Director, Transformation
Skills
About the Role
You will join UTA Advisory's Transformation practice, setting the strategic approach to help clients learn, grow, and transform within their sectors. You will manage day-to-day client engagements alongside an engagement lead, overseeing junior consultants across one or multiple projects. You'll structure and deliver complex workstreams to senior-level stakeholders, lead client discovery and market research, and drive quantitative market, company, and competitive analysis to unlock insights. You will develop practical recommendations and execution plans, foster internal and external relationships, supervise junior staff, and present strategies directly to clients. You'll also support business development by leveraging your industry network and UTA Advisory's resources to identify new client opportunities and market trends.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in consulting or operator role within the media, marketing, advertising, or technology sectors
- MBA desirable, but not required
- Proven experience in applying well-developed problem-solving skills (quantitative, conceptual, analytical) and crafting original strategic recommendations with limited involvement from leadership
- Proven track record of selling through recommendations to internal teams and/or clients; demonstrated success in turning ideas into actions
- Fluency in media/advertising/technology industry terms and trends
- Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Ability to partner across the organization to deliver engagement objectives
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage client relationships, serving as a key point-of-contact for an engagement team
- Structure, manage and deliver complex workstreams and solutions to senior-level stakeholders
- Execute and clearly define project plans to ensure positive impact and sustainable business results
- Serve as quarterback on client deliverables, working autonomously and with senior leadership and junior team members
- Lead the process of client discovery, market research and diligence, including guiding interviews
- Drive quantitative market, company, and competitive analysis to unlock insights for clients
- Develop practical recommendations for strategy and clearly defined execution plans
- Foster and manage internal working team and external client relationships
- Supervise junior staff on communication approvals, workload prioritization and evaluation of draft output
- Complete work as needed by the engagement lead on larger engagements and direct junior team members
- Present and defend strategies and analysis to clients, incorporating real time feedback
- Support business growth opportunities with existing clients
- Collaborate with senior leadership to identify potential new client opportunities and structure bespoke approaches
- Leverage industry network, trades and UTA Advisory intelligence to uncover trends and opportunities
- Maintain and grow an active network in the marketplace through events, canvassing and personal outreach
Benefits
- Competitive programs to support your well-being