Business and Strategic Planning Lead (W/M/NB)
Ubisoft Paris · Paris
Company Description
Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!
Job Description
As a Business and Strategic Planning Lead at Ubisoft Paris, you will help Massive Entertainment define and deliver its financial trajectory. Reporting to Massive’s Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will connect Group priorities with financial plans, performance management and strategic choices. As part of the Massive Financial Planning and Analysis team, you will also help shape its finance organization and build the capabilities needed to support our brands over the long term.
What you’ll do
- Define Massive’s five-year financial trajectory, scenarios and planning assumptions with input from functions, brands, franchises and business activities
- Manage the annual budget, revised forecasts, actuals reviews and financial planning processes, using financial models and sensitivity assessments to turn financial goals into business plans and contribute to Group planning
- Develop business cases for investments, growth initiatives, restructurings and strategic projects
- Assess profitability and value creation by brand, franchise, project or business segment to inform portfolio priorities and investment choices
- Track financial performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic targets, identify risks and opportunities, and provide management and Group Finance with clear reports and recommended actions
- Advise business leaders, review planning assumptions and align operational priorities with financial goals
- Improve planning, forecasting and reporting processes to provide accurate, timely and scalable financial information, using automation, data tools and emerging technologies where relevant
Qualifications
What you bring to the team
- Experience in financial planning, forecasting and strategic business partnering
- Strong skills in financial modelling, business case development and scenario assessment
- Knowledge of finance processes, performance management and resource allocation
- Ability to translate Group strategy into actionable financial plans
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work with senior stakeholders and management teams on strategic matters
- Experience supporting complex business choices and investment prioritization
- Understanding of live game business models and monetization, including player spending, engagement drivers and player lifetime value, alongside knowledge of the video game market and industry
What to send our way
- Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences
- Links to relevant financial planning projects or business case examples, if available
Additional Information
- Management unit
- Massive Entertainment
- Reports to
- Vice President, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, Massive Entertainment
Key interactions
- Work with Massive management to define and deliver the five-year financial trajectory
- Collaborate with Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Strategic Planning teams on local plans, forecasting cycles and performance reviews
Key stakeholders
- Partner with the Vice President and Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, General Manager, business leaders, brand and franchise leaders, Group Financial Planning and Analysis and other finance partners on performance, risks and opportunities