Department: Strategy
Team: Industry Strategy & Foresight, Corporate Strategy
Location: London (Hybrid 2 - 3 days in the office)
Position type: Permanent, Full time
What the hiring manager says
In a newly established Strategy function, we are building a small, high-impact team that shapes the future direction of GSMA and the mobile industry.
Our Strategy Consultants are at the heart of this work. They combine structured thinking, analytical rigour, and strong communication skills to turn complex questions into clear recommendations.
You will work across both sector strategy and corporate strategy priorities — supporting industry foresight, strategic planning, business case development, and executive decision-making.
This role offers exceptional exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence high-impact industry topics.
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 & Foresight – defining the industry’s 3–5 year outlook and implications for GSMA
Corporate Strategy – developing the 3-year strategic roadmap of GSMA, KPIs, business plan, and high-level operating plan
Strategic Initiatives – leading/ coordinating cross-functional initiatives externally and internally (e.g., 5G monetisation, 6G, AI, Innovation, inorganic growth opportunities, AI-first GSMA etc.)
GSMA Intelligence – the only data and insights source built from inside the telecoms industry, delivering trusted forecasts, real-time insights and deep research across the global telecoms ecosystem
Strategy Group – convening telecom CSOs to align on industry-level priorities
As a small, high-impact team, we work across functions and regions to drive clarity, alignment, and execution against long-term goals.
About the role
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 is responsible for:
Framing complex problems clearly
Conducting structured research and analysis
Synthesising insights into compelling narratives
Supporting executive decision-making with robust evidence and clear options
The position requires strong intellectual curiosity, analytical discipline, and the ability to work in ambiguity.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Analysis & Insight Development
Conduct structured analysis on industry trends (e.g., AI, 5G monetisation, 6G, ecosystem shifts)
Develop market, competitor, and ecosystem assessments
Support development of sector outlooks and foresight reports
Translate complex information into clear strategic implications
Corporate Strategy & Planning Support
Support development of 3-year plans and strategic roadmaps
Assist in portfolio analysis and prioritisation exercises
Develop business cases and investment assessments
Support definition of KPIs and success metrics
Prepare materials for Executive Committee and Board discussions
Problem Structuring & Decision Support
Break down ambiguous challenges into structured workstreams
Build analytical models, scenarios, and frameworks
Present clear recommendations with defined trade-offs and risks
Ensure strategic choices are supported by data and evidence
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with regional and functional teams to gather insights
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions when required
Ensure alignment between strategic recommendations and operational realities
About You
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 is essential
About Your Skills
Delivery - providing clear, data-driven recommendations by breaking down complex problems and turning analysis into actionable insights for decision-making
Agility - adapting quickly to changing priorities and ambiguity and adjusting approaches to deliver effective outcomes
Teamwork - collaborating effectively across teams, building strong relationships and aligning stakeholders to deliver clear, actionable strategic outcomes
Analysis - using structured, data-driven analysis to break down complex problems and generate clear, actionable insights
We strive to offer a meaningful and inclusive application experience for all candidates. Should you require any accommodations or adjustments due to a disability or for any other reason during the hiring process, please contact [email protected] with your request.
Contract type
RegularWorker type
EmployeeWhat We OfferWorking at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.
In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.
To learn more about the GSMA, visit our career site, our LinkedIn page and our Twitter page.
Being You at the GSMA
We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff. We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.
GSMA Values
Our values not only drive our culture – they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.
Passionately driven
We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.
Insightful leaders
We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we’re always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.
Stronger together
We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other’s successes and constantly asking how we can help.
Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation. When we’re at our best – we are collaborative, considerate and compassionate to others, and we create a safe space for one another to thrive, assuming positive intent in our colleagues. And if we aren’t at our best and the pressure is on – we feel free to be ourselves but still remain curious, lean into the tough stuff and we are always respectful to others and accountable for the part we play.
Skills Required
- Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or project delivery roles
- Experience in management consulting, telecom, technology, or digital ecosystems
- 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
- Ability to work across functions and levels of seniority and facilitate workshops
- Experience developing business cases, strategic roadmaps, KPIs, and portfolio prioritisation
What We Do
The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry and society thrive. We operate through three main pillars: Connectivity for Good engages members, governments and civil society, to advance positive policy and spectrum outcomes, facilitate digital innovation to reduce inequalities in our world, and tackle today’s biggest societal challenges such as digital inclusion, climate change and sustainability. Industry Solutions supports the technology and interoperability that make mobile work. For instance, we assist the industry’s development in areas such as 5G, Mobile IoT, fraud and security, through our projects, working groups and other collaborative activities. Our events provide successful ways of bringing the ecosystem and adjacent industries together, to make strong business connections and drive positive impact. From the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, MWC, in Barcelona, Shanghai, Las Vegas and Africa, to the growing M360 series that has a more regional focus.
