Trading Performance Lead – Sky Glass and Stream

The Trading Performance Lead is responsible for tracking, forecasting, communicating and  driving SOIP net growth across Glass and Stream. They will need to understand the trading  levers available to them and make recommendations to optimize customer and P&L  performance. 

What you’ll do  

• Trading Expertise – Be the expert in Trading Performance for your area. Have a deep understanding of the drivers of all critical metrics including Demand & conversion down to a product and sales site level. 

• Trading insight & idea generation – using large and sophisticated data, clearly communicate findings in a simple and timely manner answering, “what is happening, why & what should we do.” Developing ideas to improve Performance across all important metrics. 

• Reporting/trading governance – use your expertise and trading insight to deliver accurate reporting including root-cause diagnosis of any over or under performance. 

• Provide mitigation or go-faster recommendations – use your knowledge to make recommendations across various senior partners, and the routes to market (channels) to improve performance. 

• Mentoring and managing hard-working teams – Managing a team of 3 you need to use your technical & managerial expertise to lead, mentor and develop a successful team. Ensuring teams are delivering output to a high standard, regular 121s, development plans and have strong direction for their role. 

What you’ll bring   

Essential criteria:   

• Highly numerate and analytical combined with excellent communication skills to present findings in written, PowerPoint, spreadsheet and verbal format to senior partners. 

• Experienced in fast paced work environments with large & complex data, delivering quick decision making that is commercial. Sectors might include but are not limited to, telecoms, Media, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG. 

• Proven experience in coaching and manging strong individuals. 

• Solid working understanding of key financial performance indicators and how these are to be used when making decisions and recommendations. 

• Self-starter able to identify trends, issues and challenges – a real get up and go attitude to tackle issues head on and finding every opportunity to improve performance within the limitations and challenges faced. 

• Tireless and results driven mentality, able to continually critique and optimise performance with a Positive mind-set 

• Strong excel skills and experience of financial modelling 

• Ability to swiftly obtain a clear understanding of business issues using data 

• Confident and credible, able to present work up to the Director of Performance, with excellent written, verbal, PowerPoint and spreadsheet communication skills 

Benefits and perks  

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:   

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema    

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution  

• Private healthcare with mental health support   

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance   

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect   

• Sharesave and Tech schemes   

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences  

How you’ll work  

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.  

Your office base   

 
Osterley  

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.  

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 

Who we are  

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society. 

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.  

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.   

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position. 

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