Senior Strategy & Operations Lead
Salt are partnered with a leading global technology business and are looking for a Senior Strategy & Operations Lead to join on a contract basis.
Location: London, UK
Day Rate: £530-£630 per day (Inside IR35)
Employment Type: Contract
About the Role
This is a senior strategic role supporting the optimisation and growth of the organisation's SMB advertising business across Europe. You'll work closely with senior commercial leaders, driving high-impact strategic initiatives that boost revenue performance, streamline operations, and improve sales productivity.
You'll lead complex projects end-to-end - from scoping and data gathering to rigorous analysis and presenting recommendations - while partnering with cross-functional teams across marketing, product, finance, and measurement. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, analytical environments and enjoys shaping scalable processes in a high-growth organisation.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate directly with senior sales leadership to deliver strategic and operational programmes that enhance revenue performance for the European SMB segment
- Build structured project plans, analyse large datasets, synthesise insights, and deliver strategic recommendations
- Translate business trends, operational metrics, and customer behaviours into actionable insights
- Leverage substantial structured data to understand customer interaction with products and services
- Influence and align with cross-functional teams to improve business processes and unlock opportunities
- Proactively identify and redesign systems, workflows and processes that drive scalability
- Support wider company-level strategy and planning initiatives
Requirements
- 8+ years' experience in strategy & operations, management consulting, investment banking, or an equivalent analytical environment
- Strong understanding of sales operations and digital advertising ecosystems
- Proven track record of delivering data-driven insights that influence decision-making
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels in fast-paced environments
- Highly organised, analytical, and detail-oriented
- Degree in a quantitative field (eg, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Accounting) or equivalent experience; MBA highly advantageous
- Experience with SQL, Tableau, Salesforce beneficial
- Fluency in English
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements