Head Of Strategy

About Ipsos Singapore

Passionately curious is how we define ourselves at Ipsos. Using market research, we gain an accurate and deep understanding of a person, brand or market to help our client make smart, strategic business decisions. With the potential to change the world in a small and big ways, we strongly believe in what we do, while making sure we have fun while doing it.

About the team

Strategy3 is Ipsos’ business and growth advisory firm.
We believe that for any business strategy, marketing plan, brand positioning, or innovation to be successful, it must do three things: be rooted in the organization’s strategy, be informed and inspired by customer research, and it must drive through to actual in-market activation. While many firms advise on growth, very few deliver on all three: traditional management consultancies rarely delve deep enough into the world of the customer; creative firms don’t truly leverage the power of data; research agencies can sometimes lose the big picture amid analysis. That’s why we are Strategy3.

Role Overview

The Head of Strategy3 Singapore is responsible for leading and growing the business, people and client portfolio of the Strategy3 practice in Singapore.

This role combines commercial leadership, client relationship management, thought leadership and team development. As a member of the Strategy3 leadership team, you will shape the strategic direction of the business, drive sustainable growth, strengthen client partnerships and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture.

You will work closely with the Asia Pacific Strategy3 leadership team and broader Ipsos stakeholders to deliver business objectives and contribute to the global Strategy3 agenda.

Responsibilities

What you will do

Business & Commercial Leadership

• Develop and execute the strategic growth plan for Strategy3 Singapore.
• Drive sustainable revenue growth and profitability, with accountability for business performance and P&L management.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities through client development, proposals, pitches and commercial negotiations.

Client Leadership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including C-suite executives.
• Build long-term client partnerships and expand relationships across Ipsos and Strategy3 service offerings.
• Lead strategic engagements that deliver measurable business impact for clients.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing consulting team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, innovation and continuous learning.
• Recruit, coach and retain top talent while supporting career development and succession planning.

Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Shape and elevate the Strategy3 proposition within Singapore and the wider APAC region.
• Contribute to thought leadership, market visibility and the development of new consulting offers.
• Stay informed on market, consumer and industry trends to ensure the team remains at the forefront of strategic consulting.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with other Ipsos Service Lines and regional leadership teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Contribute to the broader Strategy3 global agenda, sharing expertise and best practices across markets.

Qualifications

Who you are

• Demonstrable leadership-level experience in branding, marketing, management consulting and brand management, with a strong track record of leveraging market research to drive strategic business decisions.

• Extensive leadership experience in strategy consulting, brand consulting, innovation or related fields.

• Proven ability to drive business growth, manage commercial performance and win new business.

• Strong track record of building trusted relationships with senior client and C-suite stakeholders.

• Commercially astute with experience managing revenue, budgets and/or P&L.

• Passionate people leader with a demonstrated ability to build high-performing and inclusive teams.

• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!

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.