Job Opportunities API

Job Brief  Senior Principals shape, lead and deliver major client engagements, playing a pivotal role in Q5’s commercial success and strategic direction. They build strong client relationships, create opportunities for growth, and role-model Q5’s values in everything they do.  1. Business & Commercial Acumen  Exhibits a highly commercial mindset, demonstrating the ability to see the bigger picture and shape decisions that positively impact Q5.  Manages margin and commercial risk confidently across large and complex accounts.  Develops commercially sound approaches, understanding resource requirements across multi-stream engagements.  Ensures account plans and commercials “do the right thing” for both Q5 and clients.  2. Gaining & Developing New Business  Consistently grows large-scale accounts through proactive opportunity spotting and relationship building.  Shapes client briefs into compelling strategies for new business.  Architects complex, multi-Offering solutions that demonstrate Q5’s capability and insight.  Acts as a trusted advisor, creating opportunities to extend, repeat, or expand work through value-adding conversations.  3. Relationship Building & Management  Proactively nurtures senior-level relationships across multiple clients and networks.  Seen as a highly credible, calm and authoritative partner, even in complex situations.  Grows networks of senior stakeholders and cultivates new entry points into organisations.  Role-models relationship-driven leadership, combining soft skills with delivery expertise.  4. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving  Architects solutions that draw on a wide range of Q5 methodological and Offering expertise.  Analyses and synthesizes complex information at pace, simplifying concepts and defining clear recommendations.  Handles challenging conversations confidently, offering constructive challenge to clients and teams.  Role-models inclusive, open critical thinking that brings others on the journey.  5. Influential Communication & Engagement  Creates clear, compelling narratives that cut through complexity.  Synthesizes information into digestible messages that drive action.  Communicates a well-reasoned point of view quickly and effectively.  Adapts style to engage and influence diverse stakeholders with confidence and care.  6. Leading a Room  Reads the room expertly and knows when to intervene, question or advise.  Confidently facilitates and leads high-stakes meetings with senior clients.  Adjusts dynamically to changing session needs while maintaining direction and engagement.  Creates open, inclusive environments and enables other Q5ers to contribute and lead.  7. Programme & Project Management  Manages large client accounts end-to-end, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget and to a high standard.  Delegates appropriately while maintaining strong oversight of milestones, risks and quality.  Creates delivery environments that balance performance expectations with wellbeing.  Ensures scope, governance and delivery cadence are robust across accounts.  8. Analysis & Tooling  Demonstrates strong analytical skills and applies both qualitative and quantitative approaches.  Supports and challenges teams in producing robust data-driven insights.  Enhances project outcomes through rigorous, structured analysis and creative thinking.  9. People Leadership  Leads multiple teams across large engagements, supporting performance, growth and wellbeing.  Sets clear direction and creates simplicit