Strategy & Growth Lead, International TV Production

Job Position(s): Strategy & Growth Lead, International TV Production

Sony Pictures Entertainment is hiring a Strategy & Growth Lead, International TV Production based in London, England, UK. This role sits within the International Production division and focuses on shaping the commercial direction of the division through market intelligence, business development, and strategic planning across UK and global television markets. It suits a commercially grounded professional with a background in international television production strategy, M&A evaluation, or media sector analysis.

About the Role

Working inside Sony Pictures Entertainment’s International Production group, this person supports the division’s growth agenda across traditional broadcast and emerging streaming platforms. Day to day involves tracking market shifts across episodic television and global content sectors, building the research and data foundations that inform how the division positions itself for new opportunities. The role touches everything from greenfield market entry assessments to supporting live deal activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct primary and secondary research across traditional broadcast and emerging streaming media to map competitive positioning for the International Production division.
• Evaluate potential growth opportunities including co-production structures, format acquisitions, and new territory entry strategies relevant to global television production.
• Support M&A activity by preparing market analysis, deal comparables, and due diligence materials for international content and production company targets.
• Build data-driven strategic recommendations that shape the division’s multi-year direction across UK and international markets.
• Translate complex market and financial data into clear presentations for senior stakeholders and divisional leadership.
• Project-manage cross-functional strategy initiatives from initial scoping through to delivery, coordinating across production, legal, and finance teams.

What You Bring

• Several years of experience in strategy, business development, or corporate development within television production, a major studio, or a media-focused investment or advisory firm.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze international television markets and produce actionable strategic outputs, not just research summaries.
• Familiarity with M&A processes in the media sector, including deal structuring and target evaluation in content or production company contexts.
• Strong financial modeling and data analysis skills applied to production business cases or market sizing exercises.
• Working knowledge of global scripted and unscripted episodic television commissioning and distribution landscapes.

Why This Role

Sony Pictures Entertainment operates one of the most substantial international production and distribution networks in the industry, giving this role genuine scope across multiple territories and content types. The Strategy & Growth Lead, International TV Production position sits close to real decision-making, with direct exposure to how a major studio evaluates and acts on market opportunities. For someone wanting to move from analysis into meaningful influence over a production division’s direction, the London base and global remit make this a substantive next step.

Apply now for the Strategy & Growth Lead, International TV Production role at Sony Pictures Entertainment and put your market expertise to work at a studio operating at genuine international scale.