Director - Business Strategy and Planning

Job description

. Growth Strategy & Portfolio Opportunities Identify strategic growth opportunities across content, distribution, partnerships, consumer engagement, and emerging business areas Drive portfolio-level interventions to improve scale, efficiency, and long-term business outcomes Evaluate market shifts, competitive trends, and evolving consumer behaviour to shape strategic priorities Support leadership teams to improve growth, monetization and operating efficiency across businesses Expectation: Shape strategic growth priorities across the portfolio, beyond current operating plans 2. White Spaces & Strategic Interventions Identify structural gaps and whitespace opportunities across the entertainment ecosystem Develop business cases for new opportunities, partnerships and expansion opportunities Partner with cross-functional teams to unlock opportunities across linear, streaming, studios, and emerging platforms Drive high-impact strategic initiatives requiring enterprise-wide alignment Expectation: Identify and unlock future growth opportunities across the portfolio 3. New Growth Engines & Scaled Initiatives Work with leadership teams to conceptualize and scale new growth initiatives (e.g., IP extensions, consumer experiences, new formats, partnerships) Support execution and scale-up of high-potential initiatives across platforms and markets Define success metrics and track performance of new initiatives against business objectives Drive problem-solving and course correction to ensure scalability and sustainability Expectation: Enable new growth engines from concept to scalable business opportunity 4. Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment Work across multiple teams to drive alignment on strategic priorities and enterprise-wide initiatives Enable collaboration between business, content, product, distribution, finance, and partnership teams Facilitate execution of high-priority initiatives through stakeholder alignment and governance mechanisms Bring together diverse inputs into cohesive strategic recommendations for leadership Expectation: Deliver complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives with strong execution discipline 5. Leadership Narratives & Executive Communication Develop high-quality strategy decks, executive briefs, and business narratives for senior leadership Synthesize market, consumer, competitive, and business insights into clear strategic recommendations Support leadership communication around business priorities, growth opportunities, and long-term direction Build structured narratives to support key decision-making forums Expectation: Deliver clarity, insight, and rigor in all strategic communications Success Metrics Measurable impact on revenue growth, audience expansion, or new business initiatives Number and quality of new growth opportunities identified and validated Successful execution and scaling of strategic initiatives Strength of cross-functional alignment and delivery timelines Quality and influence of strategic recommendations in leadership decision-making