Strategy Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own strategic development and cross-market guidance for data-driven campaign planning, translating insights into execution while mentoring a Strategy Executive and coordinating multi-market teams.

  • Strategy: design upper- and mid-funnel campaigns and set cross-channel guidelines.
  • Client consulting: advise brands on media mix and present workshops.
  • Data-informed planning: synthesize market, brand, and performance data into clear recommendations and translate into planning processes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy development: You will design holistic, data-driven campaign strategies for the upper & mid-funnel and define strategic guidelines.
  • Client consulting: As a key strategic contact, you will advise the clients on the optimal use of media channels and communicate complex relationships in workshops and presentations.
  • Data analysis: Analysing and synthesising a wide range of data sources, from market and competitive data to brand measurement reports, will be part of your daily toolkit to derive clear strategic recommendations.
  • Project management: You confidently organize internal and external specialist teams across 12 international markets and ensure that strategic guidelines are precisely translated into the planning processes.
  • Mentoring: You enjoy sharing your expertise by mentoring junior employees and actively supporting their professional development. You will most likely manage one Strategy Executive.
  • Innovation & Tools: You follow current media trends closely and integrate new approaches into your work, confidently using relevant research, insight and planning tools as well as internal AI systems.
  • Creativity: You will work with specialists to develop and sell in creative media ideas that will help Amazon campaigns cut through.

Requirements

  • Strong communications planning skills : You bring in-depth expertise in the development of integrated upper-funnel communication strategies and have a cross-channel understanding of the media landscape, ideally with experience in (online) retail.
  • Analytical excellence: Your ability to synthesize heterogeneous data sources and translate them into clear strategic recommendations sets you apart, and you are proficient in using research and planning tools.
  • Communication skills: You impress with excellent storytelling in English, confidently presenting complex strategic concepts.
  • Client expertise: With a confident demeanor, you advise clients at a strategic level and develop tailor-made solutions for large, complex brands.
  • Independent work: Your proactive, flexible and reliable work style enables you to efficiently manage projects and bring them to a successful conclusion, even in an international environment.
  • Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

Benefits

  • competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
159.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.3%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
10.7%
Social
5.7%
Paid
2.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~30.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6,288 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
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