Senior Director, Strategy

Accountabilities:: Shape growth trajectories and strategic visions for brands through audience understanding, market and landscape analysis, cultural awareness, research, and creative ideation. Direct and contribute hands-on to core brand strategy practices, including brand definition, architecture, positioning, and strategic frameworks. Translate brand strategy into campaigns, product directions, customer experiences, organizational initiatives, and new opportunities for innovation. Lead multidisciplinary teams across Strategy, Creative, Product, Technology, Data, and related disciplines to develop and activate strategic brand directions. Define opportunities, insights, and strategic frameworks that enable creative partners to develop work capable of delivering meaningful commercial impact. Build and improve internal processes that make strategy development more effective, efficient, and scalable. Develop clear and compelling points of view on relevant business, cultural, and industry topics to inform client thinking, strategy development, and thought leadership. Lead the development of strategic approaches while coaching and developing other strategists. Manage and mentor teams of business, brand, and creative strategists, fostering strong strategic thinking and collaborative execution. Develop deeper strategic partnerships with senior client stakeholders and contribute to growth, new business, and pitching opportunities. Requirements 12+ years of experience driving strategy and creative work across traditional, digital, AI, experiential, or related environments. Extensive experience developing strategies that influence broad business ecosystems, including campaigns, messaging, employee engagement, organizational alignment, content, products, and customer experiences. Strong brand strategy expertise, with the ability to connect positioning and brand thinking to broader business and growth objectives. Demonstrated ability to operate across diverse opportunities, channels, industries, and business challenges. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and collaborating effectively across creative, technology, product, data, and other functions. Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex strategic ideas clearly and persuasively. Demonstrated experience building relationships with and influencing senior client leadership. Ability to rapidly develop expertise in new businesses, industries, categories, and market dynamics. Strong commercial mindset with an ability to connect strategic recommendations to measurable client and business outcomes. Experience contributing to growth initiatives, new business development, and competitive pitching. Coaching and people-management experience, with a track record of developing strong strategic talent. Creative, curious, and adaptable approach to solving complex problems and identifying new opportunities. Benefits Remote position within the United States. Annual salary range of $200,000–$220,000 USD , with placement within the range based on factors such as experience, qualifications, specialization, market conditions, and business considerations. Opportunity to shape high-impact brand, business, product, and growth strategies for ambitious clients. Senior leadership role with direct exposure to C-level stakeholders and complex strategic challenges. Collaborative environment spanning strategy, creative, product, technology, data, and innovation. Opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary strategy teams. Exposure to traditional, digital, AI, experiential, and emerging approaches to brand and business transformation. Inclusive and collaborative work environment designed to support diverse perspectives and authentic participation. This position is currently not available for hire or work in New Mexico or Hawaii.