Senior Strategist, Skift Advisory (Remote)

Who We Are

Skift Advisory is the consulting arm of Skift, the leading intelligence platform for the global travel industry. We combine deep sector expertise, proprietary research, and strategic rigor to advise CEOs, boards, and senior leaders across aviation, hospitality, destinations, tourism authorities, and travel technology.

Unlike traditional consultancies, our work is grounded in evidence-based insight, storytelling, and industry context, helping clients anticipate change and stay ahead of disruption.

Why This Role Matters

Skift Advisory partners with the world’s leading travel, tourism, and hospitality organizations to solve their most complex strategic challenges. As a Senior Strategist, you play a critical role in translating insight into action, shaping client strategy, ensuring delivery excellence, and strengthening long-term client relationships.

This role sits at the heart of our consulting work: guiding high-impact projects, mentoring teams, and helping clients make confident, data-driven decisions in a fast-moving global travel landscape.

Reporting to the Director of Strategy, the Senior Strategist is a mid-level consulting manager responsible for leading client work, managing teams, and delivering high-quality strategic output across multiple global engagements.

The role is primarily focused on projects in the Americas, with opportunities to support global client work. Senior Strategists also serve as a key quality control layer, ensuring all deliverables meet Skift Advisory’s standards for accuracy, insight, and professionalism.

Some of What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end client engagements, from problem framing through execution

• Develop client strategies that address complex challenges or unlock new growth opportunities in travel and tourism

• Translate research, data, and industry insight into clear, compelling strategic recommendations

• Manage internal project teams, ensuring timelines, budgets, and profitability targets are met

• Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day client communications

• Support Directors of Strategy on high-complexity projects and the development of new frameworks

• Contribute to proposal development and repeat business with existing and prospective clients

• Uphold Skift Advisory’s commitment to evidence-based strategy and delivery excellence

• Ensure rigorous quality assurance across all deliverables

• Coach and support the development of junior team members

The Experience You Bring

• Minimum 4 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, client success, or advisory roles

• Background at firms such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Accenture, Strategy's Oliver Wyman, Kearney, KPMG, or a specialized travel/tourism consultancy preferred

Core Skills

• Strong client management and stakeholder communication skills

• Proven project management experience across complex, multi-work stream engagements

• Advanced analytical, strategic thinking, and presentation capabilities

• Ability to independently draft strong storylines and lead senior-level discussions

Education

• MBA or advanced degree in strategy, management, economics, or a related field preferred

Languages

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

• Additional languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin) are a plus

Working Style & Attributes

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global environment

• High degree of adaptability, agility and resilience

• Collaborative leadership style with a strong sense of ownership

Travel & Time Zones

• Ability to travel internationally on short notice

• Must hold a valid passport and visa(s) that allow travel to most international destinations

• Skift Advisory is a global organization with global clients and may be required to support working hours with a variety of time zones that reflect Skift’s and client priorities which could at times include early mornings and late evenings.

How You Work

• Professional Conduct

  • Models leadership, resilience, and professionalism

  • Manages complex or difficult client interactions diplomatically

  • Builds trust and long-term relationships with senior stakeholders

  People Management

  • Coaches and develops team members

  • Fosters collaboration and resolves team conflict constructively

  Delivery Excellence

  • Leads analytical and conceptual thinking across projects

  • Ensures consistent quality across multi-market engagements

  • Owns portfolio delivery, profitability, and client satisfaction

  Business Development

  • Leads small- to mid-sized business development initiatives

  • Identifies opportunities for expanded client services

  • Prepares and presents strategic proposals and pitches

  Thought Leadership

  • Develops industry insights through client work

  • Contributes to Skift Advisory knowledge sharing and publications

  • Represents Skift Advisory at conferences, events, and workshops

How We Work

At Skift, we’re a global bunch of travel-obsessed storytellers, strategists, designers, analysts, and builders who genuinely love what we do. Even though we’re fully remote, our culture is tight-knit, we show up for each other and collaborate like we’re in the same room (even if we’re on different continents). We’re curious, creative, and committed to doing meaningful work.

How To Apply

If this role sounds like a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter through our application system. The cover letter is an opportunity to share why you’re interested in this role and how your experience aligns with our work, we value thoughtful applications.

Skift is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of travelers around the world. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those from other underrepresented communities.

Here's What You Can Expect Next

If you apply and are selected to interview, a Skift team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect.