About the Company:

Our client is a founder-led design and branding agency with over 15 years of experience building distinctive brands. Having partnered with emerging consumer brands and established businesses, we are expanding our strategic capabilities to work with larger, more complex organisations.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Strategy Director who can independently understand business challenges, consumer needs, and market dynamics to develop actionable strategic recommendations. This role will focus on shaping brand strategy, architecture, and organisational identity for large, multi-brand organisations, while building long-term relationships with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop strategic recommendations based on business challenges, consumer insights, and market understanding.

- Lead strategic thinking across brand architecture, repositioning, and organisational identity.

- Build relationships with senior stakeholders and identify opportunities to engage clients before formal briefs are developed.

- Collaborate with creative and client leadership teams to translate strategy into impactful brand solutions.

- Contribute to new business development, pitches, and strategic proposals.

- Potentially mentor and build a strategy team as the function evolves.

Requirements:

- 8 - 12 years of experience in brand strategy, strategic planning, consulting, or a related field.

- Proven track record of developing strategic recommendations with measurable, long-term impact.

- Experience working with large, complex organisations and multiple stakeholders.

- Strong independent thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

- Ability to communicate clearly and engage confidently with senior business leaders.

- A practical, outcome-oriented approach, with the ability to challenge assumptions and simplify complex problems.

Ideal Candidate:

You are a strategic thinker who can engage confidently with CXOs and senior business leaders, navigate complex business environments, and bring fresh perspectives to challenging problems. You value meaningful work, independent judgment, and creative problem-solving over frameworks or organisational pedigree.

Reporting Structure:

The role will report to the Strategy & Planning Lead and work closely with the co-founders. Opportunities to build and lead a strategy team may evolve based on the candidate's experience and capabilities.