Virgin Media O2
Senior Corporate Strategy Manager

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Summary
Location
London
Job Family
Corporate Functions
Job Type
Full Time
Posted Date
14-Jul-2026
Ref #
74655
Are you curious and motivated, with a track record of delivering strategic projects at pace? At Virgin Media O2, you’ll have the chance to answer the most challenging questions facing the Telco industry today. We are just over a year into our £31bn merger - the largest in UK Telecoms history – with high growth ambitions and shareholders committed to investing for the long term. The Central Strategy team sits at the heart of this exciting business. We are responsible for setting the long-term direction, uncovering opportunities for value creation, and advising on M&A and business development deals. We are looking for a passionate strategy professional who can deliver complex projects, answer tricky strategic questions, influence exec-level stakeholders, and have fun while doing it.
Who we are
At Virgin Media O₂, we connect people to the moments that matter most. Virgin Media leads the UK for broadband reliability, speed and overall performance, while O₂ keeps people connected on the move with award-winning coverage.
We’re also proud to be named one of the Financial Times Top 500 Best Employers for 2026, based on one of the UK’s largest employee satisfaction surveys.
Join us and you’ll be part of a team that stays curious, positive and focused on making life easier for our customers and each other. We’re investing in the future of connectivity, from expanding next-generation 5G to exploring satellite-supported solutions that help reach rural communities and hard-to-connect places.
You’ll work with people who back good ideas and give you plenty of room to grow. So if you’re looking for a place where you can feel supported, trusted and genuinely valued, you’ll feel right at home here.
Our ways of working
We’re a flexible-first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days a month connecting with each other in person.
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That doesn’t just mean time in the office – it could be team meetings, offsites, volunteering days, cross-functional projects, or away days. What matters is making those moments count – so when we come together, it benefits everyone.
Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all
We believe a better tomorrow starts with the choices we make today. That means moving the dial on diversity, building equity into everything we do and putting inclusion at the heart of our business.
Virgin Media O₂ is an equal opportunities employer and we work hard to remove bias and barriers. We want every person who joins us – and everyone thinking about joining us – to feel seen, heard and supported.
When you work with us, you’ll have access to our award-winning employee network groups. These communities bring people together, champion allyship and create uplifting spaces where you can learn, share and feel part of something bigger. They play a big role in helping people feel connected from day one.
The must haves
In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;
- Corporate Strategy experience in a top tier TMT business and/or strategy consulting firm
- Understanding of the telecoms market, digital services, and the potential opportunities and threats for the industry
- Track record of developing viable solutions to highly complex business challenges
- Effective & credible communicator, with influence at all levels of business, able to effectively convey complex ideas to diverse audiences
- Excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, building positive relationships across the team and wider business
- Self-starting and motivated individual, resourceful and solution-driven, able to manage and successfully deliver multiple projects in parallel
- Strong awareness and understanding of commercial drivers of performance
- Experience of developing and modelling complex business cases
The other stuff we are looking for
We'd also love you to bring;
- Lead complex, cross business strategy projects
- Be a trusted advisor to key senior executives, including board members, on complex and critical issues
- Identify different ways for Virgin Media O2 to achieve its strategic goals through alliances, partnerships, M&A, etc.
- End-to-end ownership of Board-level ready written documents and proposals
- Provide coaching and guidance to other team members on specific skills, through formal project work delegation and informal mentoring


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Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world. Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.
Next steps
If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a Saville assessment, competency based interview with case study. When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed. Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.
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