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About the Role
The Director of Strategy serves as a portfolio strategist and trusted advisor responsible for guiding overall client growth and strategic vision. Operating within a global IAT, the role manages senior executive relationships across four distinct B2B business lines. This role sets the standard for client excellence, co-authors long-term growth plans, and develops strategy talent across the portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Design integrated media plans across digital and traditional channels.
- Connect campaign tactics to upper-, mid-, and lower-funnel KPIs.
- Translate business briefs into strategic media frameworks.
- Own senior client relationships across the portfolio.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for executive conversations, performance alignment, and high-impact account escalations.
- Leverage Kepler’s proprietary Kip platform to inform strategic decisions.
- Partner with Activation teams to drive testing frameworks, AI tool adoption, and public case studies.
- Monitor contract deliverables, scope alignment, and portfolio margin health.
- Spot cross-account operational friction and improve execution processes.
- Coach and mentor direct reports, Associate Directors, and the full team on strategic thinking and client management.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, team engagement, and succession planning.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of digital media experience.
- 3+ years in a leadership role managing a multi-sector account with large-scale spend ($50M+).
- Proven track record in Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and B2B lead generation media campaign strategies.
- Motivated by client partnerships, team mentoring, and adept at providing a strategic vision that solves business challenges.
- Holistic media understanding across Social, Programmatic, Search, Video, Audio, and Direct IO.
- Ability to distill complex media strategies into clear growth narratives for C-suite executives.
Skills
- Cross-channel media planning
- Flighting
- Budget optimization
- External planning tools (NMI, YouGov, Pathmatics)
- Proprietary platform capabilities (Kip suite)
- Executive presentation
- Brief writing
- Strategic communication
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Director
- 8-10+ years
- 3+ years leadership
Salary/Compensations
- Base Salary: $140,000 - $160,000
- Target Annualized Discretionary Bonus: 10% ($14,000 - $16,000)
- Target Total Cash: $154,000 - $176,000
Benefits
- Healthcare/Dental/Vision
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k Contributions
- $75/mo Wellness Stipend
- $100/mo Mobile Phone Stipend
- $50/mo Internet Stipend
- $500/yr Annual Learning Stipend
- $2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend
- $200 New Hire Home Office Equipment Stipend
- Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave
- Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year
About the Company
- Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalized and productive relationship between brands and their consumers.
- We act as clients’ agency of record, their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two – and harness data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels.
- AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best Place to Work in 2022.
- We're transparent with our employees regarding company financials, bonus goals, and challenges.
- We're growing, offering unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the company's direction.
- We're fun, offering opportunities to work with and learn from smart people in the industry.
Equal Opportunity
- Kepler is a people first organization. If this role piques your interest but you may not check every box, we still encourage you to apply! Studies show that imposter syndrome can prevent women and people of color from applying unless they meet every single qualification. We welcome all who are interested to apply, you just might be a great candidate for this role or others.