Consulting Director (Brand Growth Innovation)

TL;DR

Consulting Director (Brand, Growth and Innovation): Lead clients through complex commercial and brand challenges as they adapt to fast-changing market conditions and ambitious growth goals with an accent on consumer insight, market opportunity assessment, brand positioning, portfolio strategy, and innovation territories. Focus on building rigorous commercial cases, designing scalable growth models, developing strategic narratives, and driving measurable business impact.

London, United Kingdom

Company

Marketing Transformation, Growth and Innovation Consultancy at the heart of the world-leading hirify.global creative group, tackling challenges for major brands and scale-ups.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day project engagement, own and lead projects and workstreams independently with agile mindset and ownership of deliverables and timelines.
• Deliver high-quality work directly and through others, directing and elevating team output.
• Manage client relationships strategically, commercially and operationally.
• Lead strategic new business proposals, pitches, and scoping.
• Participate in creative thinking, strategic recommendations, client meetings, and presentations.
• Collaborate with hirify.global and WPP businesses for integrated engagements.
• Contribute to knowledge base, thought leadership, mentoring, and team development.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in consulting, relevant strategy or client-side strategy roles.
• Proven track record leading complex, high-impact client engagements with commercial outcomes.
• Deep expertise in growth, brand and commercial strategy, blending creative thinking and rigorous analysis.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and visual storytelling skills for compelling narratives.
• Practical fluency with AI tools (LLMs, synthetic audiences, rapid prototyping) and ability to articulate AI's strategic value.
• Confident presence with senior stakeholders, proactive, adaptable, collaborative team builder.

Nice to have

• Sector experience across FMCG, F&B, logistics, telco, tech and B2B.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day.
• Bupa Healthcare, Enhanced Maternity/Adoption/Shared Parental Leave.
• Flexible Working Model with core hours 10am–4pm.
• 1.5:1 Matching Pension, Wellbeing support (exercise membership, Unmind, LifeWorks, eye tests).
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme.