Senior Director, Strategy & Consulting

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70+ cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit .

Job Description

We’re seeking a strategic thinker and confident leader to join our growing team in London. As a Senior Director in the Strategy Team, you will lead high-impact consulting projects, helping top-tier clients across sport, entertainment, and culture make smarter, insight-led decisions.

You’ll act as a senior advisor and internal collaborator, shaping partnership strategies and ensuring that insight and innovation are embedded throughout the process. This is a role for someone who thrives on delivering quality thoughtful work, values attention to detail, and is energized by working in fast paced small teams.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Strategic Consulting

• Lead the development of strategic projects (both brand & rights holder clients) from inception to delivery
• Working with cross department teams to maximize the value of partnerships across sport, music, and entertainment
• Serve as a senior trusted advisor to key client stakeholders, delivering compelling insight-based points of view, presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Applying expertise to build partnership rationale and strategic roadmaps that align brand, business, and cultural objectives.
• Translate complex data and research into clear, actionable narratives that guide decision-making.

New Business & Partnership Development

• Support business development initiatives with strategic insight, landscape analysis, category research, and audience analysis.
• Contribute to RFP responses, new business pitches, and the development of forward thinking sales materials.
• Help position Wasserman’s strategic capabilities in market, reinforcing our leadership in insight-led marketing.

Internal

• Share emerging market intelligence and industry trends to fuel innovation across the team and our clients.
• Mentor and support junior members of the team, contributing to a culture of growth, excellence, and high performance.

THE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

Qualifications & Experience

• 8–10+ years of experience in a strategic, analytical, or consulting role within marketing, sponsorship, or a related field.
• Strong background in sports marketing, brand strategy, sponsorship evaluation, or consumer insights.
• Proven experience influencing senior-level clients and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Demonstrated ability to craft and present insight-driven strategies that inspire action.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-expectation environments with overlapping deadlines.

Skills & Attributes

• Commercially minded and results-oriented, with a focus on impact and value creation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting board-ready materials.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; confident analyzing data and visualizing insights.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire and mobilize cross-functional teams.
• Deep curiosity and passion for culture, sport, entertainment, and innovation

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.