Your new company
You'll be joining a high‑growth, digitally‑focused group operating across sectors. The organisation partners with some of the world's most forward‑thinking brands and is known for its commitment to innovation, strategic transformation, and responsible growth. With a diverse portfolio of specialist agencies, the group is evolving rapidly and now seeks a senior strategic leader to help shape its next chapter.
Your new role
In this role, you will:
Drive Corporate Strategy:
Develop and evolve the group's strategic roadmap, using advanced analytics, market intelligence, and emerging technologies to anticipate shifts and identify opportunities.
Align Group Priorities:
Bring coherence to the organisation's messaging and strategy by working closely with brand leads to ensure plans ladder up to group level ambition.
Champion Innovation & Growth:
Scout and shape new pathways for expansion from partnerships and emerging ventures to strategic acquisitions and opportunities.
Strengthen Risk & Sustainability Thinking:
Collaborate with central teams to ensure strategic initiatives are resilient, responsible, and aligned with long-term sustainable growth.
Build Strategic Capability:
Provide leadership and mentorship to strategy practitioners across the group, fostering a consistent, high-performing strategic culture.
Support M&A Strategy & Execution:
Partner with finance and the M&A team to define capital allocation priorities and oversee the full lifecycle of acquisition projects.
What you'll need to succeed
A strong background in corporate strategy, consulting, strategic planning, or group‑level transformation.
Ability to interpret complex data and turn it into actionable strategic insight.
Experience influencing and collaborating with senior leaders across multiple functions.
Skilled at building strategic frameworks, communication plans, and compelling narratives.
Exposure to M&A activity.
A passion for innovation, problem‑solving, and shaping organisational change.
A confident, collaborative leadership style with a knack for bringing people together around shared goals.
What you need to do now
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