Strategy Director

3 Minutes ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Strategy Director will ensure high-quality strategic work, translate data into insights and actionable recommendations for clients, and apply analytical rigor to solve brand and marketing issues. The role involves analyzing data, preparing viewpoints, demonstrating industry-leading thinking, driving strategic foresight, owning work streams, and leading the strategy team. This role requires extensive travel within the APAC region and will be working with senior client leaders on the development of their most important long term, strategic assets.
Must have:
  • Experience in brand strategy and design principles
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong presentation skills to build client trust
  • Experience in thought leadership in the region
  • Ability to deepen loyalty to clients’ brands
  • Visionary leader championing creativity
  • Experience in corporate brand strategy in Hong Kong and APAC/Global
  • Cultural sensitivity and flexibility for APAC markets
  • Experience in managing and supporting a team
  • Solid understanding of how brands and businesses work
  • Open-mindedness and willingness to share perspectives
  • Excellent communication skills across all levels

Job Details

Landor is looking for a Strategy Director to join our Hong Kong studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor. 
World-leading brand specialists. 
Consulting. Design. Experience.

Connecting business strategy to brand. 
Bringing every facet of brand to life. 
Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers. 

United in our drive to make a positive difference. 
Proudly part of WPP. 
We build brands, designed to transform. 

Our Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding, amp, 
workspace & architectural design experts, BDG 
and award-winning motion specialists, ManvsMachine. 

What you’ll do

Ensure the highest quality of strategic work and be directly involved in the quality of creative product. Take ownership in translating data and the world around you into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations for clients. Then apply analytical rigor, critical thinking and creativity to solve complex brand and marketing issues.

  • Review data, conduct analysis, uncover insights and prepare coherent and persuasive points of view and actionable recommendations for our clients.
  • Create lasting impact by demonstrating industry-leading thinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and restless intellectual curiosity.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and solve complex problems by driving strategic foresight for our clients.
  • Own and lead work streams, understanding how they impact the overall project.
  • Lead and guide the wider strategy team to analyze and synthesize primary and secondary research to generate actionable insights for clients.

Based in Hong Kong, you will be required to travel extensively and often at short notice, in and around the region, including Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan –and elsewhere as required.

What you’ll need

  • Experience in brand strategy, brand naming, product and portfolio architecture, internal brand engagement, creative briefing, campaign messaging and design principles.
  • Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong presentation skills, advocating solutions credibly and building trust with senior clients.
  • Experience in thought-leadership in the region to influence strategic decisions and build collaborative partnerships.
  • Ability to identify opportunities to deepen loyalty to our clients’ brands and drive growth.
  • Track record as a visionary leader who champions creativity as a core value and a strategic differentiator, and drives innovation and creative solutions with measurable impact within the group.
  • Experience in Hong Kong and APAC/ Global corporate brand strategy including conglomerates, professional services, financial sector or B2B clients.
  • Cultural sensitivity and flexibility: understanding that the diverse markets and clients across the APAC region require a tailoring of approach and a demonstrable understanding of what makes them different.
  • Experience in managing a team and providing them with insight across multiple projects from concept to final deliverable. Specifically, this position looks for an individual who will be able to offer direction and support to both senior and junior consultants in the team.
  • Solid understanding of how brands and businesses work, including the role of packaging, product/service innovation, sustainability, and ecommerce.
  • Open-mindedness with an inherent curiosity, and willingness to share fresh perspectives in solving problems.
  • Excellent communication skills across all levels.

Summary

This position will be challenging but fun; Landor is a very supportive, friendly environment but one where excellence is encouraged and insisted upon. 

Working across a number of countries and a diverse range of markets and issues will suit someone who prefers to be constantly stimulated by variety. 

Working with senior client leaders on the development of their most important long term, strategic assets will appeal to anyone who likes to make a difference in growing brands and businesses.

 

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
 
We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.

 

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About The Company

We are Landor.​

World-leading brand experts.​

Consulting. Design. Experience.​

Connecting business strategy to brand.​

Bringing every facet of brand to life.​

Creating brand-led experiences for talent & customers.​


United in our drive to make a positive difference.​

Proudly part of WPP.​

We build brands, designed to transform.​


The Landor Group also includes leaders in sonic branding amp, workspace & architectural design experts BDG and award-winning motion specialists ManvsMachine.​

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