Strategy Director
Posted 2 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Strategy Director, MEA”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
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About the Role
As a Strategy Director, you’ll shape and lead the strategic thinking behind our most ambitious client relationships across the MEA region, bridging always-on, culturally fluent social media strategy with deep digital brand transformation. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work, acting as the strategic backbone across cross-functional teams and serving as a trusted advisor to senior executive clients.
Responsibilities:
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Develop end-to-end social media strategies, channel-specific frameworks, content pillars, and influencer partnerships tailored to MEA platform landscapes.
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Lead brand positioning, architecture, and digital transformation engagements to help clients adapt from legacy models into digital-first market leaders.
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Translate audience research, social listening data, and market diagnostics into sharp, actionable strategic frameworks and white-space opportunities.
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Define social KPIs, paid strategy alignments, and measurement frameworks to convert performance insights into actionable creative recommendations.
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Partner with creative, media, data, UX, and technology leads to embed strategic narratives into executable campaigns and digital product experiences.
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Facilitate strategic workshops and presentations with senior C-suite client stakeholders to align on transformation roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.
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Collaborate with new business teams on pitch narratives while mentoring and growing regional strategists.
About You
The essentials:
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10+ years of experience in brand or communications strategy, including 5+ years in a senior strategic leadership role at an agency, consultancy, or in-house function.
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Dual track record leading both social-first campaign strategy and large-scale brand transformation or repositioning projects.