Commercial Senior Consultant

VDV Search; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy is seeking a Commercial Senior Consultant to join their EMEA team. This role involves leading complex strategic engagements and crafting impactful narratives. Ideal candidates will have 2–3 years of relevant experience in a senior strategy position, with strong storytelling skills and a background in ventures or innovation. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working, requiring office presence twice a week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid working

Strong benefits package

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ experience in a comparable senior strategy role.
• Experience in venture capital or innovation consultancies.
• Strong understanding of growth, commercial, or transformation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale growth and innovation strategy programmes.
• Set strategic direction and ensure high-standard delivery.
• Own and shape strategic narratives for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Storytelling skills

Growth strategy

Client management

Job description

VDV Search is partnering with a leading global strategic transformation consultancy to appoint a Commercial Senior Consultant into their EMEA team.

This consultancy works at the intersection of strategy, insight, creativity and execution , partnering with senior leaders to identify new sources of growth, navigate complexity, and shape what’s next for their organisations.

Opportunity

Commercial Strategy sits at the core of how this consultancy helps clients rethink and evolve their business models — today and into the future.

As a Commercial Senior Consultant , you will be a senior practitioner and emerging leader, responsible for leading complex strategic engagements, shaping high-quality strategic output, and crafting compelling narratives that drive real commercial impact.

This role is suited to someone who has spent 2–3 years operating in a comparable senior strategy role and who brings experience from venture capital, ventures firms, and / or innovation consultancies , where commercial rigour, ambiguity, and future-focused thinking are part of the day-to-day.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Strategy Leadership & Delivery

• Lead large-scale growth, commercial, and innovation strategy programmes end to end
• Set strategic direction, prioritise work, and ensure delivery to the highest standard
• Translate complex insight and data into clear opportunities for growth and innovation

Strategic Thinking & Storytelling

• Own and shape strategic narratives that connect insight, imagination, and commercial logic
• Distil complexity into clear points of view that land with senior stakeholders
• Use both quantitative and qualitative insight to inform decision-making and direction

Insight & Problem-Solving

• Lead strategic framing and insight generation across multiple lenses (customer, brand, culture, commercial, capability)
• Reframe challenges, unlock new possibilities, and inspire fresh thinking across teams

Client Partnership & Commercial Growth

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior clients, constructively challenging briefs and shaping ambition
• Support business development through pitching, proposals, and selling recommendations
• Collaborate with creative and specialist teams to ensure strategic intent carries through to execution

Team Leadership & Culture

• Line manage and mentor team members, supporting their development and progression
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture
• Lead by example, bringing energy, clarity, and momentum to both clients and colleagues

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a strategist who combines rigour, creativity, and commercial instinct , and who is motivated to shape both client outcomes and their own trajectory.

You’ll Bring

• 2–3 years’ experience in a comparable senior strategy role (e.g. Senior Consultant with AD-level responsibility, or equivalent)
• Experience gained within venture capital, ventures firms, and / or innovation consultancies — where future-focused thinking, ambiguity, and value creation are central
• Strong grounding in growth, commercial, innovation or transformation strategy
• Proven experience leading strategic workstreams and engaging senior stakeholders
• Exceptional storytelling skills — able to turn complexity into clear, compelling narratives
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how value is created
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and their implications for business

You Are

• Comfortable operating at the edge of what’s known, connecting diverse signals into insight
• Confident in your point of view, while open to challenge and evolution
• Energising to work with — bringing momentum, presence, and inspiration
• Ready to build a platform toward Director-level influence

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary with performance-linked incentives
• Flexible hybrid working (2 days / week in office)
• Strong benefits package and commitment to wellbeing

Interview Process

• Initial virtual interview
• In-depth interview with senior practitioners
• Case study presentation (in person)
• Chemistry meetings across the business

To apply or learn more, please email your CV to [e-mail].