Head of Strategy, (Hybrid) London office

Introduction

About tonies:

tonies is the world’s largest interactive audio platform for children with around 7.8 million Tonieboxes and more than 95 million Tonie figurines sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach. Tonieboxes have been activated in over 100 countries, the content portfolio includes more than 1,100 Tonies figurines in several languages. Since its inception, tonies has achieved significant milestones, including listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November 2021 as well as a globally present team of over 550 dedicated professionals operating from various countries.
Joining our tonies team means being part of an inspiring mission to create innovative and meaningful experiences for children around the world. Together, we’re shaping the future of play, learning, and imagination.

Overview

At Tonies, we’re on a mission to bring the magic of audio to children everywhere. This is more than a role; it's a chance to play an important part in a famous growth story: tonies is the the fastest growing pre-school toy company in the UK and it is the largest interactive audio platform for kids in the world. In doing so you will be part of a revolution in the way children consume entertainment - to the delight of children and parents alike.

Your tasks

You as part of tonies:

The Head of Strategy will be reporting directly to the UK Managing Director and working alongside the Management Team to develop and drive strategic objectives and operational excellence across the company. In this role, you will run key initiatives across all teams (marketing, growth, sales, operations, etc.) to identify new growth drivers, increase efficiency and profitability of the business. The role requires leadership, strategic thinking, cross-functional communication, organisation, and the ability to influence through respect and trust.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Strategic planning: Lead the development of the strategy for the UK business and aligning departmental strategies with the organisation’s overall goals. Translating the annual plans into clear objectives per team, you’ll drive the success of set strategies. Responsible for mapping out long-term vision, goals, and actionable initiatives.
• Drive impactful projects: Lead high-priority initiatives, overseeing cross-departmental projects, ensuring they are executed efficiently and align with strategic objectives. You own and run strategic business initiatives, allowing you to dive into various departments within the UK business.
• Commercial excellence: you ensure the UK business relies on a comprehensive and robust set of KPIs to fuel high-impact decision-making and clear commercial actions.
• Operational efficiency: you’ll streamline operations and improve processes to support our growth, efficiency and scalability.
• Organisation: you make sure the right people are speaking with each other by organising meetings and schedules and preparing agendas, briefings, and materials for leadership meetings, management reports and company updates.
• Data Analysis: Conduct research to identify industry trends, new business opportunities andsupporting strategic decision making by analysing key data, presenting insights to leadership for actionable strategies.
• Leadership support: You are the right hand of, and reporting to the Managing Director, gaining daily insights into the responsibilities of running a business
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Working closely with the senior leadership team to ensure strategy is embedded across all departments.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in management consulting, in-house strategy teams or a fast-paced high-growth scale up
• Strategic acumen: proven ability to develop, implement, and align organisational strategies
• Analytical Thinking: robust analytical and problem-solving skills, experienced in financial analysis and corporate strategy
• Strong project management skills: ability to manage multiple projects and the desire to bring structure to undefined procedures
• Exceptional communication: strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Track record of driving business insights, actions, and accountability across organisations
• Startup mindset & owner mentality
• You are a team player and collaborator at heart
• Master’s degree in business administration, management or a related field. An MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• Excel/G Sheet guru, PowerPoint/G Slide magician

We offer

• What do we offer you?
• Make a serious impact on the brand experience for customers and our company’s growth.
• A lot of learning- and development opportunities within a young, dynamic and fun team.
• Freedom of idea and initiative, execution and implementation of your own ideas and initiatives.

Why tonies?