About us:
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do:
This role will be interfacing regularly with other members of the leadership, reporting into Executives, and collaborating widely on cross business strategic projects and programmes. You will assess markets and find opportunities within them that are aligned to Viasat’s strategy – both for new products and existing ones. The opportunities will then be scoped during feasibility work before an outline proposition is built. The role will ensure that we are developing the most valuable propositions available and transitioning them to teams that will manage implementation.
The day-to-day:
- Develop business cases for strategic projects and programmes for Exec approval (multi-million dollar and multi-year), looking across the business portfolio
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Assess the robustness of investment cases from other areas and feed into prioritisation calls with a Product Strategy lens
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Define the propositions being proposed in Exec language (based on customer & tech team input)
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develop the plans to commercialise the solution
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coordinate with the BUs/central teams to develop the high level argument
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Collaborate with team members to ensure alignment with the business proposal
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Engage with Segments, Corporate teams and Markets to understand the opportunities related to the propositions. Objectively assess their likely market success given the competitive environment.
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Engage with customers and Partners through insight team work and directly to determine the attractiveness of propositions
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Coordinate across central teams and BUs to establish an outline programme of work and support the execution of propositions in the feasibility stages
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Define an outline programme of work which will be handed onto to Segment Product and Functional Management teams for implementation
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Engage with external partners on work related to strategic programmes and projects working towards agreements or contracts.
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Feed into reporting and budgeting processes on strategic programmes
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Develop financial models for opportunities to showcase the value of arguments
What you'll need:
- Experience as a consultant with strong background in finance with the following skill-sets and characteristics:
o hypothesis led, able to manage projects within an organisation/influence others (without hierarchical authority), able to work to tight timescales, ability to define a problem and then structure a path to a solution -
Skilled at financial and commercial modelling in Excel, including options analysis
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Data driven and able to articulate and communicate the message behind the data
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Excellent written and presentational skills, for Exec level
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Ready, willing and ideally experienced at working across UK and West Coast time zones
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Telco background. Satcom and networking knowledge a plus
What will help you on the job:
- Commercial experience in industry desirable i.e. able to quickly hone the constituents of commercial success/failure
EEO statement:
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
