Faisal Shariff

faisal shariff

Strategy & Operations Director with experience across the media, sports, entertainment and technology sectors.

United Kingdom

Bio Summary

Independent Strategy & Operations Director across corporates and the start-up world within the media, sports, entertainment and technology sectors. Particular focus on organic and inorganic growth strategy, new product development/ new verticals, content strategy, partnership opportunities, commercial/ P&L management, market/consumer trends and operational consulting.

Prior experience in-house within the travel & entertainment sectors, and consulting with EY (Parthenon).

Employment History

Cur8 Consulting

Strategy & Operations Director

Cur8 Consulting

August 2022 - present

London, UK

Independent Strategy & Operations Director across corporates and the start-up world within the media, sports, entertainment and technology sectors. Particular focus on organic and inorganic growth strategy, new product develo ...see more
Pollen

Senior Strategy Manager

Pollen

January 2021 - August 2022

London, UK

Senior Strategy Manager working across London & LA, helping Pollen (Sports & Entertainment) to optimise existing revenue channels, develop new revenue streams, playbook the business model in preparation for future funding rou ...see more
Travelex Global And Financial Services

Strategy Manager

Travelex Global And Financial Services

September 2019 - January 2021

London, UK

Strategy and Planning Manager for Travelex across B2C branded and B2B businesses. Role comprised evaluation of travel and FinTech industry trends, market size, competitor landscape and consumer insights to inform both short a ...see more
EY

Strategy Associate

EY

May 2016 - September 2019

London, UK

Strategy consultant within Ernst & Young's Tech Corporate Finance Strategy team (EY-Parthenon), which sits within the wider Transactions Advisory Services (TAS) practice. Working with private equity and corporate clients o ...see more
KPMG

Analyst

KPMG

September 2013 - May 2016

London, UK

Management Consultant within the Corporate and Financial Services sectors (Advisory, MC Graduate Scheme). Full CIMA Qualification. Experience included: - Assisting one of the world's busiest airports with analysis o ...see more

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:
Ellipse Data - Strategy & Operations Director working with the C-Suite of Ellipse (Sports Analytics) to firm up the strategy for sustainable, scalable growth, working cross functionally to introduce best practice processes and commercial models. Ellipse Data provides unparalleled data collection, distribution services and insights to improve decision-making and performance amongst professional teams and leagues across Tennis, Cricket, Rugby and Football.

Industry: Media, Sports & Entertainment

Topic(s): Change Management, Operations Management, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy

Project Description:
Busuu - Strategy Lead working with C-Suite of the language learning tech start-up (acquired by US EdTech Chegg) to define and build organic and non-organic growth opportunities, including developing the long-term vision & strategy for the business, working closely with Insights & Analytics, Product, Finance & Marketing to drive forward initiatives. Evaluation of key business metrics & financial modelling to support business cases.

Industry: Technology

Topic(s): Business Strategy, Growth Strategy, Modelling Skills, Go-to-Market Strategy

Education

Strategy & Innovation (Short-Course)

Harvard University

2021

BA (Hons) Finance, Accounting & Management

University of Nottingham

2013

Language Skills

Country Experience

United Kingdom United States

Skills

Finance

Financial Modeling

Marketing and Public Relations

Brand Strategy

Business

Business Strategy,

Corporate Strategy,

Digital Strategy,

Innovation Strategy,

Operations

Industry Experience