At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic initiatives and drive transformation across a global professional services firm.
- Company: PE-backed professional services firm with a focus on growth and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership exposure, and the chance to shape enterprise-wide strategies.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant career advancement in a dynamic, international environment.
- Why this job: Influence key decisions and work closely with executive leadership on high-impact projects.
- Qualifications: 8-12+ years in strategy consulting with proven leadership in transformation initiatives.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Our client is a PE-backed professional services firm seeking a Strategy Director to join its Strategy function. Reporting directly to the SVP of Strategy, this is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for driving the firm's strategic agenda, improving operational performance, and delivering complex transformation initiatives across an international business.
This is more than a strategy role. You'll operate as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, partnering across functions and regions to translate plans into measurable outcomes. From operating model design and governance to performance management and enterprise transformation, you'll play a central role in shaping how the organisation grows and scales.
WHAT YOU WILL DO- Own enterprise-wide strategic and operational initiatives that support long-term growth and business performance
- Lead cross-functional transformation programmes spanning strategy, operations, finance, technology and people
- Drive the design and implementation of operating models, governance frameworks and performance management structures
- Shape executive and board-level decision making through data-driven insights, reporting and strategic recommendations
- Build execution discipline across priority initiatives, ensuring delivery against key milestones and strategic objectives
- 8 to 12+ years' experience in strategy consulting (MBB/Tier 2), value creation, strategy operations
- Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation and strategic initiatives within complex global organisations
- Strong track record of influencing C-suite stakeholders and presenting to executive or board-level audiences
- Experience developing operating models, governance frameworks and performance management capabilities that deliver measurable business impact
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear strategic direction
- Work directly with the Senior Vice President, Strategy on the organisation's highest priority initiatives
- Influence strategic decisions across a truly global organisation with significant operational complexity
- Operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, with ownership from concept through delivery
- Gain exposure to executive leadership and private equity stakeholders while shaping enterprise-wide transformation
For a confidential discussion before applying, do reach out. jamie@orrsearch.com
