Director, Commercial Planning & Growth

You might not know our name, but you’ve probably seen our work – on stage or on screen. We’ve supported some of the world’s most watched productions and live events in sports, entertainment, concerts, festivals, film, TV and more. For over 40 years our clients have trusted us to deliver live production, live events, and virtual production solutions for them, anytime, anywhere.

The individual in this role will lead NEP's commercial planning and growth capability by supporting executive strategic priorities through business planning, market sizing, opportunity assessment, and growth planning.

This role does not own enterprise strategy. It helps convert executive priorities into actionable commercial plans, business cases, and growth opportunities that the business can execute.

This role sits within Global Commercial Operations and partners closely with Corporate Strategy, Commercial Leadership, Finance, Marketing, Product & Solutions, and regional teams. The role helps translate executive priorities into practical commercial plans, business cases, and growth actions.

This is a build-and-transform role. The successful candidate will help establish new capabilities, operating rhythms, and planning disciplines that do not exist today. Success depends on strong collaboration, practical problem solving, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

• Lead commercial planning and business planning support for priority initiatives and growth themes.
• Develop market sizing, TAM/SAM, and opportunity assessments for key markets, segments, and services.
• Build business cases and investment recommendations to support executive decision making.
• Support growth initiatives including strategic account expansion, and other executive-sponsored priorities.
• Partner with Commercial Leadership and Corporate Strategy to turn strategic priorities into clear commercial actions.
• Support MVC growth planning through whitespace analysis, opportunity prioritization, and structured account planning.
• Develop and maintain foundational market and competitive intelligence that supports growth decisions.
• Help codify NEP's value proposition and commercial messaging across offerings and markets.
• Create repeatable planning tools, templates, and governance processes that improve consistency and execution.

• A practical commercial planning process that supports annual planning and priority setting.
• A repeatable market sizing and opportunity assessment capability.
• A standard approach to business case development for growth initiatives.
• A clear method for prioritizing growth opportunities across accounts, segments, and services.
• A stronger foundation for market and competitive intelligence.
• A more consistent value proposition framework to support growth conversations.

• Act as a trusted thought partner to executive and commercial leaders.
• Translate ambiguity into practical next steps.
• Influence decisions without direct authority.
• Drive alignment across functions, regions, and stakeholder groups.
• Balance strategic thinking with pragmatic execution.

• 10+ years of experience in commercial planning, business planning, strategy, consulting, commercial operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building business cases, growth plans, or opportunity assessments.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Experience supporting executive leadership and cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Experience in media, broadcast, sports, technology, live events, or adjacent B2B services.
• Experience supporting transformation, integration, or growth initiatives.
• International business or multi-region experience.
• Exposure to strategic account planning or segment-based growth planning.

• Establish a commercial planning framework and annual rhythm.
• Build market sizing and opportunity assessment capability.
• Support MVC growth planning and whitespace analysis.
• Codify and socialize NEP's value proposition.
• Support executive strategic priorities with business cases and growth plans.

Commercial leaders have a clear planning process, growth opportunities are sized and prioritized, investment decisions are supported by strong analysis, and executive priorities are translated into practical commercial action.