SlipstreamJobsFresh Startup & VC-Backed Jobs

Strategy Associate

Thought Machine - London, United Kingdom - In-office - posted 2026-09-23

Apply on the company site

SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.

Thought Machine is a cloud-native banking technology platform on a mission to modernize legacy banking systems globally. The company has raised over £500m in funding from top-tier investors including JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, and Temasek, and operates across London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and Lisbon with 550+ employees. You will join the Strategy Team as a Senior Strategy Analyst, serving as the operational backbone that translates long-term vision into measurable execution. This is a high-impact role requiring close collaboration with Sales, Product, and Finance teams to drive company-wide planning and reporting processes. Key responsibilities include: - Owning the annual planning cycle and quarterly business reviews, building and maintaining company-level target-tracking systems that translate growth roadmaps into operational execution - Collaborating with Finance to review, refine, and contribute strategic updates and company-wide metrics aligned with strategic objectives - Supporting AI-assisted workflow integration across the business to improve efficiency in data gathering, reporting, and planning - Conducting foundational strategy work including competitor tracking, customer research, and qualitative/quantitative analyses to support new strategic initiatives and business cases - Building and interrogating company metrics and reporting frameworks to surface insights that inform senior leadership decision-making The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, analytical environments and is comfortable presenting complex insights to senior stakeholders. You will be a detail-oriented self-starter who manages multiple concurrent workstreams, approaches problems with structured rigor, and embraces ambiguity. Thought Machine offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, 5% pension match, life insurance at 3x salary, 25 days holiday, flexible working, maternity/paternity leave, cycle-to-work and electric car schemes, professional development opportunities, and a strong workplace culture recognized by Sifted and Financial Times. Requirements: - Experience in a highly analytical, fast-paced environment, with strong preference for background in top-tier strategy consulting or business operations within high-growth tech - Proven ability to approach problems in a structured, organized manner and manage processes with multiple stakeholders - Advanced modeling skills with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets and meticulous attention to detail - Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex data into executive-level slides, written briefs, and presentations for senior leadership - Self-starter who is highly organized, comfortable with ambiguity, manages multiple concurrent work streams, and eager to rotate into diverse cross-functional challenges

Similar roles