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Senior Manager, Strategy & Growth
Senior Manager, Strategy & Growth
Who We Are
IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specialising in:
- Media rights management and sales
- Multi-channel content production and distribution
- Brand partnerships
- Strategic consulting
- Digital services
- Events management
It powers revenue growth, fanbase expansion, and intellectual property (IP) development for over 200 federations, associations, events, and teams, including:
- National Football League (NFL)
- English Premier League (EPL)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- National Hockey League (NHL)
- Major League Soccer (MLS)
- ATP & WTA Tours
- Wimbledon (AELTC)
- Euroleague Basketball
- CONMEBOL
- DP World Tour
- The R&A
- UFC
- WWE
- Pro Bull Riders (PBR)
IMG is a subsidiary of **TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties such as:
- UFC (premier mixed martial arts organisation)
- WWE (global leader in sports entertainment)
- Pro Bull Riders (PBR) (world’s premier bull riding organisation)
Together, these TKO brands reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories, organising over 500 live events annually, attracting three million fans.
TKO supports rights holders through:
- IMG (global sports marketing agency)
- On Location (global leader in premium experiential hospitality)
About the Role
This Senior Manager, Strategy & Growth role blends client consulting and internal strategy work. You’ll:
- Spend most of your time delivering client engagements, with active client interaction.
- Contribute to IMG’s internal growth strategy projects.
- Operate in a rotation-based pool, moving between different engagements.
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The role reports to the Senior Director of Strategy & Growth.
Key Responsibilities
Client Consulting
- Fully execute client engagements, including analysis, modelling, and deliverables.
- Apply clarity to client questions, defining key focus areas and structuring actionable answers.
- Develop and refine market sizing, business cases, and rights valuations for clients.
- Collaborate with junior team members, ensuring their progress and refining their work.
- Contribute to proposal shaping and engagement scoping.
Internal Strategy
- Address internal strategy inquiries, including:
- Sizing new growth opportunities
- Preparing investment cases
- Tackling organisational challenges
- Support Senior Leadership Team (SLT) updates and briefings for IMG’s President.
Required Knowledge & Experience
- 4–7 years in:
- Strategy consulting, or a corporate strategy/commercial role with significant client exposure
- Preferably, media, entertainment, or sports-related experience
- Strong delivery track record in consulting, including:
- Completing key analytical and modelling tasks
- Managing end-to-end project workflow
- Confidence in numbers, with expertise in:
- Market sizing, growth modelling, and business valuation
- Experience mentoring more junior team members.
- Experience working with senior decision-makers (clients or executives).
Critical Skills & Abilities
- Thinking & problem-solving:
- Breaking down complex issues to identify core elements and communicate them clearly.
- Ownership & execution:
- Thriving with clear briefs but excellent at adapting when struggling.
- Adjusting course based on input and shifting priorities.
- Political agility:
- Navigating high-level discussions with different stakeholders effectively.
- Comprehensive writing:
- Translating intricately complicated topics into concise language for busy executives.
- Pragmatism:
- Prioritising rapid, high-value delivery over perfection.
- Multitasking:
- Switching between demanding clientwork and internal deliverables without compromising standards.
- Collaborative attitude:
- Embracing teamwork—pool rotation derives value from collective success.
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Preferred Experience
- Familiarity with sports, media, or entertainment industries.
- Experience as an advisor, consultant, or internal strategist in a commercial business.
- Understanding of how professional services firms generate revenue.
- Working knowledge of multi-business-unit or holding company structures.
Working Conditions & Logistics
- Permanent position at IMG (Chiswick Park).
- Open to flexible work arrangements (hybrid/framework).
- Expected standard hours of 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday–Friday.
- Possible travel for meetings or IMG events offsite.
- Unsocial hours may arise due to project deadlines or schedules.
- Requires technology adaptation.
Equal Opportunity
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are fully compliant with all applicable laws regarding non-discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or similar criteria.
Further details on privacy and information security are covered in TKO’s policies.
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