Associate Director of Strategy

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Sense Worldwide Full time

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About Sense Worldwide

Sense Worldwide enables companies to see, think, and act differently to drive growth and brand strategy where cultural relevance matters.

We are proud to have been doing this globally for over 25 years. Everyday we partner with world-class and ambitious companies such as Nike, Pfizer and Ford to create new categories, products and propositions, and ultimately, make their brands thrive through cultural, brand and commercial strategies.

Our work has created billions of dollars in enterprise value, launched groundbreaking brands and developed new categories. For example, we evolved Nike from a performance sports brand to a street wear brand. We helped create MTV. And…we created a new category of toilet brush. Ta Dah.

We are also proud to be one of the pioneers in working with lead and extreme users, change makers and disruptors to identify signals and insights that help our clients to 'go beyond the obvious' and achieve breakthrough results.

Our clients come from a wide variety of industries including FMCG, Automotive, Healthcare, Financial Services, Media, Advanced Technology, Food and Beverage, Beauty, Fashion, Governments and Education. It is all fascinating to us.

Role Overview

Reporting into and working alongside a Strategy Director, you will be leading and responsible for developing and implementing strategy and solutions for clients, including some of the world's largest and leading companies. This role combines being a hands-on strategist with inspiring and leading teams, partnering with clients to deliver world-class work that makes a positive impact and being entrepreneurial to open up new opportunities.

You are passionate about contemporary culture, have an entrepreneurial streak and are both a creative and commercial thinker comfortable working with senior stakeholders.

You will be challenged. You will grow. There will be fun.

What you will be doing

  • Actively developing strategy, opportunities and solutions for clients spanning a wide range of sectors and scenarios. You will apply your craft and skills from problem/opportunity definition through to solution development and implementation. The diversity of business challenges will be something that excites you.
  • Leading and delivering multiple client engagements.
  • Designing and managing complex programmes of work including resource planning, developing approach options and methodologies, timelines, cost models and managing budgets.
  • You will be leading and inspiring interdisciplinary consulting teams to do their best work and deliver on and exceed our clients' objectives.
  • Leading the design and facilitation of client generative workshops and presentations.
  • Leading the creation of engagement outputs and deliverables.
  • Leading the validation and implementation of strategy, recommendations and solutions.
  • Given the diverse nature of our work, this will take different forms relating to brand, growth, product and customer experience.
  • Contributing to the development of our methodologies, approaches and tools that advance our consulting offer and the value we provide to our clients.
  • Supporting Directors and the leadership team to nurture and foster client relationships through being a trusted partner and delivering work that advances their business and brand.
  • Supporting business development activities including the development of points of view, creation of presentation assets, participating in pitches and presenting to clients.
  • Mentor and develop more junior members of the team.
  • Representing Sense Worldwide at events and conferences.
  • This is a London-based role. We are looking for someone who enjoys and wants to be in the office.
  • We work globally and this role requires some international travel (20%).

Skills and what you will bring

  • Minimum 8 years experience at a renowned consultancy including leading interdisciplinary teams and the delivery of client engagements with global brands and innovative companies.
  • An impressive record of professional achievement and impact.
  • You bring cross-sector consulting experience. Sectors of interest include FMCG, Food and Beverage, Fashion. Financial Services, Healthcare, Automotive, and Luxury.
  • You are an expert in brand and growth strategy with an emphasis on leveraging consumer and cultural insights, decoding trends, value proposition development, category design, and brand positioning. You may have a rising or established industry profile.
  • You have expertise and experience in identifying and applying cultural insights to business and brand strategy.
  • You are a rockstar problem solver and creative thinker who thrives on variety.
  • You have a passion and understanding of trends and contemporary culture.
  • You are commercially astute and familiar with working with senior stakeholders in large or global corporations.
  • You bring extensive experience in designing project approaches, writing proposals, and managing project budgets.
  • You are a hands-on practitioner who directly contributes across the consulting journey through analysis, generating ideas, conducting user research solution development, and the creation of outputs such as: presentations, assets, and other consulting artefacts.
  • You are an inspiring verbal and written communicator.
  • You are highly collaborative, familiar with agile working practices and modern tools such as Slack, Miro.
  • You have competence and active interest in AI tools. You are also competent in the old-school tools such as Keynote and Excel.
  • You develop, write, and share your own perspectives and thought leadership through articles, blogging etc.
  • You participate in industry networking and have experience at presenting at conferences, meet-ups and industry events.
  • You have a Degree or Masters in a relevant field.
  • You are eligible to work in the UK.
  • An MBA.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and prototyping tools such as Figma.
  • Experience with Qualtrics.
  • Previous or active entrepreneurial experience.

Apply here:

https://innovation.senseworldwide.com/recruitment-associate-director-of-strategy

Seniority level
  • Director
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Business Development and Sales
  • Industries
  • Business Consulting and Services
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