What makes this role important at Ipsos?
Ipsos Strategy3, a leading marketing, brand, and innovation strategy consultancy, is seeking a driven, self-motivated Partner to join our team of entrepreneurial thinkers who are looking to change the marketing landscape for our clients.
The ideal candidate will bring a unique blend of both left brain (analytical) and right-brain (creative) skills to bear on our client’s problems: someone who is as comfortable building a model in Excel as (s)he is surfing TMZ for celebrity gossip. Our approach to solving problems requires that level of fluidity, comprehensiveness, confidence, and executive presence.
What you can expect to be doing:
- Our Partners play a key role in selling and leading our client engagements, setting the vision for deliverables and presenting brand strategies to clients such as Target, Coca-Cola, Google, HP, Mastercard, Cigna and Uber.
- You will be the senior voice of the firm with clients, working with Principals, Engagement Managers, and Consultants to ensure that our ideas are flawlessly presented to both clients and the broader marketing community. In addition, we’ll look to you to help grow our firm, set and deliver on financial targets, inspire and develop those you work with, as well as provide thought leadership for the firm.
- Critically important will be your ability to build relationships, not only internally with the Strategy3 team, but across Ipsos more broadly and of course, with our clients.
- We have seen significant growth since we started the business in 2016, and we will look to our Partners to bring their entrepreneurial spirit to help investigate new offerings and set the tone of our firm as we grow and as we hire additional star talent.
- You’ll join a unique team of whole-brain thinkers who come from backgrounds as diverse as brand management, consulting, finance, market research, design, and start-ups – who have all come together with a diversity of ideas to transform the worlds of consulting, innovation, and branding.
- For a relentless, visionary, and centered thinker who thrives on feedback and challenge, this is an unparalleled opportunity for both personal and professional growth.
This might be the job for you if you have:
- 15+ years of professional experience: preferably in branding/marketing, management consulting, brand management, and/or market research
- Undergraduate degree from a top university
- MBA from a leading business school preferred
- Demonstrated leadership skills, both vertically and laterally
- Track record of business development success – identifying, cultivating, creating, pursuing, and winning new business opportunities
- Proven experience in leading a client service team and owning the related P&L
- Ability to work cross-functionally, with a solid understanding of how to integrate market research
- Ease and confidence with “thinking on your feet” – can effortlessly lead a workshop with a group of senior executives
- Impeccable interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal
- Enormous personal impact and executive presence
- Commitment to people – recognizing, coaching, nurturing, and retaining top talent
- In addition to those qualifications, one of the key things we have in common is the ability to tie together disparate pieces of information (from social media, from SEC filings, from keen observation) into a compelling story, and tell it in a way that is engaging and memorable.
If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you’re applying to!
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $275,000 to $290,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What’s in it for you:
At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit: Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Strategy3 is a leading brand, strategy and marketing consultancy, founded and run on the premise that marketing and business are intertwined, and critically, rooted in customer centricity. S3’s multi-disciplinary team of brand strategists, researchers, management consultants, ad executives, and even a few attorneys and accountants, work together to answer complex business questions.
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