Full-time MBA roles

MBA LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME: STRATEGY SPECIALIST

Applications are now closed and will reopen late 2009

Company Description

With revenues of over £20 billion and operations in over 170 countries, BT is one of the world’s leading communication service providers. Our vision for BT is to be dedicated to helping customers thrive in a changing world: whoever and wherever our customers are, we will show the same dedication to making their lives simpler, easier and more successful. BT's mission is to become the leader in the delivery of converged networked services. We understand how to make things better, faster and more inspiring. The services we provide can be complex, but we are making them simple and easy to use. Our principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services.

BT Design delivers the processes, systems and network that enable the lines of business to provide innovative solutions – our own and third party – to our customers over our global 21CN platform, the most ambitious business transformation programme in the telecommunications industry today. BT Design aims to increase speed to market and customer experience, and manages an investment of £1 billion in technology innovation every year.

Purpose of the Role

Successful applicants will join the MBA Leadership Programme (MLP), sponsored by the CEO of BT Design, and designed to develop the future senior managers for BT. You will be part of an internal consulting team working on assignments of 3-6 months over a 12-18 month period, before moving into a senior position within BT.

You will be engaged in diverse projects with an emphasis on change management and customer experience, ranging from financial modelling to process reengineering, business development, technology implementation and strategic vendor relationships. You will lead groups in the implementation and completion of key projects, identifying problems and providing strategic solutions which align company and business unit goals. Working in close collaboration with diverse teams, you will have the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and the drive to be a change agent. The MLP is uniquely positioned to collaborate with all BT business units, so you can expect to gain extensive exposure and experience across BT Group as a whole, and benefit from a unique opportunity to influence a diverse organisation.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Identify and execute on key projects: driving strategic objectives across the business, and providing analysis, briefings and recommendations to business partners and other senior level sponsors (e.g. CIO, Programme Directors)
• Deliver against BT’s top strategic priorities, including customer experience projects
• Lead programme/project management assignments across BT, and lead cross-LoB and virtual project teams
• Drive Global Services, Retail or Wholesale projects in the marketplace
• Develop business cases and recommendations, and present them to executive management
• Support business development, and be actively engaged in commercial opportunities
• Perform due diligence and financial analysis to develop negotiation strategies and best alternatives

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• A recent MBA Degree from a top business school

Additional Skills and Experience

• Strong leadership skills with a passion for achieving results and challenging the status-quo
• Strong business skills – finance, strategy, operations – and proven commercial experience and judgement
• Strong analytical skills with project/product management experience and the ability to see the bigger picture
• Ability to translate, communicate and present complex problems in a clear, succinct way to both senior executives and highly technical individuals
• Adept at working in a competitive, changing environment, and managing multiple stakeholders
• Good understanding of telecom, IT, media and Internet industries and their interactions
• Previous consulting experience is desirable

Place of Employment

London, UK

Remuneration

Competitive package based on skills and experience including 10% OTB, relocation assistance, car allowance, pension, family health cover and 27.5 days annual leave, in addition to UK national holidays.

Applications are now closed and will reopen late 2009.