Senior Manager, Strategic Management and Market Insights

Sits within the Strategic Management and Market Insights (SMMI) department of the Corporate Strategy & Business Planning Office (CSBPO), reporting to the Head of SMMI and working closely with multiple divisions and departments. The job holder plays a management and facilitation role across corporate strategic projects, Integrated Business Planning and senior leadership KPI management, and macro and market insights studies. The position also works with other CSBPO department heads to ensure cohesive linkages, including wagering revenue planning, the annual Integrated Business Planning process and related transformation programmes.

• Facilitate the smooth planning and implementation of corporate strategic projects that drive the Club's long-term business success.
• Facilitate cross-divisional initiatives, manage stakeholder relationships, support analytical pieces, promote agile ways of working, and define and track KPIs to ensure focused delivery of results.
• Support the identification of key opportunities and threats for the Club's integrated business model and the alignment of strategic priorities and focus across divisions to guide resource and investment prioritisation.
• Articulate the case for change and strategic purposes for key cross-divisional transformations, and facilitate or project manage strategic initiatives including alignment of key stakeholder engagement focus.
• Define key business impact KPIs and track progress along key drivers.
• Lead a small team to proactively monitor key macro and market trends and competitive intelligence using primary and secondary research.
• Develop strong partnerships with other divisions, such as Sports Business, MCE, Racing, SIIS and Corporate Affairs, to synthesise key market insights and trends into a consolidated base of market and competitive insights for the CEO and BOM.
• Partner with assigned divisions to orchestrate the annual Integrated Business Planning process, guiding divisions to focus on agreed corporate strategic priorities and develop concrete Divisional Operating Plans that drive business performance, agility and operating efficiency.
• Work with divisions to ensure CEO-direct report KPIs are properly defined on an impact-driven basis and objectively assessed.
• Identify and manage key strategic linkages between Hong Kong and the Mainland, in partnership with relevant China teams, to ensure coherency of corporate strategy, extending that alignment to relevant overseas markets where needed.
• Play a proactive role in the formulation of key internal papers or presentations for the SP-related Steering Committee, BOM and BOS under the guidance of the Director and HoDs.
• Support additional projects or assignments based on supervisor guidance and approval.

• Bachelor Degree with strong standing (Second Upper or First Honours) in business, engineering or any discipline, from a top Hong Kong or leading university worldwide.
• 10+ years working experience for DEM level; candidates with lesser experience will be considered for Senior Manager level.
• Understanding of consumer business drivers and dynamics, with relevant Hong Kong and Mainland China market knowledge.
• Strategy and change management project leadership experience.
• Facilitation and influencing skills with stakeholders up to C-level executives.
• Team leadership experience for a high calibre in-house consulting team.
• Excellent paper writing and story-telling skills.
• Fluent in reading, writing and speaking English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

• Master Degree in a business-related discipline from a top leading business school, if the Bachelor degree is not related to business.
• Strong track record in strategic consulting and change management with major consulting firms, or in-house corporate strategic planning experience with large corporates.

• Competitive salary and benefits packages.
• Dynamic working environment.
• Development opportunities.