Head of Strategy – Planning

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🏄 California, Illinois, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $150k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧐 Strategy

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📋 Description

• Lead research into client businesses, ideal customer profiles, buying committees, competitors, and category dynamics • Synthesize customer interviews, market research, search behavior, and campaign data into strategic insights • Map B2B buying journeys and identify decision points, barriers, and opportunities • Lead integrated strategic planning for Performance Marketing engagements • Define audiences, positioning, messaging priorities, channel roles, and sequencing • Coordinate paid search, paid social, display, video, performance creative, landing pages, and analytics • Apply DiscoverabilityOS™ principles to audience targeting, messaging, and conversion experiences • Write strategic and creative briefs • Partner with design, copy, paid media, landing page, and analytics teams • Facilitate planning workshops and working sessions • Evaluate concepts and plans against briefs, audience needs, and business outcomes • Own strategic planning direction for assigned engagements • Present research, recommendations, and integrated plans to clients and senior stakeholders • Lead strategic narratives for Performance Marketing pitches and account expansion • Build alignment across teams and clients while documenting decisions and trade-offs • Translate business objectives into measurement frameworks and learning priorities • Interpret performance across engagement, conversion, lead quality, pipeline, and revenue • Develop test-and-learn plans and recommend evidence-based adjustments • Consider budget, scope, and delivery constraints • Use AI and research tools for insight synthesis, competitive analysis, and planning efficiency • Validate AI outputs against reliable sources and protect confidential client information • Establish research, briefing, and planning standards; coach colleagues and improve strategic quality

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial experience in strategic planning, integrated performance marketing, or account planning within an agency or growth-focused business • Demonstrated ownership of complex client strategies • Portfolio demonstrating strategic leadership, audience insights, performance marketing briefs, coordinated channel plans, and measurable business outcomes • Experience with B2B performance marketing, complex buying journeys, paid media, performance creative, and conversion strategy • Ability to independently lead planning engagements and advise senior client stakeholders • Ability to mentor colleagues while remaining hands-on with research and briefing • Strong understanding of brand, demand generation, and customer experience in business growth • Ability to connect marketing recommendations to commercial priorities, budgets, and realistic execution plans • Confidence interpreting quantitative and qualitative evidence and distinguishing meaningful signals from vanity metrics • Hands-on familiarity with research, audience intelligence, analytics, and planning tools • Ability to use AI responsibly for research and synthesis with independent judgment and source validation • Comfort interpreting campaign reporting and working with analytics specialists to define measurement and learning plans • Strong storytelling and ability to turn complex information into clear insights, strategic narratives, and actionable briefs • Skilled facilitation across clients, performance creative practitioners, paid media specialists, analytics teams, and senior leadership • Strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to manage multiple planning workstreams in a fast-paced environment • Established and current work authorization and permanent residence in the country of employment for global locations • Ability to operate a laptop, computer software platforms, and office productivity tools • Reliable internet access and a professional background • Ability to remain stationary for extended periods and observe and interpret written and verbal communication

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision plans, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your family • 100% employer-paid plan for you and 50% employer contribution for dependents (US, CAD, MX) • Access to certified therapists through Spring Health • Headspace membership • Physical therapy through Omada • Thousands of Aaptiv virtual workouts • Complimentary One Medical membership for primary and virtual care • Unlimited PTO (2-week minimum) • Paid Company Holidays • Your Birthday Off • End of Year Recharge (Closed December 24 - January 1) • Paid Parental Leave • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match • Annual bonus based on tenure, scaling in total amount over time • Annual Company-wide Retreat • Ability to work from a home office • Laptop computer (PC or Mac available) • Remote-first/100% virtual work environment

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