Strategic Insights Leader: Growth, AI & Innovation

DAC

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth
Collaborative culture
Health benefits
PTO & parental leave
Retirement plan
Learning opportunities
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Job summary

DAC is seeking a Senior Director, Strategic Insights to transform consumer, market, and business intelligence into growth opportunities. You will lead a distributed team and partner across Strategy, Media, Creative, Client Services, Sales, Product, Technology, and Analytics to deliver insight-led solutions.

The role emphasizes strategic advisory to executives, new business development, and strong narrative storytelling to drive growth and client impact.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in Strategic Insights, Consumer Insights, Market Research, Strategy or related disciplines.
  • 8+ years leading geographically distributed, high-performing cross-functional teams.
  • Proven ability to influence executive leadership and enterprise strategy.
  • Experience supporting agency new business development and executive client relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop DAC's enterprise Strategic Insights roadmap to support long-term growth.
  • Lead the design and execution of qualitative and quantitative research programs.
  • Translate business priorities into an integrated research, insights, and strategy agenda.
  • Represent DAC in executive presentations, workshops, and industry thought leadership.

Skills

Strategic insights
Cross-functional leadership
Executive storytelling
Influence & collaboration
Analytics & AI awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing/Economics/Psychology/Data Science

Tools

Analytics tools
Visualization tools

Job description

DAC is seeking a Senior Director, Strategic Insights to transform consumer, market, and business intelligence into growth opportunities. You will lead a distributed team and partner across Strategy, Media, Creative, Client Services, Sales, Product, Technology, and Analytics to deliver insight-led solutions.

The role emphasizes strategic advisory to executives, new business development, and strong narrative storytelling to drive growth and client impact.

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