Group Strategy Director: Growth & Insight Leader

Saatchi X; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Care for parents and careg

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi X in Chicago is seeking a Group Strategy Director to lead multiple accounts and shape strategic vision that drives growth and elevates our deliverables. You will guide insights, develop data-informed strategies, and foster innovation across our client portfolio.

This hybrid role requires four days in-office weekly. You will build strong client relationships, lead senior teams, and contribute to new business pitches while shaping agency-wide strategy and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 10 plus years work experience as a leader in marketing, advertising, promotions, media, or digital, CPG and/or retail experience required.
• Knowledge of secondary research data sources; ability to navigate and extract baseline insights
• Creates aesthetically-pleasing, impactful presentations
• Experienced brainstorm and/or workshop facilitator
• Quickly able to master the agency’s processes and products
• Demonstrated excellence in strategically planning campaigns to align with clients' strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ability to anticipate and quickly assess continually changing client needs and adapt resources and strategies accordingly
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and guide the team towards achieving results.

Responsibilities

• Influential Agency-wide strategic leadership, delivering valuable thought leadership to multiple clients and internal teams
• Drives best in class insight, data-informed strategy, and innovative thinking
• Acts as a catalyst to spark curiosity and innovation within the Strategy team and across all lines of business in the client portfolio
• Builds client relationships, identifying new ways to broaden offering, and grow existing relationships and revenue
• Participates in new business pitches
• Works collaboratively with senior management, agency partners and peers to successfully contribute to the success of the agency

Skills

Strategic leadership

Client relationship building

Presentation skills

Creative thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Saatchi & Saatchi X in Chicago is seeking a Group Strategy Director to lead multiple accounts and shape strategic vision that drives growth and elevates our deliverables. You will guide insights, develop data-informed strategies, and foster innovation across our client portfolio.

This hybrid role requires four days in-office weekly. You will build strong client relationships, lead senior teams, and contribute to new business pitches while shaping agency-wide strategy and thought leadership.