Group Strategy Director

Location: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

• Demonstrate leadership, commercial acumen and vision and inspire their team to deliver a cohesive, proactive approach to strategy which helps our clients grow.
• Works closely with the client teams and the senior leadership team to ensure that the product delivered to clients is truly integrated and best in class.
• Responsible for increasing the visibility of the Spark strategic product.
• Accountable for financial performance, inclusive of revenue, client commercial agreements and team costs, encompassing long term planning for the team, reflective of client and team development needs.
• Acts as a senior client escalation point, and trusted strategic advisor for key clients.
• Works with the relevant Strategy Directors/ Account Directors/ Client Partners to guide them on the output of work that works for their clients and the optimal use of agency resource to achieve this.
• Develops and manages the Strategy Directors and broader agency team
• Works with the Head of Strategy to define and deliver projects that enhance the output and efficiency of the team including managing resource in line with the ebb and flow of client work.
• Recommend and recruit for new/ replacement roles to fit any changes to the client portfolio
• Track head hour utilisation or the ream against the agreed remuneration for individual clients and agency projects
• Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders
• Participation in agency new business

• All of the above roles require a relevant tertiary qualification or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of qualification.
• Role could also be available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane

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