469 Strategy Director jobs in the United Kingdom

Corporate Strategy Director

Location: London

Education

Competitive Package

We are partnering with a leader in the UK higher education and professional training sector, empowering people worldwide to build and transform their careers. They are seeking a Corporate Strategy Director to play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the organisation’s corporate strategic agenda and value creation plan. The successful candidate will lead high-impact projects across the organisation, working closely with the executive leadership team to support the design, execution, and monitoring of the corporate-level strategic plan.

This role provides analytical, research, and programmatic support for corporate-level and business unit strategic initiatives, driving clarity, alignment, and execution excellence across the organisation. It offers the opportunity to shape the long-term direction while delivering immediate value through targeted, high-profile projects.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to work in an agile manner in a fast-paced environment, both independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the corporate strategic plan in partnership with the executive team.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives, ensuring alignment across the group and business units.
• Provide in-depth analysis of industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics to inform decision-making.
• Conduct financial modelling, scenario planning, and business case development for key initiatives.
• Deliver bespoke research and analysis to support executive and board-level discussions.
• Lead and coordinate high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects that span multiple business units.
• Drive clarity of scope, ensure alignment of outcomes, and support execution against strategic objectives.
• Manage timelines, risks, and progress reporting for key initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with functional teams to gain buy-in and ensure delivery of recommendations.
• Provide support for external engagements, including strategic partnerships and potential corporate development opportunities.
• Support due diligence and assessment of strategic synergies for potential partnerships or acquisitions.
• Work with integration teams on relevant strategic topics related to post-merger integration processes.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in strategic planning, execution, and project management at the corporate level.
• Experience in strategy consulting or within a corporate strategy function.
• Exposure to education, professional services, digital transformation, technology, or knowledge-based industries is advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects in areas such as growth strategies, internationalisation, digital transformation, and value creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record in driving complex operational strategy projects such as operating model creation, business transformation, and related strategic initiatives.

Corporate Strategy Director

Location: London

Education

Competitive Package

We are partnering with a leader in the UK higher education and professional training sector, empowering people worldwide to build and transform their careers. They are seeking a Corporate Strategy Director to play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the organisation’s corporate strategic agenda and value creation plan. The successful candidate will lead high-impact projects across the organisation, working closely with the executive leadership team to support the design, execution, and monitoring of the corporate-level strategic plan.

This role provides analytical, research, and programmatic support for corporate-level and business unit strategic initiatives, driving clarity, alignment, and execution excellence across the organisation. It offers the opportunity to shape the long-term direction while delivering immediate value through targeted, high-profile projects.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to work in an agile manner in a fast-paced environment, both independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the corporate strategic plan in partnership with the executive team.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives, ensuring alignment across the group and business units.
• Provide in-depth analysis of industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics to inform decision-making.
• Conduct financial modelling, scenario planning, and business case development for key initiatives.
• Deliver bespoke research and analysis to support executive and board-level discussions.
• Lead and coordinate high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects that span multiple business units.
• Drive clarity of scope, ensure alignment of outcomes, and support execution against strategic objectives.
• Manage timelines, risks, and progress reporting for key initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with functional teams to gain buy-in and ensure delivery of recommendations.
• Provide support for external engagements, including strategic partnerships and potential corporate development opportunities.
• Support due diligence and assessment of strategic synergies for potential partnerships or acquisitions.
• Work with integration teams on relevant strategic topics related to post-merger integration processes.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in strategic planning, execution, and project management at the corporate level.
• Experience in strategy consulting or within a corporate strategy function.
• Exposure to education, professional services, digital transformation, technology, or knowledge-based industries is advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects in areas such as growth strategies, internationalisation, digital transformation, and value creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record in driving complex operational strategy projects such as operating model creation, business transformation, and related strategic initiatives.

Corporate Strategy Director

Location: London

Education

Competitive Package

We are partnering with a leader in the UK higher education and professional training sector, empowering people worldwide to build and transform their careers. They are seeking a Corporate Strategy Director to play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the organisation’s corporate strategic agenda and value creation plan. The successful candidate will lead high-impact projects across the organisation, working closely with the executive leadership team to support the design, execution, and monitoring of the corporate-level strategic plan.

This role provides analytical, research, and programmatic support for corporate-level and business unit strategic initiatives, driving clarity, alignment, and execution excellence across the organisation. It offers the opportunity to shape the long-term direction while delivering immediate value through targeted, high-profile projects.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to work in an agile manner in a fast-paced environment, both independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the corporate strategic plan in partnership with the executive team.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives, ensuring alignment across the group and business units.
• Provide in-depth analysis of industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics to inform decision-making.
• Conduct financial modelling, scenario planning, and business case development for key initiatives.
• Deliver bespoke research and analysis to support executive and board-level discussions.
• Lead and coordinate high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects that span multiple business units.
• Drive clarity of scope, ensure alignment of outcomes, and support execution against strategic objectives.
• Manage timelines, risks, and progress reporting for key initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with functional teams to gain buy-in and ensure delivery of recommendations.
• Provide support for external engagements, including strategic partnerships and potential corporate development opportunities.
• Support due diligence and assessment of strategic synergies for potential partnerships or acquisitions.
• Work with integration teams on relevant strategic topics related to post-merger integration processes.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in strategic planning, execution, and project management at the corporate level.
• Experience in strategy consulting or within a corporate strategy function.
• Exposure to education, professional services, digital transformation, technology, or knowledge-based industries is advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects in areas such as growth strategies, internationalisation, digital transformation, and value creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record in driving complex operational strategy projects such as operating model creation, business transformation, and related strategic initiatives.

Our client is one of the leading boutique strategy and innovation consultancies, they are known for their outstanding strategy, innovation, brand and futures work for some of the biggest global brands in the world. Going strong for decades and still independent, they have gone from strength to strength in the last few years and are able to offer one of the best work life balances you're likely to find agency side.

They are now on the lookout for someone to come on board as their most senior strategy director and oversee the team in their most strategically important hire to date. It's a role offering significant oversight and ownership for someone who thrives being both executional and strategic, with exceptional big picture thinking skills.

The role and requirements:

- Senior Strategy Director role to oversee current team of strategists, will need to already be operating at and be established at Strategy Director level

- Previous experience from a boutique strategy or innovation consultancy essential, any client side experience in addition to this a bonus

- Being the lead on their most important accounts, with exceptional client handling skills

- Brand strategy expert, including across positioning, innovation and portfolio work

- Strong FMCG experience essential

- Passion, energy and gravitas will be key

If this opportunity excites you and you can match all of the requirements then please do get in touch to find out more.

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

• Lead and manage complex strategy consulting projects for clients.
• Develop and articulate strategic recommendations for business growth and transformation.
• Conduct market analysis, competitive intelligence, and industry research.
• Develop innovative business models and strategic frameworks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead and mentor project teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Identify and pursue new business development opportunities.
• Prepare and present compelling proposals and strategic plans.
• Facilitate workshops and strategic planning sessions.
• Drive the successful execution of client strategies.

• MBA or advanced degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Extensive experience in management consulting or corporate strategy.
• Proven track record of leading successful strategy projects and transformations.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of various industries and business models.
• Excellent leadership, team management, and client relationship skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to influence and engage senior executives.
• Demonstrated experience in business development and proposal writing.
• Flexibility to travel as required by client projects.

Our client is one of the leading boutique strategy and innovation consultancies, they are known for their outstanding strategy, innovation, brand and futures work for some of the biggest global brands in the world. Going strong for decades and still independent, they have gone from strength to strength in the last few years and are able to offer one of the best work life balances you're likely to find agency side.

They are now on the lookout for someone to come on board as their most senior strategy director and oversee the team in their most strategically important hire to date. It's a role offering significant oversight and ownership for someone who thrives being both executional and strategic, with exceptional big picture thinking skills.

The role and requirements:

- Senior Strategy Director role to oversee current team of strategists, will need to already be operating at and be established at Strategy Director level

- Previous experience from a boutique strategy or innovation consultancy essential, any client side experience in addition to this a bonus

- Being the lead on their most important accounts, with exceptional client handling skills

- Brand strategy expert, including across positioning, innovation and portfolio work

- Strong FMCG experience essential

- Passion, energy and gravitas will be key

If this opportunity excites you and you can match all of the requirements then please do get in touch to find out more.

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Commited employer

OVERVIEW

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

Publicis Groupe is seeking a strategic and creative Influencer Strategy Lead to join our bespoke agency team for a globally recognized client with iconic brands spanning Snacking, Petcare, and Food & Nutrition .

This is a rare opportunity to partner with household-name brands on their marketing transformation journey — blending strategy, creativity, data, and technology within our Power of One model , which integrates media, production, data & tech, social, influencer, and commerce to deliver end-to-end PESO experiences.

You’ll play a pivotal role within the Publicis Next Era (PNE) Hub , leading influencer and social strategy across markets, driving innovation, and ensuring best-in-class delivery.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Act as the first point of contact for influencer-related client briefs across Petcare brands.
• Translate client business and marketing objectives into actionable influencer and social strategies that drive measurable impact.
• Integrate Social & Influencer (S&I) strategy into AEP/ICP processes, ensuring alignment with broader brand and media strategies.
• Oversee the quality and consistency of strategic outputs, ensuring all recommendations are insight-driven and brand-aligned.

Operational Excellence

• Lead an agile, cross-functional process involving strategy, creative, and activation teams.
• Ensure influencer and partnership content is built around clear KPIs — driving business outcomes, not vanity metrics.
• Partner closely with media, data, and content production teams to ensure strategic coherence across the PESO ecosystem.

Innovation & Insight

• Lead research into emerging content, influencer, and partnership trends to shape forward-thinking plans.
• Use analytics, benchmarking, and social listening to inform and evaluate influencer strategies.
• Identify growth opportunities for clients through new formats, platforms, or creative partnerships.

People Leadership

• Manage and mentor a small team (1–2 Executives/Graduates and 1 Manager), supporting their professional development and progression.
• Foster collaboration across teams and markets to share knowledge and best practices.

Growth & Partnership

• Contribute to new business and organic growth initiatives through strategic input and client presentations.
• Champion innovation and thought leadership within the influencer and social ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in influencer marketing strategy (agency experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of digital media, content ecosystems, and performance metrics .
• Skilled in strategic thinking, storytelling, and client communication at senior levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-market projects with tight deadlines.
• Experienced in using data, analytics, and social insights to shape creative strategy.
• Confident leader and mentor with a track record of developing junior team members.

Benefits:

In the UK, alongside the core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, and Income Protection Plan , we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

OVERVIEW

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

Publicis Groupe is seeking a strategic and creative Influencer Strategy Lead to join our bespoke agency team for a globally recognized client with iconic brands spanning Snacking, Petcare, and Food & Nutrition .

This is a rare opportunity to partner with household-name brands on their marketing transformation journey — blending strategy, creativity, data, and technology within our Power of One model , which integrates media, production, data & tech, social, influencer, and commerce to deliver end-to-end PESO experiences.

You’ll play a pivotal role within the Publicis Next Era (PNE) Hub , leading influencer and social strategy across markets, driving innovation, and ensuring best-in-class delivery.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Act as the first point of contact for influencer-related client briefs across Petcare brands.
• Translate client business and marketing objectives into actionable influencer and social strategies that drive measurable impact.
• Integrate Social & Influencer (S&I) strategy into AEP/ICP processes, ensuring alignment with broader brand and media strategies.
• Oversee the quality and consistency of strategic outputs, ensuring all recommendations are insight-driven and brand-aligned.

Operational Excellence

• Lead an agile, cross-functional process involving strategy, creative, and activation teams.
• Ensure influencer and partnership content is built around clear KPIs — driving business outcomes, not vanity metrics.
• Partner closely with media, data, and content production teams to ensure strategic coherence across the PESO ecosystem.

Innovation & Insight

• Lead research into emerging content, influencer, and partnership trends to shape forward-thinking plans.
• Use analytics, benchmarking, and social listening to inform and evaluate influencer strategies.
• Identify growth opportunities for clients through new formats, platforms, or creative partnerships.

People Leadership

• Manage and mentor a small team (1–2 Executives/Graduates and 1 Manager), supporting their professional development and progression.
• Foster collaboration across teams and markets to share knowledge and best practices.

Growth & Partnership

• Contribute to new business and organic growth initiatives through strategic input and client presentations.
• Champion innovation and thought leadership within the influencer and social ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in influencer marketing strategy (agency experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of digital media, content ecosystems, and performance metrics .
• Skilled in strategic thinking, storytelling, and client communication at senior levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-market projects with tight deadlines.
• Experienced in using data, analytics, and social insights to shape creative strategy.
• Confident leader and mentor with a track record of developing junior team members.

Benefits:

In the UK, alongside the core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, and Income Protection Plan , we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We’re supporting an innovative health technology company entering a key commercial growth phase.

Following early UK traction, the focus is on NHS reimbursement, procurement, and commercial expansion across EMEA.

This role blends market access with commercial execution, ideal for someone experienced in getting medical devices adopted, reimbursed, and scaled.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive NHS engagement to secure regional and national adoption for a medical device
• Lead pilot evaluation strategy and conversion to funded ICB business cases
• Navigate procurement frameworks (e.g. NHS Supply Chain, tenders)
• Align market access and sales strategies to accelerate commercial rollout
• Build relationships with clinicians, commissioners and procurement leads
• Feed payer, procurement and clinical insights into pricing and GTM strategy
• Support EMEA access and distribution strategy as the business scales

About You

• 4+ years’ experience in market access, NHS business development or commercial roles in medtech or medical devices
• Strong understanding of NHS commissioning, procurement, and reimbursement pathways
• Experience turning pilots or evaluations into funded rollouts
• Comfortable engaging with clinical, payer, and procurement stakeholders
• NICE Medtech engagement experience desirable
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable in a scale-up environment
• EMEA access or distributor experience a plus

Why Join

• High-impact role with direct commercial ownership
• Real opportunity to shape national and EMEA access strategy
• Hybrid working