Dartmouth Partners
Key purpose
- The Strategy Director is a senior leadership role within the Group and plays a critical role in supporting the Group Chief of Staff in the evolution, communication and execution of Group strategy.
- The role is responsible for ensuring the Group strategy remains relevant, actionable and aligned to changing customer, market, political and economic dynamics. Working closely with the Executive Committee, Divisional leadership teams and Group functions, the Strategy Director provides strategic insight, challenge and support to drive alignment between strategic priorities, business performance and long-term growth.
- The role acts as a key connector between strategy, corporate affairs, performance, growth and stakeholder engagement. This includes supporting executive decision-making, shaping strategic narratives for internal and external audiences, contributing to Board and Executive Committee discussions, and helping translate strategic priorities into tangible business outcomes.
- Given the breadth of stakeholder engagement and exposure to commercially sensitive information, the successful candidate will possess exceptional judgement, communication and influencing skills, alongside the ability to build trusted relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
Structure and reporting relationship
- The Strategy Director reports to the Group Chief of Staff & Corporate Affairs and works closely with colleagues across the Group Strategy & Corporate Affairs team.
- The role partners extensively with the Executive Committee, Divisional leadership teams, Strategy & Growth colleagues, Corporate Affairs teams and other senior leaders across the business.
- The Strategy Director will draw on wider expertise and resources across the organisation to deliver strategic priorities.
Key Accountabilities
- Strategy Development and Evolution
- Strategy Implementation and Alignment
- Corporate Affairs and Strategic Narrative
- Growth, Portfolio and Strategic Opportunities
- Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership
Essential Technical and Professional Skills
- Significant experience in strategy, corporate development, business transformation, consulting or a related discipline within a complex organisation.
- Experience supporting the development and implementation of corporate or business strategy.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to connect strategic choices to business outcomes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience leading strategic projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
- Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to prepare high-quality papers and presentations for executive and Board-level audiences.
