Head of Market Strategy, Brazil

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We’re Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionizing the gambling space as we go. We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands, and with a focus on sustainability and growth, we will transform our sector for our players, for ourselves and for the industry.
Entain’s Canada, Iberia & Latin America Region (CILA) team is looking to hire a Head of Market Strategy for its Brazil operations to help support the local team setting and executing the strategy to drive financial performance.
Reporting to the Head of LATAM, this exciting role serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution, working with local and regional leadership teams to lead high impact strategic planning topics and engaging with local operational teams to deliver results.
This highly exciting role works with all commercial functions in Brazil as well as multiple groups across central Entain, including Digital, Product and Technology, Operations, Marketing, Sales, international and corporate leadership.
We are looking for talented Strategy professionals with the highest standards of integrity who have previously worked in Strategy Consulting and are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced commercial environment.
The successful candidate must have experience developing and implementing commercial strategy frameworks, have demonstrable experience of influencing Executive leaders on key strategic and investment topics, and have experience executing commercial due diligence and growth strategy initiatives. Experience with large-scale transformations and project management a strong plus.
Experience within the sports and gaming vertical is preferred for this role, but not essential.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic projects: Support high-visibility, growth strategy projects by conducting strategic analysis, financial modelling and synthesizing conclusions to be presented to internal executive leaders and functional leads
Operational execution: Support development and implementation of plans to operationalize strategy to drive revenue growth, market expansion, and competitive positioning in Brazil
Partnership management: Provide strategic guidance to and support engagement with key external vendors (e.g., sports and media partners, suppliers, agencies)
Market & competitive analysis: Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments to identify opportunities and risks
Business performance monitoring & optimization: Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, marketing, finance, etc…) to develop and implement structure to evaluate and optimize performance.
Data-driven insights: Analyze data to derive business insights in order to guide strategic decision-making
Thought leadership: Contribute industry knowledge, thought leadership and a growth perspective to the organization
Connect with broader org: Facilitate the flow of ideas and information within the broader company
Qualifications Specialist Skills & Experience
Strong undergraduate degree
Extensive experience in strategy consulting / in-house strategy roles
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deal with ambiguity
Knowledge and ability to apply business frameworks (e.g. value chain, competitive forces, core competency analysis)
Proficiency in Excel & data analysis
Proficiency in business writing and verbal communications, including delivery of presentations to executive business leaders
Proficiency with project management and operational execution
Strong interest in betting, games, media, technology, and entertainment industries
Fluent English speaker
Competencies/Behaviours
Entrepreneurial mindset, with a high degree of ownership and self-motivation
Passion for problem-solving and answering complex questions
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to form strong working relationships and encourage trust and confidence in others
Ability to work hybrid with a requirement of working in the office 2x/week
Additional Information #LI-Hybrid
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