Brand Strategy Director

Company Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career? Join Cielo as a Brand Strategy Director! A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry’s smartest people and to take ownership of your success!   Cielo is a brand that reflects our big idea – that talent is rising – and with it our opportunity to ri

se above. We create careers for ambitious people by moving beyond traditional assumptions of what it means to work in talent acquisition.

Cielo is the world's leading Talent Acquisition Partner. We deliver a better talent experience for everyone through Talent Acquisition, Search, Consulting, and Digital Accelerators™. With our fresh approach – we design and build comprehensive, proven solutions inspired by technology to find and keep the unique talent that elevates our clients above the competition.

Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law. Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting Cielo Talent Acquisition at [email protected]

Job Description

The Brand Strategy Director will develop and lead client relationships with brand and talent marketing solutions that enable direct clients and our client teams to drive direct hiring, enhance the quality of hire, ignite talent performance and maximize the value of the client’s employer brand.

Work Location: US only  Work Arrangement: Remote, traveling 1-2 times a year  Language Requirement: English  Specific requirements:  brand expertise with employer brand, client relationship management, building and maintain relationship, revenue growth, track record of managing high volume , team leadership and  cross fuctional teams and development 

The Brand Strategy Director is a global, commercially oriented leader, capable of generating and delivering revenue targets. The key result areas for this position are: delighting internal and external customers leading to new revenue opportunities, progressive solutions delivered to exceptional standards, and service expansion from existing clients and P&L target achievement. This is a key role to drive brand engagement solutions across global clients.  

Responsibilities  

-Solutions: Knowledge

- Deep knowledge of employer brand, recruitment marketing and employee communications. Expert at measuring and maximize marketing ROI.

- Self-sufficient in scoping, converting and delivering all aspects of brand projects up to $250K, up to three per year. Full accountability for commercial, service and reputational excellence.

- Lead and integrate new IP, services and products into Cielo.

- Create and lead on the delivery of customized brand solutions and strategies based on the clients’ needs. - Create, design, and launch new services and solutions

– a suite of assets for existing client offerings. Customer: Growth and Optimization

- Own a client portfolio of around $1M. Serve as a consultant to leaders of the client organizations and build senior-level relationships to advise and direct on brand solutions, facilitate thought leadership, and share best practices.

- High visibility and reputation with Cielo peer group (CSD-level), leading to ongoing Client Development opportunities, sharing new products/services/case studies with account teams at QBRs or running a ‘stimulus session’

- converting $200k per annum from current Cielo clients.

- Leader of Practice and Cielo’s reputation growth, write thought-leading blogs, speak at summits / events, leverage your profile and network for new business opportunities.

- Work closely with the sales team to identify, train, and sell solutions and draw new internal client leads with current business. Operations: Performance

- Support regional Capability team member in ensuring a sustainable operating model for brand and digital solutions in collaboration with regional business leaders and executive operating boards. 

- Ownership of service delivery standards, management and governance within their portfolio. 

- Operational excellence: Develop and optimize capability within the Brand Practice through operationalizing new products/services, training, reporting and continuous improvement. 

- Providing insight to clients and internal stakeholders that turns marketing data into powerful stories and strategic recommendations. 

- Complete digital audits and evaluations of clients’ brand and recommend solutions. 

Qualifications

Education:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree plus relevant marketing and digital vocational training required. Experience:

- Extensive experience in delivering employer brand, marketing and communications programs required. 

- Marketing agency, outsourcing or consulting experience preferred.  - Expertise in working with data to generate impressive insight and strategy.

- Extensive experience of client management and service delivery, preferably including resourcing and/or talent management.

- Previous P&L management experience preferred, forecasting, budgeting, invoicing management streams. Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

- Digitally curious and savvy.  - Excellent people management skills.   

This is a remote role for candidates in the US only. 

Language Requirements: English 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.