Head of Strategic Planning
Core
Lead strategy, planning, and commercial growth for a retail media function, connecting customer insight to scalable revenue growth for brands and agencies.
Role type
Senior commercial growth leadership (Head of Strategy & Planning)
Builds
Scalable planning frameworks, playbooks, tools, category narratives, and reusable client growth models for retail media.
Domain
Retail media, media planning, customer insight, commercial strategy
Required skills
Strategic planning, commercial growth leadership, team leadership, customer insight translation, media planning, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder influence, operating model design, storytelling, prioritization
Preferred skills
Retail media or agency planning leadership, client growth planning, joint business planning, thought leadership, industry events, awards
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Set vision and priorities for the Strategy & Planning function; evolve from channel-led to integrated, insight-led commercial planning; lead strategic planning for major clients; embed customer insight into planning and proposition development; build scalable planning frameworks and tools; establish governance and resource-planning processes; represent the company in senior client, agency, and industry forums; lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of 19.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities