Head of Strategy- Manchester

Head of Strategy- Manchester - Independent Media Agency

About the AgencyAward-winning digital agency known for delivering high-performance digital marketing and training solutions. Our clients span across ecommerce, B2B, and lead generation businesses - all with ambitious goals for growth. They are in an exciting phase of scale-up and are looking for a senior strategic leader to help them drive this growth.

The OpportunityLooking for a commercially minded and visionary Head of Strategy to lead our strategic function and play a pivotal role on our senior leadership team. This role will be instrumental in defining and executing strategies that drive client success, agency performance, and long-term growth. You'll collaborate across departments to shape integrated strategies, lead high-value client engagements, and continuously evolve our services to stay ahead of market trends.

What You'll Do

• Set and oversee strategic vision across all service lines, ensuring alignment with client goals and commercial impact

• Lead strategic delivery on key accounts, ensuring high-quality output and strong business outcomes

• Collaborate with the leadership team on commercial forecasting, growth planning, and innovation

• Guide and mentor a cross-functional team to develop integrated, insight-driven strategies

• Drive continuous improvement in strategic tools, frameworks, and thought leadership

• Support new business efforts through pitch leadership and strategic storytelling

• Champion cross-channel collaboration and agile ways of working

What You'll Bring

• Proven track record of leading strategic teams or functions in a digital agency environment

• Demonstrable experience creating and executing strategies across channels (SEO, paid media, content, CRM, etc.)

• Strong commercial acumen with experience influencing budgets, forecasts, and business planning

• Excellent client communication skills, with the ability to translate insight into action

• Experience mentoring teams, guiding development, and building a high-performance culture

• Confident handling senior stakeholders and navigating complex challenges with calm, solutions-first thinking

• Analytical mindset with fluency in tools like GA4 and strategic frameworks

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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