Role: Senior Strategist

Community: Strategy

Type: Full-time, permanent

Location: London

Set up: Hybrid working, in the studio 3 days per week, 2 days remote per week

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Your community:

We’ve always been ambitious for the work and optimistic for the world, pushing what’s possible, exploring new ways of doing things and using our creativity to make a difference.  Our strategy community makes sense of the complex and ambiguous nature of our work and provides our clients with the clarity and cut through needed to move the business forward.  

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Your role:

This role is the strategic driver in projects and programs. Working with Strategy Directors on client programs and leading content for smaller workstreams as part of larger programs,  you will be responsible for helping to shape the pathway, leading the work and for managing and delivering workstreams. 

We expect our Senior Strategists to drive the work  by mastering their craft, solving complex problems, taking responsibility for the detail, embracing feedback and constant changes on projects. They are consistently proactive, accountable and responsive, instantly adapting to any situation.

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You are responsible for:

• Conceiving, planning and managing key dimensions of our pillar projects 
• Leading aspects of pitches
• Working across more than one project – up to three at any one time
• Bringing to bear the best of your experience so far. Plus an expectation that you’ll stay at the forefront of innovative new ideas about business and culture
• Helping clients with a very wide range of business, brand and organizational challenges—from direction setting, through employee experience, customer experience, learning and innovation
• Playing an active role in our vibrant Strategy community and helping us continually develop new tools and approaches to our work
• Progressing in your understanding and application of strategy as you work across Wolff Olins engagements 
• Building your financial management experience, so that you can effectively manage engagements from a commercial point of view
• Building your leadership skills, so that you can mentor and guide those less senior than you 
• Acting as an ambassador for Wolff Olins, both internally and externally

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Our focus on people and the world:

Wolff Olins believes in creating an environment where people can bring their whole selves to work. We are interested in our people having diverse points of view and different perspectives on the world. We set out to equip our people with the knowledge, confidence and tools to do the best work of their lives. Our purpose is to help our people create transformative brands that push businesses, people and the world forward.

Requirements

You will:

• Have built up a body of strategic insight and experience. Alternatively, you may be an entrepreneur in a fast-growth start-up or helping with the growth of an existing business. 
• You will have a wide  range of skills to help you manage client situations, conceive the right answer and help it come to life in the context of a client organisation.

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You should:

• Explore the facts - you like to get the bottom of the issue. You ask probing questions, understanding the logic behind arguments and seek solutions.
• Create Impact - in person or in writing; you should be persuasive and articulate. You clearly express your point of view. You enjoy presenting and are open in voicing your opinion and challenging others ideas.
• Show resilience - you are confident in your capabilities and remain calm when working under pressure or with senior stakeholders. You lean into resolving any team or client’s conflicts showing empathy but putting the work at the heart of what we do.
• Be conscientious - You are meticulous with your work, adhering to processes, and placing emphasis on meeting deadlines ensuring details are right.
• Deliver with intent - You are organised, enjoy making plans and have the ability to prioritise tasks. You flourish in a busy multi-tasking environment and place focus on honouring your commitment

Benefits

• Hybrid working setup (min in the studio 3 days a week)
• Flexibility on when you want to work - aiming to work 7.5 hours a day
• Laptop for the duration of your role (Mac or Windows)
• Company phone (Apple or Samsung)
• Annual expense allowance on tech equipment and home office set up
• Breakfast, snacks and fruit served daily in the studio + lunches served every Tuesday and Thursday
• Access to company tech i.e. 3D printer, hi-spec cameras
• & much more...!