Director Strategy (m/f/d)

Company description

"What helps people, helps business."

This quote from Leo Burnett succinctly expresses what our HumanKind philosophy is all about: we build creative ideas on the concrete needs as well as the profound desires of people. And this is more relevant today than ever before in a world characterized by constant change, evolving communication patterns, and ever-new demands on the relationships between people and brands.

This "People Centricity" is at the core of our working method and inextricably linked to our company culture. We tell stories that go beyond conventional advertising, inspire, and sustainably shape a brand's community – thus ensuring its cultural relevance now and in the future. And that's exactly why we are looking for people with curiosity, empathy, passion, and a will to create.

Leo Germany is a global creative agency and part of the Publicis Groupe, one of the world's leading communication service providers.

Based at the legendary advertising hotspot Frankfurt, Leo Germany brings together the tradition and modernity of the advertising world. Over 140 creative minds work in the areas of Brand Strategy, Social Media, Digital Marketing, and classic communication to make a difference in people's lives, today and tomorrow, for brands like Samsung, PayPal, Ferrero, Stellantis, Commerzbank, Bauhaus, P&G, and many more.

Welcome to Leo Germany – where the people behind the ideas always come first.

We are looking for a Director Strategy (m/f/d) for our team.

Overview

Your tasks:

• Together with the team, you lead a global, integrated client and are responsible for the holistic brand and communication strategy.
• You provide impulses in classic and non-classic brand work.
• You collaborate closely with creation and develop inspiring ideas.
• You quickly develop a profound understanding of consumers.
• You think holistically & user-centrically and navigate the overarching idea in the context of a Consumer Journey.
• You have a feel for trends and an affinity for Cultural Marketing.
• You can derive clear implications for brands and communication from qualitative and quantitative data.
• You establish new models of interdisciplinary collaboration across trades and agencies to develop and lead the client's long-term vision.

Qualifications

Your profile:

• You have several years of experience as a responsible person in strategy or planning in an advertising, communication, or design agency.
• You possess profound knowledge of common analysis tools, research methods, and techniques.
• Ideally, you have already worked in a global environment (global clients and international markets).
• You have a confident demeanor and very good presentation and communication skills.
• You can convincingly present complex matters and engage the audience.
• You are experienced in workshops, moderation, facilitation (also remote).
• You are a team player and diplomatic.
• You bring curiosity about people and an intercultural mindset.
• You can lead teams (across agency and country borders).
• You have negotiation and presentation-level English skills.

Additional information

What we offer:

• Flexible working: trusted working hours with a hybrid working model.
• Work and see the world at the same time? No problem! With our #workyourworld offer, you can work abroad for up to 6 weeks.
• Dogs allowed! With Dogs@Leo, your four-legged friend doesn't have to stay alone.
• Always on the move, with the subsidy for the Deutschland Ticket.
• Your health is important to us! We support you with Business Bike Leasing and mobile massage in the office.
• Fancy networking? You can exchange ideas and socialize with colleagues from the Publicis Groupe at regular Agency Breakfasts and Happy Hours.
• Nice colleagues, human interaction, and a feel-good environment.
• Free drinks: water, soft drinks, coffee, tea.
• Plenty of apples: You'll find out what that's all about at the latest in the job interview.

What you can expect:

Leo Germany offers you an environment that promotes creativity - open, uncomplicated, unconventional. With many smart people from many different countries. Whether creation, strategy or production, everyone is involved in the creative process from the very beginning – this is how integrated communication solutions are created across all media channels. Communication solutions that move people and offer them added value.

Sounds good? Then become part of Leo Germany and apply now with your compelling application including salary expectations and your earliest possible start date.