Lippincott - Senior Associate, Brand Strategy

Responsibilities

• Shape and oversee the development of brand opportunities, grounded in business strategy, competitive dynamics, and customer insight
• Structure project workplans and guide team workflow, while developing junior team members
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations and delivering recommendations that reflect Lippincott’s point of view
• Build client relationships and contribute to new business development
• Conduct in-depth interviews with client leadership and other stakeholders
• Manage case team resources — talent, intellectual capital, and budget
• Draw on Lippincott’s broader expertise and frameworks to solve multi-disciplinary challenges
• Develop presentation storylines and frameworks, and play a leading role in delivering them
• Oversee analysis of quantitative and qualitative research, partnering with analytics specialists as needed

Requirements

• At least 8 years of full-time experience in strategy consulting or a consulting environment, with a focus on brand and/or business strategy.
• A track record of building, motivating, and leading teams
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to steer a team’s problem-solving through shifting priorities
• The ability to lead multiple client projects simultaneously and autonomously
• Excellent presentation and writing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively from the C-suite to entry level
• The judgment to connect business understanding, brand implications, and creative solutions for a specific client’s challenge
• The ability to influence and align multi-disciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders
• Openness to travel as needed
• A desire to build and learn side-by-side with your teams. This role follows a hybrid work schedule, with new hires expected to work from the office 3 days per week for their first 6 months. After 6 months, employees have the flexibility to choose between 2 and 3 days per week in the office

Preferred

• An MBA is welcome but not necessary

Benefits

• health benefits
• 401K savings
• employee assistance programs