Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Insights: Own the process of developing actionable insights, inspiring teams to achieve strategic excellence.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with Creative Leaders, Group Account Directors, and subject matter experts to ensure cohesive and innovative strategies.
• Shape and Adapt Planning: Continuously evolve the strategic planning department to meet the demands of the digital space, integrating traditional planning with modern marketing knowledge.
• Mentor and Educate: Guide and inspire planning team members, clients, and the agency on emerging trends and best practices.
• Drive Execution: Create and implement roadmaps that guide the execution of all planning-based programs, ensuring practical activation and influence on the process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned
• Responsible for and oversee their respective department.
• Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Advertising required; agency experience a must
• 15 years (or more) of Account Planning experience
• Seasoned leader not too far divorced from being the all-star player—you’ve had a stint at the helm of the department or managing a large account with a sizeable team
• Consensus builder with the vision to create roadmaps that guide execution of all planning-based programs
• Deep appreciation of the digital space; practical activation experience required
• Understanding that planning is not an abstraction, bringing proven techniques to influence the process and be at the heart of the work
• Master storyteller with a compelling communication style that attracts others

Benefits

• EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees.
• Our benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers.