Strategy Director in City of London

Strategy Director

Department: Executive

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

Harmony is on a mission to be the best life safety partner to work with and for. Rated an ‘Outstanding Employer’ by Best Companies in 2025, we are only getting bigger and stronger — and we’re looking for A-players to help us get there.

We are passionate about making a difference and obsessed with quality. Our goal is to build a world where every resident can sleep safely at night, knowing their home is 100% safe.

The Lifeguard Framework represents one of the most significant building safety remediation programmes in the UK — and Harmony Fire is at the heart of it. We are looking for a Strategy Director to own end-to-end management of all strategy activity across Harmony Fire’s Lifeguard Framework engagement, from initial market engagement through to the point of contract award and handover into Design & Construction.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will bridge senior client engagement, fire engineering consultancy, and pre-construction delivery — ensuring that every client engagement progresses methodically through Phases 1 to 3 and Stages 1 to 5 of the framework. This is a role that demands the highest levels of commercial acumen, technical credibility, and senior stakeholder management, and the ability to lead a complex, multi-disciplinary programme at pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end strategy management across Harmony Fire’s Lifeguard Framework engagement — from initial market engagement and client identification through to contract award and handover into Design & Construction.
• Ensure every client engagement progresses methodically through Phases 1 to 3 and Stages 1 to 5 of the Lifeguard Framework, with clear accountability, milestones, and governance at each stage.
• Act as Harmony Fire’s senior point of contact for Lifeguard Framework clients — building and maintaining trusted relationships with housing associations, local authorities, and building owners at the highest level.
• Bridge senior client engagement, fire engineering consultancy, and pre-construction delivery — coordinating across internal functions to ensure a seamless, joined-up experience for clients throughout the framework process.
• Lead the commercial strategy for Lifeguard Framework engagements — including fee structures, scope definition, risk allocation, and commercial terms through to contract award.
• Work closely with Harmony’s fire engineering, facade, structural, and pre-construction teams to ensure technical proposals and client deliverables are of the highest standard and fully aligned with framework requirements.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive pipeline of Lifeguard Framework opportunities, tracking progress, forecasting revenue, and reporting to the executive team.
• Identify and develop new client relationships within the Lifeguard Framework, driving Harmony Fire’s market penetration and positioning as the partner of choice for building safety remediation.
• Lead and coordinate bid and proposal activity for Lifeguard Framework opportunities, ensuring submissions are technically compelling, commercially sound, and delivered on time.
• Represent Harmony Fire externally at client events, industry forums, and framework engagement activities, building the business’s profile and reputation across the building safety sector.
• Monitor developments in the Lifeguard Framework, building safety legislation, and the broader remediation landscape, feeding intelligence back into Harmony’s strategic positioning.
• Report to the CRO on strategy performance, pipeline, commercial outcomes, and market developments, contributing to the wider executive leadership of the business.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• An A-player mindset — high standards, extreme ownership and the drive to do things properly, the first time.
• Proven track record at Director level in a strategy, commercial, or programme leadership role within the building safety, fire safety, housing, or wider construction sector.
• Deep understanding of the Lifeguard Framework and the building safety remediation landscape, including the regulatory framework, client base, and commercial dynamics.
• Strong technical credibility in fire safety, building safety, or a closely related discipline — able to engage authoritatively with fire engineers, facade specialists, and technical consultants.
• Exceptional senior stakeholder management skills — able to build and sustain trusted relationships with housing associations, local authorities, Homes England, and other key framework participants at the highest level.
• Strong commercial acumen — experienced in managing complex, multi-stage commercial programmes from market engagement through to contract award.
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across technical, commercial, and delivery functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to represent Harmony Fire credibly and compellingly at the most senior level.
• Experience managing complex bid and proposal processes for major public sector or framework programmes.
• London-based and available full time, with flexibility to travel to client sites and meetings nationally.

Job Benefits

This is a rare opportunity to lead the strategy function for one of the most significant building safety remediation programmes in the UK, at a business that is genuinely shaping how the country addresses its fire safety obligations. At Harmony, we ask a lot — and we give a lot back. The hours are real, the standards are high and the work is demanding, but for those who show up, deliver and go the extra mile, the rewards follow. A-players here enjoy a competitive salary, a Personal Development Plan with leadership mentoring and ongoing training, unlimited holiday, a performance bonus tied to framework milestones and commercial outcomes, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity, lunch, snacks and refreshments on us every day (fresh fruit and Takeaway Friday included), a team social budget, cycle to work, an auto-enrolment pension, two major company events a year and our Reward and Recognition scheme — including European mini-breaks for those who go above and beyond. It is a collaborative, high-energy environment focused on doing things the right way — and none of it is a perk for showing up; it’s what we share with the people pulling the business forward.

Harmony is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment regardless of age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief. We want everyone who works with us to feel valued and to make a difference.

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