Strategy Director


Southwark London

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A  leading innovation-led, strategy focused, global brand agency, with over 30 years’ experience working with major consumer brands like Pepsi, Mars, and Carlsberg and helping to crack big, future-facing questions. With 90% of new business being driven by recommendation and referral, they pride themselves on strong customer relationships and an outstanding level of trust.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead client relationships and own major strategic engagements across positioning, innovation, and category platform development.

  • Oversee high-investment projects, ensuring clarity from insight to strategy to creative vision.

  • Apply and refine our proprietary tools—consumer insight frameworks, cultural trend maps, toolkit-led activation—while developing new methods to push strategic impact.

  • Inspire and mentor strategy teams, supporting growth and sharpening their craft.

  • Deliver compelling presentations and pitches that win internal buy-in and new business.

  • Collaborate closely with creative, client services, and senior stakeholders to integrate strategic thinking across every touchpoint.

  • Monitor cultural, category, and consumer shifts to ensure client strategies are forward-thinking, relevant, and provocative.

Key Skills:

  • 7+ years experience in a strategy or innovation agency, working with global consumer clients.
  • You love digging into research, shaping ideas, and seeing them through to execution.
  • Maintaining calm under pressure, being able to lift others up when needed and bringing the right energy.
  • Open and honest communication and a commitment to shared success.