Strategy Director

Landor; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Landor, a WPP company, is seeking a Strategy Director to join our New York studio. You will guide corporate leaders through brand challenges, shape positioning, and define scalable brand architectures for global enterprises.

This role blends strategic thinking with client development, mentoring teams, and building practices that connect brand work to business outcomes. The position offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration several days each week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of agency or brand consulting experience, with a proven track record leading corporate brand positioning, architecture, and portfolio strategy for enterprise clients.
• Demonstrated people management experience, with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and growing junior and mid-level strategy talent.
• C-suite presence and advisory skills, capable of facilitating executive alignment, presenting to corporate boards, and leading complex client engagements.
• Comfort in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, with the ability to manage multiple fluid projects simultaneously while maintaining strategic depth.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills, bridging corporate strategy with creative execution alongside design, verbal, and experience teams.
• Business development mindset, adept at nurturing long-term client relationships and driving organic practice growth.

Responsibilities

• Guide corporate leaders through complex brand challenges and growth strategies.
• Define brand positioning and narrative frameworks for global enterprises.
• Design scalable brand architectures and portfolio strategies.
• Mentor teams and build strategic practices internally.

Skills

Agency experience

C-suite presence

People management

Executive advisory

Business development

Job description

Landor is looking for a Strategy Director to join our New York studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor, part of WPP.

World-leading brand experts, underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

What you’ll do

Strategy Directors serve as trusted C-suite advisors, guiding corporate leaders through their most complex brand challenges—from defining distinctive brand positioning and narrative frameworks to designing scalable brand architectures and portfolio strategies for global enterprises. They navigate high-stakes corporate transformations, M&A integrations, and brand-led growth, building long-term, high-impact client partnerships along the way.

Internally, our Directors help build strategic practices, drive thought leadership, and mentor team members to continuously elevate the capabilities of Landor. They create lasting impact by balancing strategic mastery with client development. By translating overarching business goals into actionable positioning and governance, they inspire cross-functional teams and create foundational platforms that accelerate award-winning design and transformative brand experiences.

What you’ll need

• 8+ years of agency or brand consulting experience, with a proven track record leading corporate brand positioning, architecture, and portfolio strategy for enterprise clients.
• Demonstrated people management experience, with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and growing junior and mid-level strategy talent.
• C-suite presence and advisory skills, capable of facilitating executive alignment, presenting to corporate boards, and leading complex client engagements.
• Comfort in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, with the ability to manage multiple fluid projects simultaneously while maintaining strategic depth.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills, seamlessly bridging corporate strategy with creative execution alongside design, verbal, and experience teams.
• Business development mindset, adept at nurturing long-term client relationships and driving organic practice growth.

Thesalaryfor this position at the time of this posting may range from $150,000 to $175,000. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.

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