Director of Strategy - Product

About Us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What You'll Do

The role will assess markets and identify opportunities within them that are aligned to Viasat’s strategy - both for new products and existing ones. The opportunities will then be scoped during feasibility work before an outline proposition is built. The role will ensure that we are developing the most valuable propositions available and transitioning them to teams that will manage implementation.

The day-to-day

• Develop business cases for strategic projects and programs for Executive approval (multi-million dollar and multi-year), looking across the business portfolio
• Define the propositions being proposed, based on customer & tech team input
• Ccoordinate across the business units and the central teams to create the high level business case
• Engage with Segments, Corporate teams and Markets to understand the opportunities related to the propositions. Objectively assess their likely market success given the competitive environment.
• Engage with customers and partners through insight team work and directly to determine the attractiveness of propositions
• Engage with external partners on work related to strategic programs and projects working towards agreements or contracts.
• Feed into reporting and budgeting processes on strategic programs
• Create financial models for opportunities to demonstrate business cases value
• Transition strategy into execution in collaboration with Product, Engineering and Segment teams
  
  
  

What You'll Need

• Previous consultant with strong background in consulting
• Hypothesis led and big picture thinker
• Ability to manage projects within an organization
• Strong influence skills
• Ability to define a problem and then structure a path to a solution
• Skilled at financial and commercial modeling in Excel, including options analysis
• Data driven and able to articulate and communicate the message behind the data
• Excellent written and presentational skills, for Exec level
• Ready, willing and ideally experienced at working across UK and West Coast time zones
• Telco background
  
  
  

What Will Help You On The Job

• Commercial experience in industry desirable i.e. able to quickly hone the constituents of commercial success/failure.
• Satcom and networking knowledge a plus.
  
  
  

Salary range

$191,400.00 - $332,800.00 / annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

EEO statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.