Head of Strategic Initiatives

Job description

Department: Strategy Team: Strategic Initiatives: Location: London (Hybrid): Position type: Permanent, Full time: What the hiring manager says: Strategy only matters if it translates into meaningful impact. The Head of Strategic Initiatives will ensure that GSMA does not simply observe industry shifts but actively shapes them. This role will identify, champion, and amplify high-impact priorities across the mobile ecosystem - ensuring that when GSMA selects a strategic focus area, we lead with scale, coordination, and visible impact. This is about making GSMA the centre of gravity for selected industry priorities - leveraging our technical expertise, policy leadership, global convening power, and brand to deliver outsized impact for our members. Hakan Dursun, Chief Strategy Officer: About the Team: The Strategy team shapes the long-term direction of the GSMA to ensure we provide maximum value to our members and the broader mobile ecosystem. The team is responsible for: Sector Strategy & Projects – defining the industry’s 3–5 year outlook and implications for GSMA. Corporate Strategy & Projects – developing the 3-year strategic roadmap of GSMA, KPIs, business plan, and high-level ope...