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Strategy Director
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Iris Location: Atlanta, New York, or Boston
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
Hybrid: 3 days in-office weekly
Want to help us rethink what strategy looks like in an agency that believes participation changes everything?
The Role
We're looking for a strategic leader who can help shape what strategy means in the Participation Era. That means thinking beyond decks: to ideas, outcomes, and culture. You’ll partner closely with clients and creatives to drive work that’s not only bold and smart but also delivers measurable, real-world impact.
You’ll have the chance to flex across a diverse portfolio, working with ambitious clients who want their brands to matter more.
What You’ll Do
Drive Strategic Impact
Create and guide strategies that lead to real, observable change for clients—both brand and business. Bring a clear commercial lens to all strategic efforts, tying thinking to results.
Partner Across the Business
Collaborate closely with our Managing Partner and ECD to shape the direction and ambition of our work. Be a trusted advisor to senior clients, helping them hit KPIs and navigate complex internal dynamics. Champion bold, progressive thinking that makes strategy a true driver of innovation.
Grow the Team
Mentor and support the team, helping develop the next generation of great thinkers. Set and uphold a high bar for strategic craft—and push for better, smarter, more unexpected thinking.
Who You Are
You’re both a thinker and a doer—comfortable in the weeds, but always zooming out to the big picture. You know how to lead clients, build trust, and push them (gently) toward more ambitious outcomes. You believe strategy should be felt, not just seen—and that it should always earn its keep.
Clients You May Work On
Wellstar – a forward-thinking health system ready to do work that moves beyond the clinical. Barclays – a financial partner with global reach and local relevance. ...and others across our growing portfolio.
About Iris
Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large.Seniority level
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Strategy Director
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Iris Join to apply for the
Strategy Director
role at
Iris Location: Atlanta, New York, or Boston
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
Hybrid: 3 days in-office weekly
Want to help us rethink what strategy looks like in an agency that believes participation changes everything?
The Role
We're looking for a strategic leader who can help shape what strategy means in the Participation Era. That means thinking beyond decks: to ideas, outcomes, and culture. You’ll partner closely with clients and creatives to drive work that’s not only bold and smart but also delivers measurable, real-world impact.
You’ll have the chance to flex across a diverse portfolio, working with ambitious clients who want their brands to matter more.
What You’ll Do
Drive Strategic Impact
Create and guide strategies that lead to real, observable change for clients—both brand and business. Bring a clear commercial lens to all strategic efforts, tying thinking to results.
Partner Across the Business
Collaborate closely with our Managing Partner and ECD to shape the direction and ambition of our work. Be a trusted advisor to senior clients, helping them hit KPIs and navigate complex internal dynamics. Champion bold, progressive thinking that makes strategy a true driver of innovation.
Grow the Team
Mentor and support the team, helping develop the next generation of great thinkers. Set and uphold a high bar for strategic craft—and push for better, smarter, more unexpected thinking.
Who You Are
You’re both a thinker and a doer—comfortable in the weeds, but always zooming out to the big picture. You know how to lead clients, build trust, and push them (gently) toward more ambitious outcomes. You believe strategy should be felt, not just seen—and that it should always earn its keep.
Clients You May Work On
Wellstar – a forward-thinking health system ready to do work that moves beyond the clinical. Barclays – a financial partner with global reach and local relevance. ...and others across our growing portfolio.
About Iris
Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Samsung, adidas, Bentley, California Pizza Kitchen, Beiersdorf and Samsonite show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media, our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large.Seniority level
Seniority levelDirector Employment type
Employment typeFull-time Job function
Job functionBusiness Development and Sales IndustriesAdvertising Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Iris by 2x Get notified about new Strategy Director jobs in
Atlanta, GA . Director, Commercial Strategy & Operations Atlanta, GA $141,000.00-$165,200.00 1 week ago Atlanta, GA $156,560.00-$214,200.00 1 week ago Atlanta, GA $11,000.00-$120,000.00 1 week ago Enterprise Transformation Director - Strategy & GovernanceSenior Director - Consumer Sector - Quick Service Restaurant Strategy, North AmericaDirector- Consumer Sector- Durables Strategy, North America Atlanta, GA $75,000.00-$95,000.00 4 months ago Director - Consumer Sector - Quick Service Restaurant Strategy, North AmericaDirector, Negotiations, Strategy & CoachingDirector, Global Marketing Communications & Experience Intelligence Atlanta, GA $160,000.00-$186,000.00 1 week ago Senior Director, Strategy- Compliance SolutionsSenior Director, Customer Success Strategic PlanningSenior Director of Programs & PartnershipsEY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Commercial Strategy - Senior Director - Multiple Locations Atlanta, GA $250,000.00-$290,000.00 6 days ago Director, US Health and Welfare Benefits Atlanta, GA $162,600.00-$211,500.00 1 week ago Atlanta, GA $166,600.00-$241,800.00 2 weeks ago Senior Director, Product Management - App and Pro Digital Experience We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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