At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic initiatives and drive commercial growth through data-driven insights and storytelling.
- Company: Dynamic consultancy at the forefront of innovation and human behaviour understanding.
- Benefits: Collaborative culture, autonomy in decision-making, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a team that values creativity, mentorship, and impactful client relationships.
- Why this job: Shape the future of brands while working with cutting-edge technology and creative strategies.
- Qualifications: 10 years of experience in strategic roles, strong understanding of human behaviour, and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
The Senior Director is a pivotal, commercially driven leadership role, designed for a strategic partner who operates at the intersection of data, human behavior, and profitable business growth. Your primary mission is to create and deliver insight-driven strategies that shape the future of our clients' brands, while consistently meeting growth targets and identifying opportunities for upselling and expansion. You will be the definitive voice that moves beyond reporting data to activating it, crafting compelling narratives, building actionable roadmaps, and guiding C-level executives through pivotal decisions. Crucially, you possess a creative and entrepreneurial instinct, able to see where strategy meets execution to bring ideas vividly to life in the real world. Externally, you are the embodiment of consultancy, proactively developing business and growing key accounts. Internally, you are a maestro, responsible for mentoring our talent, advancing our methodologies - particularly in consultative AI and qualitative excellence - and embedding a culture of strategic excellence that translates deep consumer understanding into undeniable commercial impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Insight Activation & Storytelling: Design and select optimal methodologies to actively test business hypotheses, using agile principles to ensure focus and efficiency. Uncover deeper truths by diagnosing unstated client needs, questioning assumptions, and pinpointing real business challenges. Synthesize complex data and integrate findings from multiple sources to identify powerful patterns and trends. Leverage consultative AI tools to unlock deeper human narratives. Craft compelling narratives by refining raw insights into boardroom-ready stories with actionable commercial recommendations.
- Client Consulting & Commercial Growth: Drive commercial outcomes against defined revenue targets by identifying, creating, and converting opportunities to grow existing and new client revenue. Act as a trusted advisor and manage senior client relationships, setting strategic direction and ensuring exceptional delivery satisfaction. Lead strategic workshops to unlock new value and create tangible commercial momentum.
- Practice Leadership & Business Impact: Inspire, coach, and develop a team of insights professionals into future strategic consultants. Champion excellence and innovation by guiding project teams and ensuring the highest quality of delivery across all engagements.
- Commercial & Strategic Acumen: Demonstrated expertise in applying knowledge across key marketing domains to deliver client value. Proven track record of translating this expertise into account growth and successful business development efforts.
- Technical & Analytical Expertise: Proficiency in leveraging advanced tools, including consultative AI analysis and synthesis platforms, to drive efficiency and uncover deeper meaning.
- Understanding Human Behavior: Deep, applied knowledge of behavioral science principles to uncover the 'why' behind consumer actions and provide richer insights.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Approximately 10 years of professional experience in relevant roles.
- Strong foundation in understanding human behavior and applying structured thinking to complex problems.
- Advanced study or a Master's degree is a plus.
- Ability to translate data into forward-looking business strategies.
- Skill to question assumptions and define the client's core business challenge.
- Proficiency in integrating complex, multi-source data to find actionable insights.
- Talent for crafting compelling, boardroom-ready narratives that inspire action.
- Experience in inspiring, coaching, and developing a team of professionals.
- Proven ability to build deep, strategic relationships with senior clients.
- Mastery in designing research that tests hypotheses and delivers business insights.
- Deep knowledge of what drives human behavior to uncover richer insights.
Job Benefits
You will work alongside great people to define the future of the industry, not just adapt to it. You will master the intersection of deep human empathy and cutting-edge technology. You will have the autonomy and accountability to identify opportunities, grow client revenue, and see your recommendations directly accelerate client growth.
Senior Director employer: Human8
At Human8, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration. Located in the vibrant city of London, our team enjoys a dynamic work environment where personal growth is encouraged through mentorship and continuous learning opportunities. With a focus on meaningful impact, employees are empowered to drive client success while mastering the latest advancements in technology and human insights.
