Strategy Consultant

Department:
Strategy Team:
Industry Strategy & Foresight, Corporate Strategy

Location:

London (Hybrid 2 - 3 days in the office)
Position type:
Permanent, Full time

The Strategy Consultant supports the development of high-quality strategic insights, recommendations, and decision frameworks for both industry-facing and internal strategy priorities. This role works across sector strategy and corporate strategy priorities — supporting industry foresight, strategic planning, business case development, and executive decision‑making. It offers exceptional exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence high‑impact industry topics.

• Framing complex problems clearly
• Conducting structured research and analysis
  Develop market, competitor and ecosystem assessments;
  Support development of sector outlooks and foresight reports;
• Synthesising insights into compelling narratives
  Translate complex information into clear strategic implications
• Supporting executive decision‑making with robust evidence and clear options
  Provide clear recommendations with defined trade‑offs and risks; ensure choices are data‑driven
• Problem‑structuring and decision support
  Organise ambiguous challenges into structured work streams;
  Build analytical models, scenarios and frameworks;
• Cross‑functional collaboration
  Gather insights from regional and functional teams;
  Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions;
• Ensure alignment between strategic recommendations and operational realities

• Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy or project delivery roles
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Comfortable working with quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to structure ambiguous questions into clear frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High intellectual curiosity and learning agility
• Comfortable operating across different functions and levels of seniority
• Experience in management consulting, telecom, technology or digital ecosystems (essential)

• Delivery – providing clear, data‑driven recommendations by breaking down complex problems
• Agility – adapting quickly to changing priorities and ambiguity
• Teamwork – collaborating effectively across teams and building strong relationships
• Analysis – using structured, data‑driven analysis to generate actionable insights

Working at GSMA provides unparalleled access to the mobile industry and the chance to shape its direction. Benefits include competitive compensation, generous holiday allowances, additional professional development days, learning and development opportunities, and a flexible, hybrid work environment.

We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and invite applications from all demographics. Flexi‑time and remote working are available to all staff. GSMA is an equal opportunity employer.