We hope all of our readers are well and staying safe (and soon getting the Covid vaccine) as we move into a year (2021) of economic recovery!
If there is any doubt about what’s driving the economic recovery, it’s definitely in part due to the increased pace of digital transformation in virtually every sector of the global economy.
Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, underscored the pace of change toward digital transformation in the forward she wrote in the new book, Networked, Scaled and Agile: A Design Strategy for Complex Organizations:
“We are in an unparalleled time of change. We believed 2020 would begin a decade of transformation in every industry and in every company through digital and technology that would mean new ways of working, new ways of making decisions and new ways of engaging with each other and with customers. The Covid-19 crisis accelerated this transformation, making it clear that companies would need to achieve digital transformation of their entire enterprise much faster. As we close 2020, we are at the beginning of what we think is a once-in-an-era, massive re-platforming of global business over the next five years.Today’s CEOs have two clear imperatives. One is to transform every aspect of the enterprise using digital and technology to realize value. The other is to move at unprecedented speed and scale, especially for large organizations, while bringing their people along the journey.”
Demand For Talent Is Strong
Our firm is seeing strong demand on the hiring front as CEOs are looking to return to growth mode in 2021 after a year in 2020 of pausing investments, freezing new hires, and adjusting to staffs working remotely. Together with the government stimulus, and prospects of 6-8% GDP growth, strong hiring trends have emerged, and the largest demand for talent is in the areas of digital transformation, digital commerce, omni-channel CX, and DTC business capabilities.
EC recently completed a Global Head, Digital Commerce placement for a major global CPG client, and we also considered a prospective assignment to help another global CPG client recruit 20-30+ management positions in global digital commerce and data science. This is a telling sign that all sectors are seeing Julie Sweet’s call to action ….”to transform every aspect of the enterprise using digital and technology to realize value.”
The digital and technology consultancies, led by Accenture Interactive and Deloitte Digital, are also very busy assisting global clients in this imperative digital transformation. There is so much demand for accelerated digital transformation the consultancies cannot hire qualified talent quickly enough and our firm is assisting in these areas as well. In this month’s issue, EC is highlighting a new search we are conducting for several Managing Director, Business Experience N.A. career opportunities with a leading global digital marketing services consulting firm.
As the economy recovers and again returns for a growth agenda, this is an excellent time to polish your personal brand and consider new career opportunities….especially if you are not bullish on your current company or business sector.
As always, we value your comments and input.
Best,
Jeff Gundersen
CEO & Founder
Welcome, Peter Vaughn
During the Covid crisis, and shutdown which caused all of us to work from home, many people have used this time to stop and evaluate their career path and lifestyle choices, and Covid has been a catalyst for change in many instances.
EC is coaching several C-suite executives in career transition and based upon this increased demand we have welcomed Peter Vaughn, a long-time friend and client from American Express, as a new Strategic Advisor & Consultant in our firm. Peter is currently providing career transition coaching and consulting for several EC clients. Welcome, Peter!
Congratulations, Dawn Morris
Congratulations to our long-time client and friend, Dawn Morris, who was recently added to the Board of Directors of America’s Car-Mart. Dawn brings transformational skills to bear in digital and customer-centric strategies which are timely for all sectors currently. Pls. contact our firm if you are aware of other prospective Board opportunities for Dawn Morris.
Congratulations, Surabhi Pokhriyal
EC is pleased to announce Surabhi Pokhriyal has joined our client Colgate Palmolive as Worldwide Director, Global Digital Commerce in the Global Digital Organization, reporting to Brigitte King, Global Chief Digital Officer. In this role, she will establish a global strategic framework and capabilities for ongoing consumer, e-commerce and digital transformation. As the head of digital commerce, she will help markets and brands gain a competitive advantage in their go to market strategy and execution to drive eCommerce penetration and growth above market category rates, coordinating with the broader geographic, brand and channel agendas. Surabhi will champion an omni strategy, and link ways of working between digital marketing and digital commerce teams to accelerate and win online market share. EC handled this exclusive, retained search assignment and we are providing our unique “Blended Solution” by providing Surabhi confidential, one-on-one transition coaching/consulting support.
New Career Opportunities – MD, Business Experience N.A.
The successful candidate will focus on reimagining experiences that power customer relationships across marketing, digital commerce and customer engagement, with a focus on both the societal as well as business value our work delivers. You will Ideate, create and shape integrated Business Experiences that will allow our clients to achieve growth, increase relevance in the eyes of their customers, and connect the power of human ingenuity + technology + data.
In this role the successful candidate will originate, qualify, and close new opportunities with our most important clients across the full range of our services, including revenue growth, digital strategy, marketing, intelligent human experiences, and digital commerce. At the core of the role is the proven ability to forge trusted client relationships with CMO’s, CDO’s, CSO’s, CCO’s and CXO’s by putting our clients and their strategic imperatives first, and by remaining focused on harnessing our capabilities to deliver outsized business results, and by measuring the value we deliver with and through our work.
We would appreciate your referral of qualified and motivated candidates.
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