It’s an exciting time to join Superbet, we’re entering new markets, developing new technologies, and moving step by step towards our goal of exciting the world. As our business grows, the number of exciting people initiatives grows with it, and we’re looking for a Strategic Planning Lead to help understand and champion our local customer needs.
We are looking for someone who:
- A proven track record in a dynamic online business.
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar industry.
- Analytical in nature who can help bring clarity to problems and opportunities.
- Has strong financial literacy to ensure business performance and planning is fully understood.
- Has experience in managing senior audiences.
- A customer obsession.
What you’ll be doing:
- Utilizing customer research to develop actionable hypotheses to help develop a compelling customer proposition.
- Become the voice of the customer to collaborate at pace with our senior product leaders.
- Budget Management & financial planning: work with our finance team to develop our annual budget and ongoing forecasting processes.
- Business Case Development: Lead the creation of compelling business cases for new initiatives, product launches, and strategic investments, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives.
- Strategic Planning & Decision Support: Partner with senior leaders to evaluate and prioritize strategic opportunities, helping to shape the direction of commercial activities and investments.
- Market & Competitor Analysis: Conduct detailed market and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities, risks, and trends that could influence commercial strategies.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with finance, operations, marketing, and product teams to ensure commercial strategies are aligned with broader business objectives.
- Risk & Opportunity Management: Proactively identify and address potential risks or bottlenecks in performance, recommending corrective actions or alternative approaches as necessary.
- Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a key point of contact for senior leadership on performance, budgets, and forecasts, ensuring transparent communication and effective decision-making.
Skills/Experience:
- Advanced Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex data sets, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to drive business decisions. Proficiency in tools like Excel, SQL, or business intelligence software is essential.
- Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting to manage and optimize commercial performance.
- Strategic Thinking: Capability to develop and implement long-term strategies based on market trends, competitive analysis, and business objectives, while balancing short-term goals and performance.
- Project Management: Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize, drive execution, and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to senior leadership and engage with various stakeholders to influence decision-making.
About us:
Superbet is a tech & entertainment company founded in 2008, with the mission of bringing exciting, technology-powered entertainment in sports & gaming to millions of customers around the world.
The Group is present in 12 countries, in terms of operations or tech hubs, with the most important markets being Romania, Poland, Belgium, Serbia and Brazil.
In 2019, Superbet received €175 million strategic investment from Blackstone Inc., the world’s largest private equity fund, to drive business growth and scalability.
As leaders in compliance and best practices, Superbet Group is a member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and the only company which has won four times the Best Sports Betting Operator in CEE award at the Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference (CEEGC).