Associate Director – Qual Strategy & Research - up to £130k

Hannelius Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 100.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Hannelius Recruitment Limited is assisting a specialist strategy consultancy in London to recruit an Associate Director / Director. The role focuses on delivering complex, research-led strategy projects for global technology clients from a hybrid London working setup.

Salary £100k–£130k depending on experience, with a bonus and significant leadership responsibility. You will lead delivery through teams, shape client relationships, and drive growth while maintaining rigorous, insightful and

Competenze

• 8+ years’ experience in strategy consulting or related field.
• Hands-on research background designing and delivering qualitative research.
• Experience leading multiple client projects with delivery through a team.
• Strong people leadership and performance management.
• Commercially astute with experience owning scope, pricing and margins.
• Experience with B2B or technology sectors or bridge to them.
• Self-directed, ambitious, and able to own fast-moving initiatives.

Mansioni

• Lead multiple strategic research studies across client projects.
• Set the direction and quality across research design, fieldwork, analysis and recommendations.
• Lead day-to-day client relationships and engage confidently with senior stakeholders
• Manage, develop and challenge consultants, including hiring, coaching and addressing underperformance.
• Own project commercials, including scoping, pricing, budgets and margins.
• Support account growth, identify new opportunities and build lasting client partnerships.
• Contribute to the development of the consultancy’s proposition, ways of working and wider business.

Conoscenze

Strategy leadership

Client relationships

Project management

Commercial acumen

Descrizione del lavoro

London hybrid 2-3x

£100–£130k DOE + bonus

Lead the delivery, people and commercial growth of a specialist strategy consultancy working with some of the world’s leading technology businesses.

A specialist strategy consultancy is looking for an ambitious Associate Director / Director, to take a leading role in delivering complex, research-led strategy projects for global technology clients. This is an opportunity to shape client relationships, develop high-performing teams and help grow an ambitious consultancy.

You’ll combine strategic thinking and analytical rigour with strong leadership and commercial judgement. You’ll remain close to the work while leading delivery through others, ensuring projects are rigorous, insightful and commercially impactful.

THE ROLE

• Lead multiple strategic research studies simultaneously, overseeing delivery through project teams.

• Set the direction and maintain quality across research design, fieldwork, analysis and recommendations.

• Lead day-to-day client relationships and engage confidently with senior stakeholders

• Manage, develop and challenge consultants, including hiring, coaching and addressing underperformance.

• Own project commercials, including scoping, pricing, budgets and margins.

• Support account growth, identify new opportunities and build lasting client partnerships.

• Contribute to the development of the consultancy’s proposition, ways of working and wider business.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• 8+ years’ experience in strategy consulting, strategic research or a related field

• A strong record of progression.

• A hands-on research background, with experience personally designing and delivering qual research and translating findings into strategic recommendations.

• Experience leading multiple client projects and managing delivery through a team.

• Strong people leadership, including developing talent and managing performance.

• Commercially astute, with experience owning project scope, pricing and margins.

• Confident managing senior client relationships and contributing to account growth.

• B2B or technology experience is highly relevant, or you can demonstrate a clear bridge into these sectors.

• Self-directed, ambitious and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-moving environment.

THE ENVIRONMENT

This is a small, ambitious consultancy where people are expected to take ownership, move quickly and make a meaningful contribution. It is a high-performance environment with significant opportunity to shape the business and progress.

The majority of clients are based in the US, so evening calls and some weekend work are a regular part of the role, particularly around fieldwork and project deadlines. This requires flexibility and a willingness to go the extra mile.

INTERESTED

Send your CV to Rhys at [e-mail]

***Applicants must live / be able to live in the UK***

Hannelius Recruitment is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments where appropriate.