Senior Strategy Planner (BAT)

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<h1>Senior Strategy Planner</h1>
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<p>We’re expanding with a global client and taking on exciting new challenges. If you enjoy navigating complex environments, shaping creative strategy for large-scale brands, and bringing clarity to ambiguity in digital-first contexts, we’d love to meet you.</p>
<p>We’re looking for a <strong>Senior Strategy Planner</strong>. Someone who understands brands, digital ecosystems and customer experience. And knows how to shape strategies that creative and delivery teams can actually build. You’ll lead strategic thinking across European markets, connecting business ambition, consumer insight and creative opportunity into clear, actionable direction.</p>
<h2>What you’ll be doing?</h2>
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<li>Lead brand, campaign and digital experience strategy across markets</li>
<li>Translate complex business challenges into sharp, buildable strategic direction</li>
<li>Develop frameworks that connect data, culture, technology and creativity</li>
<li>Partner closely with creative, media, account and digital teams to ensure strategy lives in execution</li>
<li>Present and defend strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders</li>
<li>Adapt global strategies to local market realities</li>
<li>Turn performance insights into smarter future strategy</li>
<li>Play a key role in major initiatives and new business</li>
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<h2>Requirements:</h2>
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<li>Senior experience in strategy / planning / consulting ideally within an agency environment</li>
<li>Strong digital-first mindset and experience with platforms and ecosystems</li>
<li>Experience across the full customer journey, including physical touchpoints, retail, POS and beyond</li>
<li>Proven ability to link business goals, consumer insight and creative thinking</li>
<li>Confidence operating in global, corporate environments</li>
<li>Sharp analytical thinking + strong storytelling skills</li>
<li>Comfortable leading conversations with senior clients</li>
<li>Fluency in English</li>
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<h2>What we offer:</h2>
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<li>🌴 Up to 40 days off per year! (5 weeks of vacation + 1 day off every month + 3 sick days)</li>
<li>Work setup: 4 days in the office + 1 remote day with flexibility 🏠</li>
<li>🍽️ Meal allowance (99,- CZK net for each day worked, paid directly with your salary) + on-site canteen “Krmeetko”</li>
<li>Multisport card 💪 and discounted access to events (e.g. free entry to RunTour), plus on-site massages and physiotherapy in the Campus</li>
<li>🎓 Professional development: training, workshops, mentoring, and a conference budget</li>
<li>Work anniversary gifts 🎁</li>
<li>🐶 Beautiful, dog-friendly offices near Vltavská metro station with a café, showers, and bike storage</li>
<li>Career growth opportunities within the WPP group 🚀</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Program 🤝</li>
<li>Referral Program 💰 Refer a colleague</li>
<li>🛝 Kids’ corner directly in the Campus</li>
<li>Collaboration with top creatives in Prague and across the global WPP network</li>
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</div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-GB">We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.</span></span></span></p>
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