Strategy Lead - Talent Pipeline

Posted 7 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in Canada
Remote
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
The Strategy Lead at Apply Digital is accountable for delivering strategic client engagements, providing senior consulting support for business growth, guiding junior team members, and facilitating workshops. They will also play a role in business development and help grow the strategy team by mentoring and contributing to methodologies.
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ABOUT APPLY DIGITAL


Apply Digital is a global digital transformation partner for change agents. Leveraging expertise that spans Business Transformation Strategy, Product Design & Development, Commerce, Platform Engineering, Data Intelligence, Change Management, and beyond, we enable our clients to modernize their organizations and deliver meaningful impact to the business and to their customers. Whether they are beginning, accelerating or optimizing, we help enterprise businesses implement composable tech as part of their digital transformation journey. We leverage our rich experience in building smart products and using AI tools to drive value. 


Our 650+ team members have helped transform global companies like Kraft Heinz, NFL, Moderna, Lululemon, Atlassian, Sony, American Express, and Harvard Business School. 


Apply Digital was founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada. In the past nine years, we have grown to nine cities across North America, South America, the UK, Europe. 


At Apply Digital, we believe in the “One Team” approach, where we operate within a ‘pod’ structure. Each pod brings together senior leadership, subject matter experts, and cross-functional skill sets, all working within a common tech and delivery framework. This structure is underpinned by well-oiled scrum and sprint cadences, keeping teams in step to release often and retrospectives to ensure we progress toward the desired outcomes. 


Wherever we work in the world, we envision Apply Digital as a safe, empowered, respectful and fun community for people, every single day. Together, we work to embody our SHAPE (smart, humble, active, positive, and excellent) values and make Apply Digital a space for our team to connect, grow, and support each other to make a difference. 


Visit our Careers page to learn how we can unlock your potential.


LOCATION: Apply Digital is hybrid/remote friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in Canada, working in hours that align to ET (Eastern Timezone) or PT (Pacific Timezone).


THE ROLE:


Interested in joining the Apply Digital team, but don’t see an open role you connect with? Submit your resume below and we’ll add you to our Talent Pipeline.


Apply Digital is an organization transforming possibilities for people. We solve complex problems with well-executed digital solutions that make people's lives easier and help our clients compete.


Whether our clients are looking to identify whitespace opportunities and launch a breakthrough product or service, develop an end-to-end digital experience ecosystem, or dive deeply into the evolution of an existing product or service, the Strategy Team collaborates with multi-disciplinary partners to deliver thoughtful outcomes and tangible outputs that achieve client objectives and drive both human and business impact. Our team consists of highly experienced, business and digital experience strategists, researchers, product specialists, and communication designers...and potentially you too!

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Are responsible and accountable for strategic client deliverables:

  • Manage multiple client engagements end-to-end and/or accounts with limited oversight, helping to guide the deliverables and mitigate risks/issues whenever they arise 
  • Support client business growth by providing senior-level consulting, and identifying and recommending new opportunities.
  • Identify and apply detailed strategy approaches to deliver digital business transformation, ecosystem, and product experience strategy. 
  • Apply established strategic frameworks, and ensure the use of data and insights to inform well-justified recommendations for the client's business products and services 
  • With limited support, create compelling presentations that bring insights to life, and facilitate workshops to engage and inspire clients and stakeholders. 
  • Provide oversight and guidance to junior team members as they execute work across client projects

  • Support business development efforts:

  • Help to grow existing accounts by proactively generating net new opportunities. 
  • With guidance, support business development pitches and strategy estimates helping to define scopes of work. 

  • Grow the strategy team and practice:

  • Self-direct your own learning and development, remain curious and you seek to learn about disruptive industries and stay updated on industry trends
  • Leverage your experience to coach and mentor more junior team members and contribute to the Strategy Team’s evolving practice methodology.

REQUIREMENTS

  • 6+ years of experience in a strategy / digital experience design role
  • 2+ years of experience in a consulting or agency company, in a people management role
  • MBA or Bachelor’s Degree in related field is an asset
  • Strong experience in digital and customer experience strategy 
  • Strong experience in research (primary and secondary) as well as workshop design and facilitation 
  • Strong experience working directly with and influencing clients
  • Understanding of / exposure to technology solutions, platforms, applications, etc. that enable digital experiences a bonus
  • Excellent data analysis and research skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • The resilience to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
  • Collaborative spirit; team player
  • Initiative; able to juggle multiple projects at once

LIFE AT APPLY DIGITAL

  • Flexibility - work where you work best
  • Competitive benefits plan
  • Generous paid time off - take the time you need to be balanced and energized
  • A growing company means many opportunities for advancement - we like to promote from within!
  • Regular team and company events (karaoke, escape rooms, axe throwing and more!)
  • Training budgets, company-wide training, and our Apply Library mean you have many different ways to learn and stretch yourself

  • #LI-Remote #LI-SE1

LIFE AT APPLY DIGITAL


When you feel safe and healthy, you can bring your best self — and ideas — to the team. In addition to a remote office set-up budget, annual celebrations, and parental leave top-ups, here are a few benefits we offer to support your well-being:


Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with global brands and important work for causes we care about.

An inclusive environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels welcome. So come as you are.

Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support.

Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer ample time away from work to promote overall well-being.

Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences.

Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both.


Apply Digital is committed to building a culture where differences are celebrated and everyone feels welcome. That’s why we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized and valued.


For more information, visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by emailing us at [email protected].

The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
449 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Digital to our core, we are purpose built to transform possibilities for people. We solve complex problems with well-executed solutions tailor-made for continuous growth — we’re ambitious and our clients are too. We work with well-funded start-ups, global brands, and Fortune 1000 companies spanning industries and audiences, including EA, Moderna, League Health, and Realtor.com.

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