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Our Enterprise-tier digital subscription business is key to growth, and we are seeking an experienced Senior Propositions Manager to expand this area.

Key Responsibilities

Market Insights:
- Conduct research to understand client needs, market trends, and audience segments
- Analyze competitors and identify opportunities for growth and differentiation
- Assess market gaps and emerging needs to propose new offerings
Proposition Development:
- Design and refine subscription propositions for key sectors like government, corporate, and education including clear and differentiated value propositions
- Identify and develop potential product and feature enhancements and growth opportunities
- Work closely with colleagues in finance and the business to create business cases for new propositions and prioritise delivery
- Support the development of complementary strategies for content Syndication and Licensing partnerships
Pricing Strategy:
- Develop package pricing and models to support sales and ensure competitive positioning
Go-to-Market Strategy:
- Coordinate internal teams to launch new packages or features
- Develop and execute detailed go-to-market plans with timelines and key milestones
- Collaborate with sales and marketing to ensure effective launches and gather feedback for improvements
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Align with internal teams (e.g., sales, editorial, product, data) on client requirements and features
- Work with marketing to create campaigns driving awareness and demand
Performance Tracking:
- Define key success metrics and monitor proposition performance, using data to drive improvements
- Report on metrics, including revenue growth and customer acquisition

Desired Skills & Attributes

Experience:
- Proven success in senior B2B propositions, product marketing, or subscription management roles
- Background in media, technology, or SaaS with subscription-based model experience
- Experience in a strategy role is advantageous for market and opportunity analysis
Skills:
- Effective in matrix organizations, relationship-building, virtual team leadership, and influencing
- Highly effective at quantitative and qualitative market intelligence gathering
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Analytical mindset to translate data into actionable strategies
Attributes:
- Customer-focused with a proactive problem-solving approach
- Creative thinker with a solution-oriented mindset

Benefits

What we offer

We offer excellent benefits including an incentive programme, generous annual and parental leave policies, volunteering days and well-being support throughout the year, as well as free access to all Economist content. Country specific benefits are also offered.

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Senior Propositions Manager – Enterprise Subscriptions (B2B) Lead