercial performance and service quality
• Build, get buy-in for and agree business plans for new (or changing existing) opportunities – including investment appraisal
• Understand and adhere to regulatory requirements and Company rules for all initiatives undertaken
• Role model the customer-first mentality to shape commercial propositions & deliver great customer outcomes
• Work with CtM colleagues to frame opportunities and enable hyper effective prioritisation
• Coach and develop colleagues as appropriate when leading virtual teams
• Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders, especially at Exec / ELT level

What We're Looking For

• Commercially astute, logical, resilient, self-motivated, result focus
• Proactive, works at pace & thrives in a digital environment
• "Can-do" mindset & confident driving consumer centric initiatives
• Curious, able to navigate problems, identify & deliver solutions.
• Creative thinker with strong influencing skills
• Natural communicator with a strong team-ethic; working effectively internally & externally with all strata of personnel
• Able to effectively 'paint' the opportunity and take others on the journey

Why Compare the Market?

We're a business built for pace and performance. Here, you'll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress.

We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

If you're ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that's serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.