Average Strategy Director salary in the UK

Commercial Director - 12month Maternity Cover The OpportunityAs the Commercial Director, you will be responsible for creating the commercial strategy and overseeing the central commercial team of 9 individuals across marketing, insurer relations, referrer engagement and corporate partnerships to deliver our commercial objectives. This will entail a coordinated commercial plan for 12 established client centres in London, and our two new sites in Oxford and Cambridge opening in 2026. You will be involved in business-wide strategic projects, ensuring new initiatives and launches have appropriate commercial support and budget allocation. Our business is currently working on a digital service transformation for both clinicians and patients, and you will act as a key stakeholder to ensure we have ambitious goals whilst delivering against a complex set of business requirements. The position reports to the Chief Development Officer and sits within the Commercial and Development function. You will be expected to formulate the commercial strategy in conjunction with the commercial sub-team leads who will deliver the plans, and you will be available as an escalation point to resolve any issues. The client is a fast-growing and innovative frontline healthcare company, now moving into the next stage of our development as we expand outside of London. The Commercial Director needs to be highly dynamic, balancing growth, changing business requirements and operational scalability, whilst also taking time to build a high-performing team to enable sustainable delivery of commercial plans. Activities will include:Commercial strategy Develop and execute a scalable commercial strategy, defining this in partnership with the CDO and heads of commercial functions (primarily Senior Marketing Manager, Head of Strategic Relationships, Senior Insurer Manager, and Referrer Engagement Lead)Establish a central commercial approach for WHP, standardising best practices and ensuring consistency, while allowing regional flexibility (London, Oxford and Cambridge)Allocate commercial budget across all function areas, for both London and regional centres, including standard BAU and large, one-off initiatives such as new service launchesBuild a strong knowledge of our customer base and clinical USPs to keep our overall commercial strategy aligned with the wider organisation goalsWork closely with product and tech teams to align commercial goals with digital innovation Commercial plan delivery and day-to-day team management Translate the commercial strategy into an actionable quarterly commercial plan, ensuring all sub-teams of commercial are consulted and have inputted into activitiesManage delivery of this commercial plan and provide assistance to both commercial and operational team members who are implementing the actions, by acting as an escalation point for issues and providing strategic directionOversee budget and monitor spend against the commercial plan, ensuring activities remain within monthly budgets Patient acquisition and growth (marketing) Define our audience strategy, providing input to marketing team on targeting the right audience with appropriate messaging and brandingOversee a patient acquisition strategy alongside marketing team, leveraging digital marketing, SEO, PPCDrive demand for both self-pay and insured patients, ensuring a high conversion rate of enquiriesWork alongside data team to develop a data-driven approach to track patient engagement, retention and lifetime value Insurer relations Work with insurer lead to develop a strategy for each of our major insurer relationships (i.e. AXA, Bupa, Vitality, Aviva, WPA, Cigna etc.)Strengthen PMI relationships, supporting the insurer lead to negotiate contracts and price renewals which are in line with our pricing strategyProvide contract set-up and negotiation support for new centres opening in Oxford and CambridgeAssist in providing structure and strategy to individual centres for our insurer relations approach Commercial reporting and performance Chair and manage annual Commercial Committees, keeping key stakeholders engaged and supportive of commercial activitiesDevelop and track progress against quarterly and annual commercial KPIs for revenue, marketing engagement and referral growthWork with BI and reporting teams to develop commercial dashboards for reporting to a variety of stakeholders, and to use in day-to-day commercial team decision makingAdapt metrics as the commercial function grows, to enable continuous improvement in day-to-day management and for senior stakeholder reports Knowledge, skills and experienceDirect experience 7+ years' experience, to include commercial strategy development and execution covering market expansion, revenue growth and customer acquisition in a healthcare settingProven track record in commercial delivery and leadership, including reporting progress against key metrics and presenting to senior leadershipB2C & B2B sales and marketing experience, including direct-to-consumer marketing and B2B sales with referrers and insurersExperience with PMI and negotiating contracts with large insurers highly desirableMarketing experience preferential to assist with identifying audience & channel strategy effectivenessExperience in launching new sites / helping a business scale across multiple locations advantageous

Associate Strategy Consultant. London (Hybrid Working). Up to £45K plus benefits.A fast-growing strategic consultancy specialising in tech & telco, is seeking an Associate Consultant or recent graduate/post-graduate. As Associate Consultant you’ll work on international strategic assignments in areas such as customer experience (CX), marketing strategy, product/service strategy, and Go-To-Market.Responsibilities of this Associate Consultant are: Work closely with senior consultants and directors to deliver strategic assignments in customer experience (CX), marketing strategy, product/service strategy, and Go-To-Market.Conduct both qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews and quantitative analysis using data from surveys and secondary research sources.Deliver cutting-edge analysis at the business unit level, influencing C-level conversations.Use design thinking methods to propose innovative, feasible, and commercially viable solutions.Prepare compelling presentation documents and strategic frameworks.Conduct in-depth interviews, co-development groups, and qualitative research.Synthesize insights, analyze reports, and ensure quality control of documents.Present findings and insights to Director and VP-level clients. Requirements of this Associate Consultant are: A degree from a top university.Strong analytical skills and experience in delivering high-quality written reports and presentationsProficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.Absolute fluency in spoken and written English.Entrepreneurial mindset with a readiness to invest emotional commitment into the business.Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and adapt to changing priorities.Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead across various levels of the business.Additional language skills (German, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, French) are a plus. If you are the Associate Consultant we’re looking for, please get in touch quoting job reference ILS176.

Commercial Director - 12month Maternity Cover The Opportunity As the Commercial Director, you will be responsible for creating the commercial strategy and overseeing the central commercial team of 9 individuals across marketing, insurer relations, referrer engagement and corporate partnerships to deliver our commercial objectives. This will entail a coordinated commercial plan for 12 established client centres in London, and our two new sites in Oxford and Cambridge opening in 2026. You will be involved in business-wide strategic projects, ensuring new initiatives and launches have appropriate commercial support and budget allocation. Our business is currently working on a digital service transformation for both clinicians and patients, and you will act as a key stakeholder to ensure we have ambitious goals whilst delivering against a complex set of business requirements. The position reports to the Chief Development Officer and sits within the Commercial and Development function. You will be expected to formulate the commercial strategy in conjunction with the commercial sub-team leads who will deliver the plans, and you will be available as an escalation point to resolve any issues. The client is a fast-growing and innovative frontline healthcare company, now moving into the next stage of our development as we expand outside of London. The Commercial Director needs to be highly dynamic, balancing growth, changing business requirements and operational scalability, whilst also taking time to build a high-performing team to enable sustainable delivery of commercial plans. Activities will include: Commercial strategy Develop and execute a scalable commercial strategy, defining this in partnership with the CDO and heads of commercial functions (primarily Senior Marketing Manager, Head of Strategic Relationships, Senior Insurer Manager, and Referrer Engagement Lead)Establish a central commercial approach for WHP, standardising best practices and ensuring consistency, while allowing regional flexibility (London, Oxford and Cambridge)Allocate commercial budget across all function areas, for both London and regional centres, including standard BAU and large, one-off initiatives such as new service launchesBuild a strong knowledge of our customer base and clinical USPs to keep our overall commercial strategy aligned with the wider organisation goalsWork closely with product and tech teams to align commercial goals with digital innovation Commercial plan delivery and day-to-day team management Translate the commercial strategy into an actionable quarterly commercial plan, ensuring all sub-teams of commercial are consulted and have inputted into activitiesManage delivery of this commercial plan and provide assistance to both commercial and operational team members who are implementing the actions, by acting as an escalation point for issues and providing strategic directionOversee budget and monitor spend against the commercial plan, ensuring activities remain within monthly budgets Patient acquisition and growth (marketing) Define our audience strategy, providing input to marketing team on targeting the right audience with appropriate messaging and brandingOversee a patient acquisition strategy alongside marketing team, leveraging digital marketing, SEO, PPCDrive demand for both self-pay and insured patients, ensuring a high conversion rate of enquiriesWork alongside data team to develop a data-driven approach to track patient engagement, retention and lifetime value Insurer relations Work with insurer lead to develop a strategy for each of our major insurer relationships (i.e. AXA, Bupa, Vitality, Aviva, WPA, Cigna etc.)Strengthen PMI relationships, supporting the insurer lead to negotiate contracts and price renewals which are in line with our pricing strategyProvide contract set-up and negotiation support for new centres opening in Oxford and CambridgeAssist in providing structure and strategy to individual centres for our insurer relations approach Commercial reporting and performance Chair and manage annual Commercial Committees, keeping key stakeholders engaged and supportive of commercial activitiesDevelop and track progress against quarterly and annual commercial KPIs for revenue, marketing engagement and referral growthWork with BI and reporting teams to develop commercial dashboards for reporting to a variety of stakeholders, and to use in day-to-day commercial team decision makingAdapt metrics as the commercial function grows, to enable continuous improvement in day-to-day management and for senior stakeholder reports Knowledge, skills and experience Direct experience 7+ years' experience, to include commercial strategy development and execution covering market expansion, revenue growth and customer acquisition in a healthcare settingProven track record in commercial delivery and leadership, including reporting progress against key metrics and presenting to senior leadershipB2C & B2B sales and marketing experience, including direct-to-consumer marketing and B2B sales with referrers and insurersExperience with PMI and negotiating contracts with large insurers highly desirableMarketing experience preferential to assist with identifying audience & channel strategy effectivenessExperience in launching new sites / helping a business scale across multiple locations advantageous