Strategic Transformation Manager

Strategic Transformation Manager 

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life 

You’ll join Bauer Media Audio’s Transformation & Delivery team - a small but high-impact group that partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across multiple markets. Together, we deliver our long-term strategy, ensuring Bauer Media Audio continues to innovate and lead in a rapidly evolving industry. 

The Difference you will make 

As Strategic Transformation Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering and shaping Bauer Media Audio’s strategic priorities. You’ll design and run strategic processes, support high-impact initiatives, and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders. This role is about strategy, influence and transformation - not just operational project management - so you’ll be driving change at scale and helping us achieve our ambitious goals. 

Your role 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and support market and cross-functional teams in delivering strategic initiatives. Including monitoring or progress, identifying risks and escalating challenges to leadership. 
• Build and manage business-wide strategic processes (e.g. business planning). 
• Act as a core member of the Transformation & Delivery team, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals. 

The Skills you will bring 

Required:

• Extensive experience in strategic consultancy or leading strategic transformation programmes. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, including C-level engagement. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, seeing challenges before they arise and ‘getting ahead of the problem’. 
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office. 

Desired  

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Experience in digital media, audio, or entertainment sectors. 
• Working Pattern / Location 
• Hybrid role based in London (Euston office), averaging 3 days per week in person. Occasional travel to Europe required (up to ~2 weeks per quarter). 

At Bauer Media Group, we’re committed to enriching everyday life by creating a place to do great work. Through operational excellence, digital innovation, and a strong customer focus, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and be their true authentic selves. If there is anything we can do to support your application, please let us know. 

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.