Vice President, Strategy

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategic direction for executive-level client engagements as a senior strategy leader in brand, GTM, and integrated marketing.

  • Must-have: 10-12+ years in strategic brand/marketing leadership and integrated agency work.
  • Standout: Builds top-tier strategy teams and connects cross-channel insights to business impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior strategic advisor for executive-level clients across brand, GTM, research and integrated marketing engagements.
  • Translate business goals into holistic strategies that balance creativity, insight and performance.
  • Oversee strategy for high-value accounts, ensuring cohesive planning across brand, earned, owned and paid channels.
  • Lead strategic presentations, workshops and vision-setting engagements.
  • Identify opportunities to expand client relationships through strategic foresight and performance learnings.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver unified, insight-led marketing programs.
  • Contribute to new business pitches with compelling strategic narratives and frameworks.
  • Lead development of measurement frameworks that connect brand and marketing activity to business impact.
  • Partner with analytics teams to establish KPI models that clearly demonstrate marketing’s contribution to business impact.
  • Advance performance storytelling to make insights actionable and engaging for clients and teams.

Requirements

  • 10-12+ years of experience in strategic brand and marketing leadership within an integrated, digital or B2B agency environment.
  • Proven experience designing integrated marketing strategies across brand, digital and demand generation.
  • Deep understanding of B2B audiences, buyer journeys and the interplay between brand and performance.
  • Expertise in marketing analytics, measurement frameworks and KPI development.
  • Strong presentation, facilitation and executive communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and partner across disciplines.
  • Experience managing financials, including P&L ownership, revenue forecasting, and utilization a plus.
  • With a builder’s mindset, you combine creativity, systems thinking, and operational excellence.

Preferred

  • You’re an integrator. You connect dots across channels, data and disciplines to build cohesive marketing strategies that drive outcomes. parallel phrasing excluded as separate item if duplicate? we keep as separate item.

Benefits

  • 🩺 Health Coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus mental health resources, pet insurance, fertility benefits, and more.
  • 💰 Retirement Savings: Employer-matched 401(k) and access to financial planning services.
  • 🌴 Flexible PTO: Take time as needed for vacations, mental health, or personal days. Includes 8 paid holidays, half-day summer Fridays, and a week off between Christmas and New Year.
  • 🏡 Hybrid Work: Mix of in-office and remote work, with tools to stay connected across teams.
  • 🎉 Milestone Sabbatical: Celebrate five years with a two-week sabbatical and a $2,000 gift.
  • 👶 Family Support: Generous paid leave for new parents and caregivers, plus policies for pregnancy loss, adoption challenges, and more.
  • 📚 Growth Opportunities: Clear career paths, mentorship programs, and learning events to help you grow professionally.
  • 🌟 Culture: Our agency values our supportive, collaborative culture where we work hard to achieve the best outcomes for clients. Read more on our website here !
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Walker Sands

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Walker Sands is an integrated B2B growth services agency with expertise in strategy, data, content, creative, strategic communications and digital marketing. The agency’s Outcome-based Marketing approach helps B2B brands grow, build reputation, generate demand, drive engagement and strengthen market position. A 10-time Inc. 5000 honoree, Walker Sands is one of the fastest-growing B2B agencies in the world, proudly serving 100+ clients from offices in Chicago, Seattle and Boston.

Founded in 2001
Chicago, Illinois, USA
221 employees (124 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
50% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
34.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$446.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.2%
Direct
42.2%
Referral
7.9%
Social
6.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~221

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
110 (50% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2019
    Private Equity

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