Director of Strategy and Innovation

Waracle
City of London, England
Full time
June 4, 2025

At Waracle, we exist to create digital products trusted by millions of people, and this leadership role is vital to ensuring we continue to excel in building the right products. Our strategy involves creating a flywheel effect to drive growth and momentum across People, Product, and Profit. We have great people developing their skills and building digital products that are indispensable to our clients.  

This newly created leadership role at Waracle will report to the Waracle CEO and play a critical role on the Waracle Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Contribute as a peer to our executive team. Each member of the SLT has discrete, measurable accountability for a functional area, but within the team, we also take shared ownership of running the business. You will contribute across various areas, especially to the overall company strategy, capabilities, strategic positioning and potential M&A.

Practice Leadership & Capability Building

The Director of Strategy & Innovation will lead and empower our Design and Product practices, each currently guided by strong practice leaders, who will report into this role. Your primary responsibility is cultivating exceptional teams within these practices, fostering outstanding craft and exceptional consulting skills and ensuring our readiness for successful sales and delivery. You will be entrusted with the freedom to strategically shape these practices for future success, exploring innovative approaches such as AI-driven role re-bundling or other transformative initiatives.

Collaborating closely with the Director of Engineering & Delivery, you will champion a culture of craft excellence and high-quality delivery for our clients. As an accomplished expert in product strategy and a servant leader, you will be instrumental in developing design, product, and strategy capabilities recognised as the best in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

Driving Growth & Client Engagement

A critical aspect of this role is contributing significantly to Waracle's growth trajectory. We seek a leader who can establish trusted, C-level client relationships and cultivate a robust partnership ecosystem. Your proven experience will be vital in securing significant new clients and achieving ambitious revenue targets.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Market Insight

We seek a strategic and trusted partner for our clients at the most senior level, serving as an influential Executive Sponsor and a valuable, billable consultant. This role is expected to have an annual billable target of 50%.

As a passionate advocate for all aspects of strategy, you will work directly with the CEO and be a key contributor to Waracle's overarching company strategy. 

Key Responsibilities:

Professional and Personal Attributes

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle and more details about the role, followed by an interview process meeting key people this role would work alongside.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We have various events, days out, competitions and incentives throughout the year and here are some other benefits you can expect as permanent team member at Waracle:

Plus many more!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.


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