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Job Description: Group Strategy Manager
Location: London (1-2 days per week in the office)
Work Options: Hybrid & flexible
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time – 35 hours
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 28th July 2026
We make health happen! At Bupa, we're helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As a healthcare business with no shareholders, our focus is always on our customers and the communities we serve.
We're looking for a Group Strategy Manager to join our Group Strategy and Transformation team. This is a rare opportunity to work at the heart of Bupa's global business, helping shape the strategic decisions that influence our future direction across health insurance and healthcare services.
You'll join a small, supportive and high-performing team that works closely with Bupa's executive leadership team and Board. From identifying growth opportunities and analysing market trends, to helping deliver major strategic initiatives, you'll play an important role in turning ambitious ideas into action. This is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking, commercial insight and problem solving while working on some of the most important opportunities and challenges facing a global healthcare organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Help shape Bupa's group-wide strategy and support long-term planning activities.
- Support the delivery of strategic projects and transformation programmes from initial research and analysis through to executive recommendations and global mobilisation.
- Conduct market, competitor and industry research to identify emerging trends and strategic opportunities.
- Analyse customer, clinical, operational and financial data to uncover drivers of performance and growth.
- Structure complex business challenges, test strategic hypotheses and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
- Prepare high-quality presentations, reports and briefing materials for senior leaders, executives and Board audiences.
- Work closely with stakeholders across Bupa's markets and business units to support strategic planning activities.
- Build strong relationships across the organisation and act as a trusted partner on strategy-related initiatives.
- Support continuous improvement within the Strategy team by identifying more effective ways of working.
- Share knowledge and help develop strategy capability across the wider business.
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What We’re Looking For
We're interested in hearing from people who bring a combination of strategic thinking, commercial awareness and strong relationship-building skills. You'll ideally have:
- Experience in strategy, management consulting, business planning, corporate development or a similar role.
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear recommendations.
- Experience working with data and developing insights to support business decisions.
- Confidence presenting information through written reports, presentations and discussions with senior stakeholders.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work within deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- A collaborative, curious and proactive approach to problem solving.
- A degree-level qualification, with additional strategy, business or finance qualifications being beneficial.
- Knowledge of healthcare, health insurance or related sectors would be helpful but isn't essential.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa medical insurance
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Free health assessment
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
- Various other benefits and online discounts
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Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Strategy, Change & Transformation
Locations: Angel Court, London
Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care.
At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.
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