Strategy Director

twentysix; Castletown; On-site; GBP 111,540 - 156,156; Full time

Job summary

twentysix in Castletown is looking for a Senior Strategist to shape strategic vision across various projects and lead high-impact client relations. You will guide multiple teams while developing strategies that ensure cohesive brand, product, and marketing alignment.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in strategy leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to mentor and inspire teams. A competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $210,000 is offered, adjusted for cost of living.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategy at a senior level across multiple projects.
• Broad skill set across brand, digital, product, content, and marketing.
• Skilled in connecting insights to action through research and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategic vision and direction across various workstreams.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients.
• Identify growth opportunities and lead strategy teams.

Skills

Senior strategy leadership

Brand and digital strategy

Effective facilitation and communication

Team building and leadership

Client relationship management

Job description

What You'll Do

• You’ll shape strategic vision and direction across a portfolio of work—ensuring rigor, clarity, and coherence from early discovery through delivery.
• You’ll lead strategy for a complex, high-impact client—holding the thread across multiple workstreams and helping teams navigate ambiguity with strong judgment and clear direction.
• You’ll connect brand, product, marketing, and experience thinking—ensuring that strategy is not fragmented, but integrated and working toward a cohesive whole.
• You’ll act as a senior client partner—building trusted relationships, guiding decisions, and helping shape long‑term strategy and partnership direction.
• You’ll identify opportunities for growth—contributing to new business efforts, shaping pitches, and expanding the scope and impact of the work.
• You’ll lead and develop strategy teams—mentoring senior strategists, fostering a culture of excellence, and ensuring teams are supported, challenged, and doing their best work.
• You’ll contribute to the evolution of the discipline—defining and scaling strategic frameworks, improving ways of working, and helping raise the bar for quality across the organization.

What You'll Bring

• You’ve led strategy at a senior level and are comfortable operating across multiple projects, teams, or accounts—balancing depth with breadth.
• You bring a broad set of strategy skills across brand, digital, product, content, and marketing, with deeper expertise in at least a few of these areas.
• You’re skilled at connecting insights to action—using research, synthesis, and storytelling to shape clear, compelling strategic direction.
• You’re an effective facilitator and communicator, able to lead workshops, guide conversations, and influence senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity.
• You have experience building and leading teams—setting expectations, developing talent, and creating a strong, collaborative culture.
• You understand how to balance client needs, business goals, and delivery realities—making decisions that are both ambitious and practical.
• You’re curious about emerging tools and technologies, and you apply sound judgment about how they can meaningfully improve the work.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is [$150,000-$210,000] for our base US region 3. We have regional pay ranges adjusted for cost of living: US1 +15%, US2 +7.5%, US3 base. Learn more about our pay philosophy and cost of living adjustments.