Strategy Director – Shape Where a Group Goes Next

About the Company

A diversified group listed in London, with businesses across services, industry, and consumer markets. The strategy team works directly for the chief executive on the choices that shape the portfolio.

Why Join Us?

You will run the strategy function board members read, with access to every business and a chief executive who acts on analysis.

Role Overview

The Strategy Director will lead the strategy function, owning the group’s planning cycle, portfolio reviews, and the growth cases that reach the board.

Key Responsibilities:

• Run the annual strategy cycle with the chief executive and businesses.
• Own portfolio reviews and capital-allocation analysis.
• Build investment cases for growth and acquisitions.
• Lead market and competitive intelligence.
• Support the board with strategy papers.
• Coordinate with finance on long-range plans.
• Run special projects for the executive committee.
• Build and mentor the strategy team.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in strategy, consulting, or corporate development.
• Top-tier consulting or in-house strategy background.
• Portfolio and capital-allocation analysis experience.
• Board-level communication skills.
• London-based; hybrid working.
• Degree in economics, business, or finance; MBA preferred.
• Conceptual clarity; practical judgment.

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary with pension, bonus, and hybrid working.
• Direct access to the chief executive and every business.
• A board that reads your papers first.
• Special projects that shape the group’s direction.
• A platform most strategists wait years for.

If choices are what strategy means, apply today and shape them.