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About the Role

Portland is seeking a Director of Strategic Advisory to enhance its senior advisory capabilities. This role requires a distinct perspective, executive-level operation, and comfort across client leadership, strategic thinking, and commercial growth. The position shapes client outcomes and business direction, expanding the advisory offer, deepening senior relationships, and converting opportunities into impact.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior stakeholders and executive teams
Drive thinking on complex business, creative, place and organisational challenges
Shape and convert commercial opportunities from early engagement through to pitch and delivery
Lead senior client engagements, formulating project strategy and facilitating high-stakes decision-making and transformation
Represent Portland externally through thought leadership, speaking and industry engagement

Requirements

Significant experience in strategy, advisory, consulting, design or place leadership roles
Strong commercial instinct with the ability to identify and shape growth opportunities
Experience operating at executive and board level
Proven thought leadership and public speaking experience, ideally on a global stage
Ability to inspire audiences, be at ease on stage and bring energy, clarity and authority
Excellent strategic facilitation, communication and influencing skills
Collaborative leadership style that complements and strengthens the existing leadership team

Skills

Strategic authority
Commercial instinct
Visible leadership presence
Strategic facilitation
Communication
Influencing skills

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior advisory
Executive level

About the Company

Portland Design is a design-led consultancy creating brands and places for people.
We are based in London and part of the Perkins & Will global architecture and design group.
We uncover insights through evidence, data and research to shape future direction.
We define foresight, strategic vision and experience drivers, translating thinking into designed experiences across place branding, experience masterplanning, wayfinding, retail, advertising and media, and public art.
Our work results in a seamless customer journey where strategy becomes lived experience.
We work across scales and sectors, from stores to city-wide regeneration, shaping environments around how people live, behave, move and make decisions.
We believe future value is created through people and culture, creating environments that build stronger connections and deliver lasting social, cultural and commercial value.

Equal Opportunity

Perkins&Will are an equal opportunity employer and supports talent from diverse backgrounds that bring experiences, viewpoints and solutions that best serve our clients, community and enrich our work environment.