Head of Strategy

1 Month ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As Strategy Director, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping the strategic vision for Havas Thailand’s most important clients. You will lead and inspire a team of strategists to deliver integrated, future-facing strategies. You will be responsible for setting the strategic direction on key accounts, driving innovation, and building the strategic capability of the agency. Key responsibilities include setting strategic direction, client collaboration, cross-functional collaboration, team leadership and development, and thought leadership. The role involves developing omnichannel communication strategies, translating client challenges into actionable insights, and fostering strong client relationships. Furthermore, it demands managing and mentoring a team, staying at the forefront of trends, and championing innovative planning approaches.
Must have:
  • 10+ years in strategic planning or marketing within an agency.
  • Proven success in leading strategy on major accounts.
  • Experience managing teams and developing strategic talent.
  • Strong expertise in market research and consumer insights.

Job Details

Agency :

Havas Thailand

Job Description :

Job Summary:

As Strategy Director, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping the strategic vision for Havas Thailand’s most important clients. You will lead and inspire a team of strategists across both media and creative disciplines to deliver integrated, future-facing strategies that drive business transformation and marketing excellence.

This is a senior leadership position that blends high-level strategic thinking, client partnership, and operational excellence. You will be responsible for setting the strategic direction on key accounts, driving innovation, and building the strategic capability of the agency as a whole.

Key Responsibilities:

1) Strategic Leadership

  • Set and oversee the strategic direction across a portfolio of key clients, ensuring relevance, originality, and effectiveness in all output.
  • Lead the development of omnichannel communication strategies that integrate data, media, and creative thinking.
  • Translate client challenges into actionable insights and inspire teams to build bold, meaningful ideas.
  • Actively contribute to annual brand planning, communications roadmaps, and go-to-market strategies.

2) Client Collaboration

  • Serve as the senior strategic partner for client leadership teams, fostering strong, trusted relationships.
  • Challenge client briefs, elevate strategic ambition, and influence key marketing decisions.
  • Drive organic growth opportunities by identifying white space and translating insights into new business initiatives.

3) Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Lead collaboration between media, creative, content, data, and tech teams to deliver cohesive, insight-led solutions.
  • Facilitate working sessions, workshops, and briefings that align diverse teams around a common strategic vision.
  • Act as the key link between creative ambition and commercial reality – ensuring work is both exciting and effective.

4) Team Leadership & Development

  • Manage and mentor a team of planners and associate strategy directors, ensuring continued skill development and performance growth.
  • Create a culture of strategic excellence, collaboration, and curiosity within the strategy team and across departments.
  • Provide training, tools, and frameworks that elevate the team’s strategic thinking and storytelling capabilities.

5) Thought Leadership & Innovation

  • Stay at the forefront of cultural, technological, and media trends to inspire fresh thinking across the agency.
  • Champion innovative planning approaches, tools, and methodologies to drive strategic excellence.
  • Contribute to award submissions, agency marketing, and regional initiatives that position Havas Thailand as a leader in strategy and effectiveness.

Key Requirements:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Experience

  • 10+ years in strategic planning, marketing, or a related field, ideally within an agency environment.
  • Proven success leading strategy on major accounts, with experience across both media and creative planning.
  • Demonstrated experience managing teams and developing strategic talent.
  • Strong expertise in market research, consumer insights, and brand positioning.

Why Join Havas Thailand? 

At Havas Thailand, we are committed to crafting impactful strategies that create real results for clients. Join our team as an Associate Strategy Director and lead strategic projects for top brands, working in a creative, collaborative environment that values innovative ideas and tangible outcomes. Together, we are shaping the future of media & creative strategy.

#LI-FM1

Contract Type :

Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

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Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative andentertainment-orientedsolutions that support them in their positive transformation.

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