Director, Strategy

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Board of Innovation Full time

About Us
By living and working with intelligent technologies, businesses and the humans that drive them will operate at a level far beyond our previous potential. We call this the autonomous age. This will create a paradigm shift for humanity, positively impacting everything from drug discovery to disease management. From the crops we grow, the products we use, to the way we live our lives. To seize this opportunity, we must boldly reinvent our businesses – how we innovate, grow, and lead. Today. At BOI, we are pioneering the field of autonomous innovation - together with the world’s most ambitious businesses. If you are passionate about the intersection of AI and innovation, come join us in our quest to build the future with autonomous innovation.

As a Strategy Director at BOI, you will collaborate with our clients and senior leadership to formulate valuable & exciting enterprise AI strategies and roadmaps. Your role will be crucial in leading our clients to reach their digital transformation goals by identifying and leveraging high-impact opportunities.

Our Team Ethos

Rip Up the Rule Book: We are hungry to challenge the status quo and innovate beyond traditional boundaries. We have strong opinions but still relish a challenge.

Collaborative Leadership: We build on each other’s strengths, and leadership dynamically shifts depending on the timing and topic. 

Open and Transparent: We don’t work behind closed doors; instead, we open-source our work as we go. 

Technology Forward: We harness cutting-edge AI technologies to drive innovation and create impactful solutions. We are committed to continuous learning and experimentation, ensuring our team is always equipped with the latest AI tools and knowledge to tackle complex challenges and disrupt and redefine industries. 

Commercially Anchored: We anchor our innovations to commercial consequences, celebrating practical results over theoretical insights.

Infectious Energy and Transformational Focus: We are an infectious, energetic, and collaborative team committed to fundamentally changing how things are done in the world. Our work and our partnerships are centered around helping businesses innovate, build, and transform for the autonomous age. We align with clients who are ready to make significant and meaningful changes, not just simple improvements, embodying a spirit that seeks to revolutionize industries and practices with every project.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We're looking for:

  • A Strategic Innovator:  With a minimum of 8 years of work experience including demonstrated career progression to a Principal/ Director-equivalent level at another consulting firm (*bonus, if you have experience working at an MBB firm, L.E.K Consulting, Strategy&, EY-Parthenon, etc).
  • Change oriented leader: With demonstrated success in driving innovation and growth strategy programmes; identifying value creation opportunities in each client situation, envisioning, analyzing, designing, and implementing solutions that change the industry with new AI- native products, services and businesses.
  • AI Pioneer: You are excited by the possibilities in gen-AI and have experimented or worked on innovations within your projects using gen-AI. 
  • Collaborative Explorer with a Passion for Learning: You are a curious learner with a relentless drive to challenge the status quo and reinvent businesses for an autonomous age. Your collaborative spirit enables you to work effectively in diverse teams, fostering an environment of collective innovation and knowledge sharing.
  • A Client Partner: You are a strategic ally to our clients, leveraging business acumen, communicating persuasively to C-suite level, and generating actionable insights to cultivate and maintain long lasting client relationships.
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit and Business Acumen: With experience in leading and developing high-performing teams, you approach your work with an entrepreneurial mindset. Your experience with business development is born from building trusted relationships and strong delivery.


What you’ll do:

  • Enhance Our Strategy Offering and Capabilities: Develop and implement strategies to enhance our services and lead the evolution of our growth strategy, future portfolio strategy and future operating model offering. 
  • Lead Client Engagements and Build Relationships: You will understand client needs and business objectives and oversee the formulation and implementation of their digital transformation strategies. Providing thought leadership and collaborating closely with our clients to ensure long-term impact
  • Act as an AI Pioneer: Partner with internal teams to develop new frameworks within our strategy practice. 
  • Grow Client Accounts: Build strategic, profitable long-term relationships, driving proposals, and pitches to win new work while expanding your client network.
  • Own End-to-End Client Project Delivery: Oversee complex projects, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery through effective team management.
  • Define & Scope Project Deliverables: Set priorities and deadlines, manage resources, provide feedback, and ensure quality control throughout project lifecycles.
  • Guide and Develop Team Skills: Actively enhance the skills and confidence of team members, sharing knowledge, giving feedback, and creating learning opportunities.

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