Consulting Manager / Associate Director - Zurich

Consulting Manager / Associate Director - Zurich

About fifty-five, the data company

fifty-five is a new kind of data company that helps brands transform with data and AI to improve their marketing operations through a combination of specialized consultancy and technology services.

As the strategic data pillar of The Brandtech Group, we offer services that combine strategy consulting, cloud services, media consulting and customer experience.

We are made up of over +400 digital experts. Digital consultants, tracking and media specialists, engineers and data scientists all work in close collaboration to provide senior-level marketing consultancy and technical support to our clients, in every type of industry, all around the world.

As a partner to advertisers from data collection to activation and exploitation, we help organizations become truly omnichannel entities that control the efficiency of their digital ecosystem and its synergies with the physical world.

Headquartered in Paris, we operate across 3 time zones from our 10 offices, located in Paris, London, Geneva, Milan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Taipei, Singapore and New York. fifty-five attaches particular importance to the well-being of its employees, which enabled it to be included in the Best Workplaces France ranking in 2018.

Role Overview

Leading our team based in Zurich, you will play a key role in growing the business in the area and overseeing project delivery for fifty-five’s prestigious clients covering data strategy, future-proof architecture, media performance, insights and user experience.

Reporting to the Swiss Managing Director based in Geneva, you will manage a growing team of consultants as well as liaise with our Tracking Services and Expertise & Innovation teams of subject-matter experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Consultants to ensure the successful delivery of projects and overall customer satisfaction
• Analyze client needs and challenges; design solutions in a concise, clear and realistic way in line with 55’s methodology and best practices
• Lead client pitches and proposals
• Handle senior client communication, nurture long-term relationships with our clients and technology partners (eg. Google)
• Execute and update our business plan for the area, develop ambitious account plans and monitor sales performance
• Develop collaboration with our other offices for regional and global accounts coordination
• Actively contribute to marketing comms activities in collaboration with the marketing team

Required Skills & Experience

• 7/10+ years experience in consulting firms or digital/media agency with solid client-facing and business development experience
• Excellent written, visual and oral communication; fluency in storytelling and visual communications via slides and data visualization
• A proactive can-do approach to coach and lead teammates in-person and/or remotely
• Solid experience in project management in an international context with both business and technology stakeholders
• Self-driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability with a collaborative approach
• Comfortable with networking and speaking opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to close leads and nurture senior management relationships
• Business-level proficiency in English and German is mandatory, Swiss German and French are a plus