Head of Client Strategy

Measurelab Ltd; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic data consultancy in Essex seeks a Data and Analytics Strategist to lead client strategy and advise renowned brands on marketing and customer data. Ideal candidates should possess exceptional communication skills, strong understanding of marketing data, and familiarity with Google tools. This role offers a flexible working environment and various perks, including additional annual leave and private healthcare.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday plus Bank Holidays

Additional time off during Christmas

Birthday off

Holiday buy-back scheme

Three charity days annually

Private healthcare

Certification-based bonus up to £4k

Flexible working

Socials and hackathons

Qualifications

• Leading a team, preferably in a data and analytics consultancy or marketing agency.
• Being a trusted advisor to senior-level clients in large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Advise key clients on their marketing data and analytics strategies.
• Develop and implement consultative frameworks to deliver value.
• Inspire and manage a team of consultants, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Support business development to qualify and close new opportunities.
• Create content for marketing and participate in industry events.
• Collaborate with practice leaders to advance product and service offerings.

Skills

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Deep understanding of marketing data

Familiarity with Google Marketing Platform

Insatiable appetite for AI

Strong commercial mindset

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager

Looker Studio

BigQuery

Job description

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

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 hands-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