Head of strategy business management

Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) is a world-famous creative agency that makes jaw-dropping, thumb-stopping, eye-opening work for brands across the globe. Our first ad for Levi’s showed a black sheep travelling in the opposite direction to a flock of white ones. That’s where we got our logo and our guiding philosophy: when the world zigs, zag. But the greater risk is failing to stand out. People who want to make the hearts flutter and minds do flips, who can change businesses and culture. As a Strategy Director, you are the inspirational leader on our brands, trusted as such internally and externally. You set the bar for how rigorous, lateral, and creatively excellent our strategic product is, and you help those more junior to reach that bar. You’re highly respected by the client and creatives for delivering strategic thinking that answers their business problems. You adept at managing multiple projects and clients to a very high degree of quality. We intend for this role to join the rest of the agency 4 days per week in our NYC office.

Business and Marketing

You are deeply knowledgeable about the fundamentals of businesses, marketing, and brands. You understand how your clients’ businesses operate, how it grows, what its drivers, barriers, opportunities, and threats look like, and how creativity can impact these

You have a transformational point of view on creative business problem-solving, with the ability to open up questions, and suggest different types of answers, pushing for different types of creative outputs

You lead the performance agenda with the client, ensuring that there is a shared understanding of the need to put commercial performance at the heart of every project

You help position the agency against the most upstream projects, ensuring that our credibility is recognized beyond advertising, actively seeking opportunities to broaden our scope

You set the long-term strategic direction for the client’s business: lead the agenda; You consistently deliver game-changing strategy that has the potential to transform clients’ businesses

You inject irreverence into every project and process, giving those around you permission to experiment in new ways while you provide them a safety net

You are highly respected among creatives and CDs and are looked to for clarity and guidance

You’re adept at pushing the work and helping your juniors to do the same

You rapidly hone in on the creative spark that will unlock growth, and you’re unwavering in your commitment to delivering the most impactful work

you are a true leader of both people and projects

6+ years of relatable experience, preferably in a creative agency setting

Bachelor’s degree or similar experience

You can demonstrate a proven track record of delivering creatively inspiring, business-driving briefs

medical coverage

dental

disability

family forming assistance

tuition reimbursement

flexible time off

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 4/1/2026.

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