Responsibilities

• Oversee and shape the development of potential brand opportunities based on client business strategy, competitive dynamics, best practice analysis, and customer insights
• Structure project work plans and guide team workflow, while developing and guiding more junior team members
• Be the key point-person with clients and other stakeholders, help manage their expectations, and provide recommendations reflecting Lippincott’s point of view
• Develop client relationships and contribute to new business opportunities
• Conduct in-depth interviews with client leadership and their customers
• Manage case team resources (e.g., talent, firm intellectual capital, budget)
• Identify other experts, frameworks, and examples from Lippincott to aid the case team in cracking- multi-disciplinary challenges for clients
• Develop storyboards and identify applicable frameworks for client presentations, and then play a significant role in delivering them
• Manage and analyze quantitative and qualitative customer / prospect research, partnering with analytics specialists as appropriate

Requirements

• At least 8 years of full-time experience in consulting, business strategy, or brand strategy
• MBA or equivalent welcomed, but not necessary
• Advisory and leadership presence with experience enthusiastically building, motivating, and inspiring teams
• Comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to steer the team’s structured problem-solving approach to open-ended directions or changes in priorities
• Ability to lead multiple client projects simultaneously and autonomously
• Outstanding presentation, writing, and the ability to communicate effectively to both the C-suite and entry-level (incl. PowerPoint)
• Ability to connect the dots between deep business understanding, brand implications, and creative solutions to the client’s specific challenge
• Ability to influence and guide multi-disciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders to get the job done
• Passionate about pushing your thinking, attacking issues from multiple angles, and stretching yourself to provide outstanding brand ideas to clients
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and solve challenges that extend the scope of brand into experience and marketing

Benefits

• health benefits, 401K savings as well as employee assistance programs.