Senior Strategy & Operations Associate - Education

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Company Description

114 race victories in Formula 1, nine times Formula 1 Constructors' Champion, seven times Formula 1 World Drivers Champions and the only team to have won in F1, 24h Le Mans and British Touring Cars. A proven track record that sets Williams Racing apart from the competition. Our unique character, combined with a deep passion for racing and future-oriented thinking, has created the very essence of our company.

Our mission is to win races and, in doing so, establish an authentic racing and lifestyle brand. Pure efficiency and the determination to win are key components of our company's DNA and its overriding purpose. And it's not only about being victorious on the racetrack. It is the essential mindset to remain competitive and to achieve success in everything we do.

It follows therefore that Williams' world class people are its most important asset. Our team operates at a high standard to ensure success.

Our commitment to support the next generation of innovators and winners, gives us the opportunity to be ready for every challenge we face. Together we are successful. Together we win. We are Williams.

Job Description

Williams Education is an exciting new venture aimed at expanding access to world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education via a suite of through-life offerings (from primary school through to university). This individual will play a key role in building the long-term vision of Williams Education, determining the right offerings, and ensuring each offering is delivered - generating a meaningful impact on the UK STEM education landscape.

Today, Williams Education has one offering, a one-day STEM Experience onsite at its campus in Grove, Oxfordshire. Students aged 8-16 join Williams for a free, taking part in a workshop that instils STEM skills through the lens for Formula 1, trying their hand at racing on our Esports Simulators, and view 20+ heritage cars in the museum. This role will help determine what models we pursue next, ensuring we are solving real customer needs and leveraging cutting-edge methodologies in STEM education.

Main Duties:

• Conducting regular assessments of the UK Education landscape (from primary through to Phd) and the existing and innovative models for corporate involvement
• Scoping, evaluating, and executing new growth opportunities to accelerate Williams Education by leveraging key insights gained through research and data analytics
• Driving hypothesis-driven quantitative and qualitative research such as analyses to understand our addressable market, competitive landscape, customer interviews/surveys, and/or concept testing to identify actionable insights that shape our strategy
• Identifying and analysing established and emerging STEM and education organizations with compelling business models and growth frameworks that could inform our own strategy
• Create operating and financial models to bring the growth opportunities to life, including approaches to commercialize
• Communicating your findings and recommendations to all levels of cross-functional management, c-suite and board through clear presentations that you will then drive through execution
• Developing cross-functional project plans to seamlessly deliver growth opportunities
• Identifying and mitigating execution risks, taking both a proactive approach and escalating risks to leadership as necessary
• Improving upon process foundations for how we take growth opportunities from ideation to execution as part of our overall go-to-market strategy process
• Creating KPIs/OKRs for each offering, and the related dashboards to monitor each offering's impact

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing and executing business strategy, (e.g., go-to-market and/or product recommendations) in an strategic/operational role, consulting firm, or investment bank.
• Demonstrated experience in presenting data, insights and recommendations to senior executives (e.g. C-level, VPs, etc.)
• Experience with a broad array of UK Education organisations

Additional Information

Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.