Senior Director, Strategy

Are you an experienced and passionate leader in consulting and strategy? Do you like to build, solve and create? Does entrepreneurship get you fired up? Are you motivated to develop and grow a team? Do you want to positively influence the growth and success of companies both locally and internationally?

To accelerate our growth, we are looking for a Senior Director, Strategy. As the leader of the Strategy team, a member of the Executive Committee, and as an integral part of the Studio’s management team, this person will be responsible for:

― lead strategic mandates for the Studio, overseeing the entire process from developing hypotheses to formulating final recommendations, while also serving as a project manager to guide team members working on the mandates;
― manage and develop the Strategy team members in mandate management;
― act as the main link between clients and work teams to establish long-term business relationships;
― participating in the strategic thinking of all Studio’s mandates and bringing an outside perspective to the various projects carried out by the teams;
― actively contributing to Habo’s growth by participating in business development, developing methodologies and drafting proposals for the Studio’s clients and prospects.

We are looking for someone who:

― has excellent strategic thinking and solid problem solving skills;
― sees the big picture of an organization and the different components of the business model;
― is positive, with engaging leadership and has excellent interpersonal and active listening skills;
― is able to organize and manage a large number of projects simultaneously in order to guide the work of the team members;
― is curious, versatile and agile, with a strong sense of initiative and autonomy.

The ideal candidate:

― holds a MBA or a master’s degree in a relevant field;
― has more than 8 years of professional experience in strategic planning and business strategy (experience in an agency or consulting services would be a strong asset);
― masters business strategy and strategy concepts (diagnostic tools, growth planning, competitive principles, etc.);
― has good client presentation skills;
― has excellent writing and verbal communication skills, both in French and in English.

At Habo, personality is the key to our success. If the following traits describe you, our studio might be the place you’ve been looking for:

― committed to achieving excellence;
― independent and proactive;
― creative;
― passionate.

In return, we offer:

― a competitive compensation program;
― an unlimited vacation policy;
― a group benefits plan;
― a flexible work environment;
― direct involvement in strategic projects.