Principal Consultant S3

As a Principal Consultant within Strategy3UK you will be a senior leader responsible for shaping selling and delivering some of our most impactful work with private sector clients.You will play a critical role in evolving ourgo-to-market proposition with a particular focus on embedding demand spaces category strategy and commercial transformation into client organisations.You will act as a trusted advisor to seniorclient stakeholders influencing decisions that sit at the intersection of strategy brand trade and growth. Your leadership will help strengthen cross-functional alignment across client teams (marketing sales commercial product and strategy) ensuring our thinking translates into sustainable commercial outcomes.

Internally you will be a key contributor tothe growth of Strategy3 UKsupporting account expansion winning new work shaping intellectual property and mentoring the next generation of consultants.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days in our London office and the rest from home.

Day to day

These are the types of things you can expect to be doing during your day to day although as Ipsos is a dynamic organisation this may vary as different opportunities arise:

In this role no two days will look the same:

Client Strategy & Delivery

Lead the design development and activation of category and demand-led growthstrategies for private sector clients. Translate complex market consumer and commercial insights into clear strategic choices and practical activation plans. Embed demand spaces and category thinking into client organisations ensuring relevance across brand portfolio pricing trade and channel strategies. Oversee end-to-end project delivery ensuring work is high quality commercially impactful and delivered on time and budget. Act as senior client counsel supporting executives through ambiguous or high-stakes strategic decisions.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

Build andmaintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders. Navigate andalign multiple client functions overcoming silos and driving collective ownership of outcomes. Represent Strategy3 UK as a thought partner not just a supplier.

Commercial Growth & New Business

Own and grow major client accountsidentifying opportunities to expand scope anddeepen relationships. Lead or significantly contribute to new business pursuits including opportunity shaping proposal development and pitching. Use insight-led thinking and strong storytelling to articulate the value of Strategy3s demand space and category expertise. Support the evolution of Strategy3 UKs sector focus and go-to-market strategy.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

Provide line management coaching and mentoring to Consultants and Managers. Sethigh standards for analytical rigour strategic thinking and client engagement. Contribute to talent development capability building and the creation of new tools methodologies and IP.

Research & Insight

Direct and quality-assure qualitative and quantitative research programmes. Ensureinsights are not just robust but actionable commercially grounded and clearly communicated.

About You

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in consulting or a closely related strategy environment with strong exposure to brand commercial and trade strategy.
• Demonstrated success in developing and embedding category strategies for private sector clients.
• Proven ability to lead complex multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of demand spaces growth platforms and how they translate into organisational change.
• Excellent client-handling skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen with a clear track record of contributing to account growth or business development.
• Experience at a top-tier consulting firm or specialist strategy consultancy.
• Established network within relevant private sector industries.
• Experience shaping thought leadership or proprietary methodologies.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience at a top-tier consulting firm or specialist strategy consultancy.
• Established network within relevant private sector industries.
• Experience shaping thought leadership or proprietary methodologies.

Behaviours:

These are the behaviours you should embody:

• Strategic and future-oriented:Anticipates market shifts and client needs before they become obvious.
• Collaborative leader:Bringspeople together across disciplines and perspectives.
• Entrepreneurial and proactive:Spots opportunities takes ownership and drives momentum.
• Client-obsessed:Focusesrelentlessly on delivering real measurable impact.
• Resilient and adaptable:Thrives inambiguity and fast-moving environments.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave pension contribution income protection and life addition there are a range health & wellbeing financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.

We are committed to equality treating people fairly promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

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