Strategy Manager, Canada

Company Description
We're Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionizing the gambling space as we go. We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands, and with a focus on sustainability and growth, we will transform our sector for our players, for ourselves and for the industry.

Job Description
Salary range: from $140,000 CAD

Reason for hiring: New headcount

Entain's Americas and Southern Europe Strategy team is looking to hire a
Strategy Manager
for its Canadian operations to help support the local team setting and executing the strategy to drive financial performance.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Strategy for the region, this exciting role serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution, working with local and regional leadership teams to lead high impact strategic planning topics and engaging with local operational teams to deliver results.

You will work with all commercial functions in Canada as well as multiple groups across central Entain, including Digital, Product and Technology, Operations, Marketing, Sales, as well as regional corporate leadership.

We are looking for talented Strategy professionals with the highest standards of integrity who have previously worked in Strategy Consulting and are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced commercial environment.

The successful candidate must have experience developing and implementing commercial strategy frameworks, have demonstrable experience of influencing Executive leaders on key strategic and investment topics, and have experience executing commercial due diligence and growth strategy initiatives. Experience with large-scale transformations and project management a strong plus.

Experience within the sports and gaming vertical is preferred for this role, but not essential.

Key Responsibilities
This is an exciting role within a rapidly expanding team with a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Strategic projects: Support high-visibility, growth strategy projects by conducting strategic analysis, financial modeling and synthesizing conclusions to be presented to internal executive leaders and functional leads
• Operational execution: Support development and implementation of plans to operationalize strategy to drive revenue growth, market expansion, and competitive positioning in Canada
• Partnership management: Provide strategic guidance to and support engagement with key external vendors (e.g., sports and media partners, suppliers, agencies)
• Market & competitive analysis: Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments to identify opportunities and risks
• Business performance monitoring & optimization: Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, marketing, finance, etc.) to develop and implement structure to evaluate and optimize performance.
• Data-driven insights: Analyze data to derive business insights in order to guide strategic decision-making
• Thought leadership: Contribute industry knowledge, thought leadership and a growth perspective to the organization
• Connect with broader org: Facilitate the flow of ideas and information within the broader company

Qualifications

• Strong undergraduate degree
• Extensive experience in strategy consulting / in-house strategy roles (4-7 years post undergrad or 1-2 years post MBA)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deal with ambiguity
• Knowledge and ability to apply business frameworks (e.g. value chain, competitive forces, core competency analysis)
• Proficiency in Excel & data analysis
• Proficiency in business writing and verbal communications, including delivery of presentations to executive business leaders
• Proficiency with project management and operational execution
• Strong interest in betting, games, media, technology, and entertainment industries
• Fluent English speaker

Additional Information
At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in Toronto, you can expect to receive great benefits like:

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development

And outside of this, you'll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes. Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supportive community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.