Vice President, Strategy

Company description

For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand, or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.

We're seeking a VP Digital Experience Strategist to steer our strategy team in designing and implementing innovative digital experiences. This role is for a visionary strategist committed to pioneering digital excellence in complex settings.

The ideal candidate should:

• Excel in formulating comprehensive digital strategies, encompassing experience visions, principles, consumer journeys, and detailed requirements, collaborating effectively with creative teams and technology partners.
• A proven track record in leading strategy teams and superior communication skills for executive-level presentations are essential.
• The ability to find clarity in chaotic environments and turn challenges into structured, actionable strategies is crucial.
• Experience in the technology or telecommunications is preferred but not mandatory

The VP of Strategy at Level is a growth architect, working to grow our people, our product, our reputation, and our revenue  will be expected to manage teams across multiple sub-brands or work streams on large pieces of integrated business, while also pitching large new business opportunities with positive outcomes. The VP of Strategy serves as trusted strategic counsel amongst senior clients.

The ideal candidate embodies intellectual curiosity and a passion for the strategy discipline and is equally adept at leading conceptual discussions while also translating complex concepts and solutions across diverse audiences internally and to clients. As a VP of Strategy, your passion for the strategy discipline translates to ensuring teams are motivated and retained by identifying opportunities for them to expand and grow, while also serving as a mentor and example to senior talent.

• New business
  • Pitch large new business with positive outcomes
  • Proactively identify and execute organic growth opportunities that leverage Level and/or Groupe capabilities across accounts in partnership with the SVP of Business Development.
• Strategic guidance
  • Drive, own and deliver unique thought leadership
  • Lead conceptual discussions, and establish yourself as trusted strategic counsel among senior clients
  • Help translate complex concepts and solutions to diverse audiences – both internally and to clients
  • Scope and drive the development of new business engagements (scoping, timing, deliverables, effort)
• Agency leadership
  • Develop strong relationships with internal leadership
  • Source and or build technology that progresses our agency product and way of working
  • Collaborate with cross-discipline strategists to elevate offering and make our processes more effective

• 12+ years of experience in an agency or consulting environment
• Have a growth mindset, with the ability to push forward with an open mind when it comes to work and approach to colleagues and clients
• Demonstrate a transparent and uncomplicated sense of personal accountability for work and larger outcomes for project, team, agency and client
• Demonstrate a proactive and adaptable approach, with the ability to flex in real-time to ensure a winning outcome, regardless of the situation or dynamic
• Demonstrated success in:
  • Inventing an entirely new artifact/deliverable that expands our ability to engage an audience
  • Presenting to C/Executive decision makers and create discourse that achieves high-stakes outcomes
  • Taking a mandate for seismic change and execute against it confidently
  • Leading and manage a group of any shape or size, contributing meaningfully to the growth and well-being of every person connected, while realizing an ambitious shared goal
  • Providing counsel to a C-level/Executive decision makers resulting in a positive impact on their business and our future opportunities.
• Fully capable of owning all strategy needs on pitches of any size and complexity, including global and Publicis multi-agency…