StratOps Senior Associate

Overview

In this role you will lead workstreams within Entain’s strategic agenda, turning complex business challenges into actionable insights. You will sit in the Strategy & Operations team in the COO Office, partnering with cross-functional leaders to move priorities from concept to execution. You’ll deliver data-driven recommendations, manage execution risks, and communicate strategic outcomes to senior leadership. This position offers the chance to shape high-impact initiatives at a global, fast-paced company and build your strategic toolkit.

Pay / Benefits

• regular bonus
• pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Bank holidays
• wellbeing and development days
• life assurance and income protection

Responsibilities

• Lead key workstreams within strategic initiatives across Strategy & Operations, supporting priority areas like Trading, Performance Marketing, Product, Technology and broader transformation projects.
• Translate complex and ambiguous business challenges into structured analyses to generate data-driven insights and strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Drive implementation of initiatives, proactively managing risks and roadblocks to ensure delivery against objectives.
• Develop clear, compelling presentations, business cases, and executive materials for senior leadership.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to challenge assumptions, validate findings, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Key requirements

• 3–4 years of experience in corporate strategy, strategy consulting stratops, or related analytical field
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities to structure and solve complex problems
• Advanced presentation development skills and ability to translate analyses into executive-ready slide decks
• Strong communication with experience producing executive-level materials
• Ability to engage and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience in sports, betting or entertainment is preferred but not required

• cross-functional collaboration
• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• advanced analytical capabilities
• data-driven insights
• strategy formulation and structured analysis

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