Associate Strategy Director

M+C Saatchi Group•New York, NY

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

M+C Saatchi is seeking an Associate Director to join their Consulting team. This role focuses on insight-led brand, business, and growth strategy, delivering high-quality work for clients. The successful candidate will lead brand insight and strategy projects, providing recommendations for business and brand growth. The position reports to a Senior Director and is a full-time, hybrid role based in either Dayton, OH or New York, NY offices. M+C Saatchi Consulting is a global consultancy specializing in brand, strategy, and design, working with major clients like PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Toyota, and the NFL. They foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and impact. The New York office is located near Madison Square Park, offering an open-plan space with amenities and team lunches. The Dayton office is in a suburban location with easy highway access, providing a collaborative space and weekly team lunches.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience working within strategic brand and innovation consultancies
A deep passion for using research and data to tackle complex insight, strategy, and innovation challenges
Highly skilled in developing inspiring strategic narratives from rigorous insight analysis, with extensive experience of writing and structuring clear and inspiring presentations
Knowledgeable and comfortable with application and analysis of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
A passion for winning new business, and proactively cultivating client relationships at the highest level
Experience of facilitating inspiring and strategic client workshops
Experience in leading projects with a high degree of responsibility, and a willingness to be “sleeves rolled up” to guide junior consultants and deliver the best client outcomes
The ability to think laterally and creatively, inspiring others to do the same
Sound understanding of and passion for brand, experience and innovation strategy
Excellent presenting, communication and influencing skills
All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic thinking at the heart of our most complex and challenging projects, ensuring quality and clarity of recommendations based on deep understanding of data and insight.
Give clear direction to supporting consultants and actively manage upwards to optimize senior support.
Manage top-table ‘pillar clients’ from big picture account planning through to overseeing best-in-class project work.
New business generation; identifying new opportunities, and contributing significantly to winning new clients by leading high-profile proposals and pitches with data at their core.
Help to develop new, disruptive approaches and methodologies that contribute to the evolution of our offer.
Coach and progress our team of consultants, helping to develop their technical competencies and elevate their work.
Create inspiring, commercially rigorous client deliverables – distilling large volumes of data into powerful insights and compelling strategic narratives.
Thought Leadership – contribute to our marketing programme by creation of thought pieces and content to engage clients and development of content.