Digital Associate Director
About the Opportunity
Are you a digital leader ready to help global brands navigate the future of data and technology?
Join fifty-five, a high-growth data consulting firm, as a Digital Associate Director in our London office. You will be at the forefront of our most critical client relationships, guiding top-tier brands to digital excellence, helping our clients adopt best-in-class and innovative digital solutions. We're looking for a strategic leader who can not only manage but also actively grow our client portfolio, build a high-performing team, and shape the future of our AI service offer.
This is a unique opportunity to blend strategic account management with business development, all while shaping our expanding AI capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Grow the business: Lead new business development and expand existing accounts by identifying and converting opportunities for long-term growth.
- Become a trusted advisor: Cultivate deep, long-lasting relationships with our most important global clients, understanding their ambitions and recommending fifty-five offers as an integral part of their strategy.
- Shape our AI offering: Play a central role in developing and scaling our AI services, ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of the industry.
- Drive project excellence: Oversee the direction and quality of our top priority client engagements.
Team & Practice Development
- Develop talent: Mentor and upskill the team, building a best-in-class consulting practice with the skills needed to support complex, large-scale programmes.
- Elevate our approach: Bring your significant expertise to refine our consulting methodologies and a range of service offerings
What You'll Bring
We are looking for a visionary leader with a strong blend of technical expertise and strategic acumen.
- Extensive experience in digital marketing and/or analytics, with a significant background in a consulting role managing global clients.
- Proven success in business development and consultative selling, including converting new leads and identifying upsell opportunities within existing accounts.
- AI expertise with a track record of using AI to drive business outcomes.
- Consulting excellence: The ability to analyse client needs, propose clear and realistic solutions, and apply a structured approach to solving complex problems.
- Extensive digital knowledge of end-to-end digital marketing processes, including web & app analytics.
- Experience managing a team and fostering a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
- A commercial mindset and excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong personal connections with senior clients.
Why fifty-five?
At fifty-five, we believe data is a force for good. As a part of The Brandtech Group, we help major brands like Diageo, Hilton, and Unilever leverage their data to build better products and services.
- Impactful Work: Work with some of the world's biggest brands on challenging projects that have a real impact on their business.
- Growth & Learning: We invest in your professional development with continuous training, including a monthly Codecademy subscription and certified training on the latest digital technologies.
- A Great Team: Join a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative team across our global offices.
- Excellent Benefits: We offer a competitive package that includes private medical coverage (AXA), a pension plan, a phone allowance, and a travel card allowance (50% of Zones 1-2 covered).
- Flexibility: We support a hybrid work model, allowing you to work remotely for part of the week.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and encourage applications from all backgrounds. If this sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you.