Senior Vice President of Strategy

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

We are proud of:

• The work we do and the innovation we drive
• Our values of share, care and dare
• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy
• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration

The role

We're looking for a Senior Vice President, Strategy to lead and evolve our strategy practice across the Americas. This executive leader will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, shape strategic pursuits, define market-leading offerings, elevate Valtech's industry presence, and build an AI-native strategy function that drives measurable business impact.

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo
• A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing
• Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting (a plus)

Role responsibilities

Executive Client Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive client leaders, including CMOs, CIOs, and other senior stakeholders.
• Help clients navigate the intersection of brand strategy, customer experience, data, technology, and AI.
• Develop and defend strategic points of view on personalization, data activation, AI, and growth.
• Connect brand differentiation with data-driven customer engagement strategies.
• Advise organizations on how AI is transforming content production, marketing operations, and the broader customer experience ecosystem.
• Build trusted relationships that open, expand, and strengthen client partnerships.

Strategic Pursuits & Business Development

• Shape opportunities before formal pursuit phases begin by helping clients define business challenges and strategic priorities.
• Partner with account teams to identify, qualify, and develop high-value opportunities.
• Bring a compelling perspective across brand, creative, data, AI, and technology solutions.
• Guide pursuit strategy and support proposal and RFP development activities.
• Evaluate pursuit investment decisions and prioritize opportunities with the highest strategic value and growth potential.

Pursuit Leadership

• Lead strategic pursuit narratives from opportunity identification through final client presentations.
• Develop compelling solution stories and differentiated value propositions.
• Collaborate with commercial and pricing teams to align strategic positioning with commercial models.
• Coach and support presenting teams during client decision-making processes.
• Capture lessons learned from both successful and unsuccessful pursuits and translate insights into future improvements.

Offering Development

• Transform market and client insights into scalable, repeatable service offerings.
• Define how strategy, brand, data activation, personalization, and AI offerings are packaged, positioned, and sold.
• Continuously evolve offerings in response to changes in technology, AI capabilities, and market demand.
• Partner across practices to ensure integrated solutions and consistent client experiences.

Thought Leadership & Market Presence

• Represent Valtech at industry conferences, executive forums, analyst briefings, and client events.
• Develop original intellectual property, research, and thought leadership content.
• Build awareness of Valtech's AI-native positioning and experience innovation capabilities.
• Strengthen relationships with analysts, strategic partners, and key industry influencers.

Practice Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of strategists across the Americas.
• Establish scalable operating models, tools, and ways of working for the strategy practice.
• Partner closely with Creative, Data & AI, and Technology leaders to deliver integrated client outcomes.
• Define and implement AI-native approaches to research, synthesis, strategic development, pursuit support, and practice operations.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications:

• Significant experience in strategy consulting, digital consulting, business transformation, or a related advisory discipline.
• Proven success advising CMOs, marketing leaders, and executive stakeholders on business growth and transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to engage credibly with CIOs and technology leaders on the relationship between technology investments and business outcomes.
• Deep understanding of customer experience, brand strategy, data activation, personalization, and AI-driven transformation.
• Experience leading complex, multidisciplinary pursuits from qualification through deal closure.
• Strong track record of building and scaling high-performing strategy or advisory teams.
• Experience defining operating models, methodologies, and business practices for growing consulting organizations.
• Proven ability to establish and scale AI-enabled or AI-native approaches within strategy and consulting environments.
• Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Ability to navigate complex, matrixed organizations and influence stakeholders across multiple functions

Nice to have qualifications

• External market presence through speaking engagements, published thought leadership, analyst engagement, or industry participation.
  
• Experience working across brand, marketing, data, and technology transformation initiatives.
  
• Established relationships with strategic alliance or technology partners.
  
• Experience supporting global clients and large-scale transformation programs.

If you do not meet all the listed qualifications or have gaps in your experience, we still encourage you to apply. At Valtech, we recognize that talent comes in many forms, and we value diverse perspectives and a willingness to learn.

The benefits

This is a Full time position based in USA . The offered salary range is $120,000 CAD - $150, 000 USD annually, depending on experience and location.

Your application process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential.

⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud: Only engage with official Valtech email addresses.

We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know.

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.