Senior Manager, Commercial and Value Optimisation

Senior Manager, Commercial and Value Optimisation

United Kingdom, London

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Senior Manager, Commercial and Value Optimization

Location: Virtual, remote worker location possible

Studio Business Group (SBG) is looking for a Senior Manager, Commercial and Value Optimization who will be responsible for review and optimization of games and projects across the portfolio of SBG titles and support goals and targets setting for titles and studio teams within the overall SBG portfolio. This role requires an individual with a strong commercial mindset, influencing skills, and value judgment, as well as the ability to operate dynamically under changing circumstances and constraints while remaining resilient to various stakeholder expectations. You will be part of a team whose role is to conduct commercial and value analysis on projects and opportunities in areas such as sales optimization, marketing spending efficiency, and business model strategy. You will collaborate across multiple finance and non-finance functions, bringing a data-driven approach, market dynamic understanding, and P&L optimization mindset from top to bottom line. You will also work on portfolio-wide commercial projects advising on decision-making initiatives of SBG. We are looking for candidates who have strong financial judgment skills and the ability to remain objective and resilient under stakeholder pressures.

Responsibilities:

• Perform analysis of title profit and loss accounts and ensure full end-to-end alignment of assumptions.
• Provide input and advice on setting goals and financial targets for titles within given constraints.
• Recommend financial targets for titles/studio on projects for revenue, opex, and profitability as well as selected KPIs; this is for multiple processes such as project investment decisions, annual budgets, and long-term strategic plans.
• Dynamically adjust financial targets if material events occur that require rebalancing under new constraints.
• Conduct commercial value optimization work on marketing spend efficiency, price setting, sales optimization, and business model analysis.
• Perform commercial review projects across specific projects or across the portfolio or its subset (e.g., price elasticity analysis, distribution strategy, etc.) and market analysis.
• Effectively collaborate with studios, finance, product management, marketing and sales, player insights, and other functions ensuring the right information, data, and input are considered in pursuit of value optimization.
• Advise stakeholders across multiple disciplines from leadership team members to various functional teams.
• Develop and present results and recommendations to decision-making stakeholders in an effective and influential way.
• Stay apprised of broader industry developments, key business metrics, and industry trends and conduct benchmarking analysis of the gaming industry.

Qualifications & Skills:

• BA/BS in business, strategy, finance, economics, or related field; MBA and/or CFA designation preferred.
• 8-10+ years of experience in strategic and financial planning, corporate strategy, business intelligence, management consulting, or consumer insights.
• Experience in the gaming industry and/or interactive entertainment is an advantage.
• Experience working on portfolio projects and financial optimization gained through roles operating at the intersection of business leadership and project delivery, for example, in portfolio optimization, business case analysis, and target setting.
• Experience building complex financial models and developing strategic decision frameworks.
• Experience in value optimization for consumer businesses (e.g., marketing & sales) preferred.
• Ability to translate complex data and information into actionable objective insights and convey effectively through data visualization.
• Resilience under pressure, including from senior stakeholders.
• Self-starter, showing initiative and ability to work independently in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong work ethic and integrity a must.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under time constraints.

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