VP Strategy

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About the Role

As a VP Strategy, you’ll lead the strategic vision for our German market, acting as the driving force behind integrated brand and digital transformation for our top-tier partners. You will champion a culture of strategic excellence, moving beyond distinct channels to create holistic, data-driven, and culturally relevant narratives. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work that bridges the gap between creativity, data, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the Strategy capability within Germany, ensuring local output aligns with global standards of excellence.
• Partner directly with C-level clients to define their long-term brand visions, digital roadmaps, and business objectives.
• Translate complex business challenges into sharp, actionable creative briefs and strategic frameworks that inspire our creative and tech teams.
• Oversee the development of integrated strategies across multiple touchpoints—including brand, digital, social, and experience design.
• Collaborate closely with the Managing Director and Regional Head of Strategy to drive organic growth and identify new business opportunities within the DACH region.
• Lead high-stakes pitches and presentations, crafting compelling narratives that win new business and expand current remits.
• Mentor and manage a team of strategists and planners, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages professional growth and innovation.
• Analyse German market trends, consumer behaviours, and emerging technologies to keep our clients ahead of the curve.
• Orchestrate collaboration between cross-functional teams (Creative, Data, Media, and Tech) to ensure strategy is effectively pulled through to execution.

About You

The essentials:

• 10+ years of experience in strategy (brand, digital, or integrated) within a creative agency or consultancy environment, with a proven track record of leadership.
• Fluency in German and English (both written and spoken) is mandatory for this role to effectively navigate the local market and global network.
• Deep understanding of the German (DACH) marketing landscape, cultural nuances, and consumer behaviors.
• Strong experience in leading and winning new business pitches.
• Ability to simplify the complex: you can turn piles of data and research into a single, piercing insight.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, with the charisma to command a room of senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing and inspiring high-performing teams.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Experience working with automotive, tech, or luxury FMCG clients.
• A background that combines both traditional brand planning and modern digital/CX strategy.
• Industry recognition or awards for effectiveness or strategic thinking.

 

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

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About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

 

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.