Strategy & Operations Lead – UK

About the role

As Strategy and Operations Lead, you will develop country strategies, identify market opportunities, align cross‑functional teams, and drive initiatives to measurable outcomes. This individual‑contributor role focuses on Consumer markets with scope to impact B2B, and you will work deep in priority markets while building scalable approaches across EMEA.

Key responsibilities

• Build country strategies: develop plans, priorities and forecasts for key European markets and translate company strategy into practical local action.
• Drive growth and conversion: use data, customer insight and experimentation to improve acquisition, engagement, retention, conversion and monetization.
• Lead market expansion and localization: identify opportunities, build scalable launch frameworks and determine product and go‑to‑market adaptations.
• Turn strategy into execution: move initiatives from diagnosis and prioritization through delivery, measurement and iteration.
• Lead cross‑functional teams: align Product, Growth, Marketing, Brand, Partnerships, Finance, Research, Operations and Compliance around shared outcomes.
• Represent regional insight: ensure European market and customer perspectives shape global roadmaps and decisions.
• Measure and scale impact: define success metrics and decide when a successful local approach should be replicated.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in growth, strategy, business operations or quantitative analytics with responsibility for outcomes.
• Proven track record developing country, regional or multi‑market strategies and translating them into focused execution plans.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, including forecasting, financial modeling and growth metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiatives from insight through launch and measurement.
• Deep understanding of European markets combined with a scalable regional perspective.
• Strong communication skills with senior stakeholders and ability to influence without formal authority.
• High ownership and urgency in ambiguous, resource‑constrained environments.
• Passion for AI and alignment with OpenAI’s mission.