Head of Client Strategy

We’re a small company doing big things in the world of data, cloud and AI. We’re looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial data and analytics strategist who’s passionate about the power of data and technology, gets a kick out of being a challenger, and believes the future belongs to nimble specialists. You’ll be leading our client strategy offering, helping advise world-famous brands how they can do more with their marketing and customer data.

What you’ll do

• Advise key clients on their marketing data, analytics, activation and AI strategies

• Develop and implement consultative frameworks and approaches, building on our ethos of delivering value quickly and regularly

• Inspire, manage and coach a team of consultants and expert practitioners, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture

• Support business development by helping to qualify and close new opportunities

• Contribute to our marketing and thought leadership efforts by creating content and participating in relevant industry events

• Collaborate with other practice leaders to advance our product and service offerings

Requirements

Experience

• Leading a team (doesn’t have to have been a big one!)

• Working in a specialist data and analytics consultancy, or the data and analytics practice within a marketing agency

• Being a trusted advisor to senior-level clients within large, complex organisations

Must-have skills and knowledge

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage internal teams and influence external stakeholders at all levels

• Deep understanding of marketing data, the benefits of marketing data warehouses and CDPs, principles of data governance and privacy, data visualisation and analysis, activation and agents

• Familiarity with the Google Marketing Platform and Google Cloud toolset, specifically Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Looker Studio and BigQuery

• An insatiable appetite for AI with evidence of early adoption and a hand-on builder attitude

• A strong commercial mindset with an understanding of agency and consulting operating models

Nice-to-have skills and knowledge

• Hands-on implementation, engineering or analysis skills

• Up-to-date certifications in the Google Marketing Platform or Google Cloud

• Previous client-side experience leading a marketing data and analytics team

Holidays, benefits and perks

• 25 days a year holiday as standard plus Bank Holidays

• Additional paid time off for our Christmas closure (usually 3 days)

• Plus, an extra day off for your birthday!

• Holiday buy-back scheme (up to 10 extra days)

• Three charity days a year - to give back to a cause or initiative close to your heart

• Private healthcare, mental and financial wellness schemes

• The opportunity to earn an additional, certification-based bonus of up to £4k a year

• Flexible working - tell us what you need to do your best work, and we’ll do our best to accommodate

• Plenty of socials, hackathons and opportunities to hang out with colleagues, both remote and IRL