About Flutter:
Flutter Entertainment is a leading global technology company operating in sports betting, gaming, and entertainment across online and retail channels, with annual revenues of over £6bn and is one of the top 35 companies of the FTSE 100 Index.
Our strong and diverse portfolio of market-leading brands and best-in-class products provides excitement and entertainment to over 18 million customers worldwide. We take pride in leading the market in entertaining our customers in a safe and responsible way while we make a positive contribution to the communities that we operate in.
As one of Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2021, our innovative brands include FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Betfair, Sportsbet, Foxbet, Adjarabet, Junglee, and most recently Sisal and Tombola. Across the globe, we employ more than 20,000 people in over 20 offices and over 600 retail sites.
Function Overview:
The Group Legal and Commercial Function is responsible for enhancing Flutter’s business and reputation in a responsible and sustainable way given the highly regulated environment in which we operate. The function comprises a number of core areas including the group’s commercial strategy.
The Commercial Strategy team consists of a small, enabled group of experts operating as partners and advisors to Flutter’s four Divisions (US, Australia, UK & Ireland and International) and their underlying multiple brands to support the Group’s clear, ambitious, growth-focussed strategy.
Given the scale of its coverage, the team was built from profiles having worked in top consultancies (McK, BCG, Bain), with a strong international exposure (US, South East Asia, Europe) combined with other valuable experience (Formula one racing, Private Equity, Law firm).
Role Purpose:
Flutter operates in a large, dynamic, and growing market within a highly regulated sector that is evolving at pace. Consumer expectations and demands on entertainment are rapidly increasing, industries are converging, lines between media and entertainment verticals are dissolving as new innovations and adjacent spaces emerge. It is imperative that Flutter stays ahead of the curve at the same time as we focus on defending and aggressively growing our core.
To support this aspiration, we are seeking a Senior Manager/Manager to support the Head of Strategic Growth to drive forward our ambitious goals and growth initiatives.
This is a senior role, as part of a small team of ex MBB consultants (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) within our business coordinating with senior stakeholders across our brands and divisions.
The successful candidate will have ideally a mix of consulting and technology background, comfortable flexing across a range of assignments, including strategic planning, business strategy and mobilisation, forecasting/business analysis and supporting the growth of new initiatives. They will have the opportunity to work across various brands to drive real impact for the Group as we support their learning and development to become future leaders in the organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop the Group commercial strategy & strategic initiatives, ensuring end-to-end stakeholder buy-in from C-suite to divisional leaders
- Mobilise and implement strategic initiatives across the Group and Divisions
- Define and monitor success KPIs with all key stakeholders, and lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against Flutter’s strategy
- Collaborate with divisions to support the development of business cases to actualise strategic opportunities
- Drive data-driven, strategic decisions in the context of broader commercial operations including conducting financial analysis and projections / due diligences where required
- Proactively scan, identify, develop and execute material strategic growth opportunities to position us for the future
- Plan and execute on ad hoc strategic projects, ensuring strong buy-in from all key stakeholders in the strategic playbook for execution
- Research and monitor the wider sector to effectively communicate to the leadership team what the trends, opportunities and disruptions could mean to Flutter’s business
- Promote a culture of innovation and the challenger mindset across the Group and Divisions
- Build strong relationships and trust with other Group functions and Flutter’s four Divisions (US, Australia, UK & Ireland, International)
- Drive improvements in the effectiveness of processes internally and externally
- Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the team
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience at either or a combination of top management consulting firm, investment bank, venture capital and technology company.
- Senior Manager: preferentially time spent in consulting, strategy or venture experience -already operating a manager position.
- This is a senior level role, so important to bring a strong combination of problem solving, project management and relationship building skills.
- Strategy, programme management and strategy implementation experience
- Strong analytical skills and comfort with data and analysis
- Effective storylining/storyboarding and deck creation skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
- Strong Corporate Finance and Venture experience is a strong plus
- Financial experience – modelling, forecasting, budget analysis etc.
- Exposure to due diligence, venture investment is also a plus
- Experience in scale-up also appreciated
- Ambitious personality, willing to make an impact and build a reputation internally
- Independent, entrepreneurial and autonomous
- Resourceful, meticulous, and curious
- Hungry and resourceful – a true self starter!
