Senior Manager, Strategic Planning

Overview

As Chief of Staff to the , you will drive strategic planning, operating rhythm, and cross-functional alignment to accelerate Marketing’s growth. You partner with the CMO and Leadership Team to translate priorities into clear plans, decisions, and actions, helping scale a global brand in a fast-paced fintech environment. You’ll bring structure to processes, enable data-driven decision making, and champion AI-enabled marketing capabilities to unlock opportunities. This is a high-impact role that blends strategy, execution, and stakeholder management to shape how Marketing delivers impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model with three days per week in the office
• opportunity to shape and scale a global fintech brand
• growth-focused, high-performance culture
• supportive environment with collaborative leadership
• clear career development and impact within a leadership team

Responsibilities

• Support marketing strategy and planning with clear goals and roadmaps
• Structure problems, analyse options, and drive recommendations
• Partner with CMO and Marketing Leadership Team for prioritisation and follow-through
• Run the Marketing operating rhythm (planning cycles, leadership meetings, reviews)
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives, unblock issues, manage dependencies
• Act as connector across Product, Commercial, Finance, Data, and People teams
• Strengthen data-led decision-making using insights and metrics
• Improve operational excellence through process and reporting discipline
• Prepare leadership updates and communications for alignment
• Drive technology adoption and AI/Agentic Commerce in marketing
• Support the budget process and own annual marketing budget by function and region
• Oversee talent development, calibration, and performance management processes
• Support the CMO at external presentations and stakeholder meetings (e.g., investors)

Key requirements

• Energised by pace, complexity, and shifting priorities
• Strong strategic thinker who executes and delivers
• Passion for marketing and how brand, product, data, and performance drive growth
• Comfort with data, planning cycles, and performance metrics for decision-making
• Highly organised with multiple workstreams and deadlines
• Excellent communicator with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Natural connector who builds strong cross-team relationships
• Sound judgement and discretion handling sensitive topics
• Growth mindset with willingness to learn and grow with senior leadership

• Strategic thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Effective communication
• Data-driven decision making
• Performance metrics and reporting
• Planning cycles and governance

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