Strategy Manager

Comarch is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Krakow, Poland, with approximately 4,500 employees across more than 30 countries and annual revenues exceeding $500M. Since the end of 2024, Comarch has been a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners. The company delivers proprietary software products and platforms across five core sectors: ERP, Telecommunications, Financial Services, e-Invoicing, and Loyalty, serving some of the world's largest enterprises and telecom operators.

• Management consulting background: 2-4 years at a top-tier strategy firm, Associate or Senior Associate / Fellow level
• Strong quantitative analysis skills: ability to build financial models, size markets, and stress-test assumptions independently
• Genuine interest in enterprise software, SaaS economics, and technology markets
• Familiarity with AI developments and practical applications
• 5-8 years of total professional experience including consulting tenure

Critical Competencies:

• Self-propelled and proactive execution
• Hands-on approach: building models, drafting materials, running calls personally
• Structured communication skills, including writing memos and presenting to C-suite
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to learn new industries and domains
• Comfort with ambiguity and iterative problem-solving
• Interpersonal maturity to work with experienced sector leaders

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree from a top-tier institution
• Consulting experience in TMT, Financial Services, or PE due diligence
• Exposure to enterprise software, SaaS, or platform business models
• Fluency in Polish and English
• International experience or willingness to travel

Strategy Analysis & Development:

• Conduct deep-dive market analyses, competitive assessments, and modeling to support sector strategy development across Comarch's five business sectors
• Build and maintain sector strategy fact bases: market sizing, competitive landscape mapping, customer segmentation, and trend analysis
• Prepare strategic options papers with clear frameworks, evidence, and recommendations for the CTO and sector leaders
• Support the annual and rolling strategic planning cycle: prepare pre-reads, facilitate workshop logistics, draft outputs and track follow-through

Cross-Sector Projects:

• Run discrete strategic projects end-to-end (e.g., evaluate a new market entry, assess a build-vs-buy-vs-partner decision, analyze cross-sell potential between sectors)
• Synthesize findings across sectors to identify patterns, synergies, and portfolio-level insights
• Support preparation of board-ready strategic materials for Comarch and CVC leadership

AI & Technology Intelligence:

• Track AI, machine learning, and emerging technology trends relevant to Comarch's five sectors
• Develop structured perspectives on where AI creates opportunity or threat in each sector
• Support sector leaders in framing AI-related strategic questions and evaluating investment cases

Market & Competitive Intelligence:

• Build and maintain competitive intelligence frameworks and dashboards across all five sectors
• Monitor competitor moves, regulatory changes, and technology shifts that could impact Comarch's positioning
• Conduct primary research (customer interviews, expert calls, conference attendance) to ground strategy in real-world insight