Group Strategy Director

Accenture•New York, NY

2d•$138,800 - $434,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Group Strategy Director, you are the hub around which strategy on the account rotates, managing content and process. You set the bar for how excellent our strategic product is, and you help those more junior to reach that bar. You’re highly respected by the client and creatives for delivering strategic thinking that answers their business problems, and for being a champion of our creative excellence as an agency. You are adept at managing multiple projects and clients to a very high degree of quality. You can run a pitch, and you are an inspirational presenter. You’re a voice of authority within the agency, and you push the strategic discipline forward. Most importantly, you’re an Inclusive leader demonstrating a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence that leads to effective collaboration across many different working styles and perspectives. You know how to empower others and create a genuine sense of team cohesion to drive the agency’s strategic agenda forward.

Requirements

Minimum 13 years of brand strategy or relatable experience in a creative agency setting, with experience leading pieces of business and pitches or adjacent industry experience
Demonstrated mastery and proven track record of delivering creatively inspiring, business-driving briefs
Ability to lead a group for enterprise level accounts with experience driving commercial growth
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
Proven strategic leader with examples of exceptional creative output
Experience leading teams
Experience as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives
Demonstrated expertise of managing complex brand portfolios
Demonstrated mastery of managing communication plans that support all verticals of the business and their respective unique needs
Exceptional awareness of culture and influences
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

You can run a pitch, and you are an inspirational presenter.
You’re a voice of authority within the agency, and you push the strategic discipline forward.
Most importantly, you’re an Inclusive leader demonstrating a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence that leads to effective collaboration across many different working styles and perspectives.
You know how to empower others and create a genuine sense of team cohesion to drive the agency’s strategic agenda forward.

Responsibilities

Lead the brand and communications strategy and direction of an account
Architect long-term business strategies for largest clients
Generate excitement around an array of creative opportunities and champion creativity in the client organization
Champion the brand purpose and ensure that it lives across all key touch-points and communications
Identify new opportunities for great work beyond the brief / additional opportunities for the growth of assigned accounts
Establish strong and influential relationships with internal members of senior leadership across disciplines and departments (Creative, Account Management, etc)
Maintain close relationship with most senior clients
Develop the skills of and mentor junior team members
Frame thinking and place in its proper context by: Isolating the real business problems a brand and communications can affect
Isolating the roles of the brand, communication and communication channels within business plans—thinking for tomorrow and not just today
Deeply understanding the client business and what makes it tick