Strategy Director

BOND is a brand consultancy for those inventing the new or shaking up the old. Driven from our first day 15 years ago by our founding belief - that only quality stands the test of time - we combine strategy, design and storytelling to build brands that capture the full value of those opportunities. Now and long into the future.  

All summed up by the promise we make to everyone we work with: you bring the opportunity, and we’ll build you the brand to take it.

As we continue our global growth, we seek an exceptional Strategy Director to lead and elevate our strategy function based in the Helsinki studio but working globally. 

This pivotal person will shape the future of Finland's most iconic brands and guide international clients across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Location

Helsinki Studio, while also working with our global studios with many opportunities for international engagements.

Your responsibilities

• Lead strategy for leading Finnish brands and global clients across pitches and client work, ensuring all clients realize their biggest opportunities as brands.

• Your main responsibility is the Helsinki office, but you will also work closely with our global BOND teams across Helsinki, Dubai, Tallinn and the US, including Strategists, Designers, Copywriters, Spatial Designers, freelancers and partners.

• Serve as a strategic thought leader for our senior clients, both locally and internationally, providing insightful guidance that drives their business forward.

• Develop robust, ambitious strategies across brand, design, storytelling, comms, and innovation, ensuring that creative execution is unified and hard-working.

• Keep evolving our strategic and creative tools, bringing the latest thinking and innovative solutions to the table and integrating them into our way of working.

• You will report directly to BOND’s Global Chief Strategy Officer and work as a part of our growing global team of strategists.

Our expectations

• You have a firm grasp of what strategy in creative work entails across brand strategy, design strategy, communications strategy and experience strategy.

• You have demonstrated passion for creative strategy as a profession and are proactive in developing the discipline at your office and outside it.

• You are at ease with Finland’s biggest companies and big international brands and naturally assume the position of thought leader toward senior clients.

• You have a hunger for the truth, a creative can-do mindset and a knack for crystallizing complex topics, with a sensibility for visual and verbal creative work.

• You are a natural team player and influencer, and you naturally find ways to guide teams into great creative solutions while keeping them true to strategy.

• You have experience in briefing, developing and implementing concepts for brand as well as modern marketing in a fast-paced project environment.

• You do not view AI as something people should fight against or be replaced by; rather, you wield AI as a powerful tool.

• You are fluent in both Finnish and English, with exceptional writing and verbal communication skills in both languages.

• You have a strong portfolio of work that showcases your strategic thinking and creative leadership.

What we offer

• Working with Bond’s Finnish and global clients, with a great opportunity to expand your international influence.

• Collaborative, innovative work environment with top-tier creative professionals.

• Potential for international engagements and professional growth.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years strategy experience at an agency, in-house, or as a freelancer.

• Fluency in both Finnish and English, exceptional communication skills in both.

• Demonstrable ability to lead successful strategic and creative work.

• A strong portfolio of work showcasing your strategic and creative leadership.

How to apply

Please submit your open application, CV and salary expectations to: hireme-helsinki@bond-agency.com

For further inquiries, please contact: sami.viitamaki@bond-agency.com