Dalziel & Pow
Associate Director, Strategy
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Dalziel & Pow is a global strategy and design studio based in London. We create the world’s most iconic brands and experiences in retail, service, and culture. Founded in 1983, we are an independent, employee-owned business working across a diverse range of categories and challenges around the world. We help organisations define what’s next, reimagine their brands and create experiences that connect meaningfully with people. We design inclusive, meaningful experiences — grounded in over 40 years of understanding how people engage with retail, service, and culture. With strategy and design under one roof, we connect vision, brand, and experience to drive transformation that lasts. We move seamlessly across industries, blending insight and ideas from different worlds to spark new relevance and originality. From our London studio, we work as one, agile team, hands-on and directly with our clients all around the world.
We’re looking for an experienced Strategy Director who can bring together insight, foresight, client strategy and commercial thinking to shape our most significant projects, opportunities, and relationships. Working closely with our ambitious clients, D&P leadership and our brilliant multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help clients define what’s next and turn that direction into iconic brands and experiences. We're based in Clerkenwell, next to the buzz of Exmouth Market – home to a studio that's supportive, energetic and inclusive.
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Role Description
The Associate Director, Strategy leads strategic thinking across our most important client relationships and briefs, helping organisations solve complex challenges, identify opportunities for growth and define their future direction. Working closely with the Board, Creative Directors and Creative Strategy Lead, the Associate Director, Strategy ensures commercial, customer and business thinking informs our work, while helping clients unlock new opportunities and build long-term success. Alongside client leadership, the role supports business development, thought leadership and the continued evolution of D&P's strategic proposition. The role reports directly to the Board and manages a small team.
What you'll do
- Lead strategic relationships across key accounts.
- Develop trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Understand client businesses, commercial priorities and organisational challenges.
- Facilitate executive workshops and leadership sessions.
- Translate complex business challenges into clear strategic opportunities.
- Provide commercial and strategic direction that creates confidence and alignment.
- Present to Boards and C-suite audiences.
- Identify opportunities to deepen relationships and generate new business.
- Support the development of the Strategy team.
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What you'll need
- Experience gained at a creative agency, operating at Director level.
- Strong experience of advising CEOs and executive-level clients with confidence.
- Ability to gain trust and buy-in from stakeholders.
- Proven ability to solve complex business problems.
- A commercial mindset and innovative thinker.
- Great storytelling skills and a naturally curious, collaborative spirit.
- A thorough understanding of design to be able to inspire it.
Additional Information
At Dalziel & Pow, we love what we do, and we think it shows. We’re a friendly bunch, sharing ideas, working together in dynamic teams and not forgetting to have some fun. We’re proudly independent, an Employee Ownership Trust, run by the people who work here, so even as we grow, we still keep that family feel. We think work should be enjoyable and rewarding, and we do our best to make that happen. Alongside career development, we offer a competitive salary and generous benefits package, including hybrid working, flexible summer hours, the option to buy additional holiday, paid volunteering days, pension, life assurance and a range of wellbeing benefits.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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