Squad Lead

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Antwerp, Belgium

Full Time

15-04-2025

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Who is STRAREX?

At STRAREX, we’re not just another marketing agency – we’re rewriting the playbook for how strategic marketing drives growth for ambitious mid-sized B2B companies in Belgium. As a fast-scaling strategic partner, we combine the power of data, performance, creativity, genAI and business strategy to help our clients unlock serious growth.

STRAREX was founded by Wouter and Diana with a bold mission: to transform marketing into a true growth engine. As we expand, we’re looking for an ambitious and proven Squad Lead to take our growth to the next level.

Want to see how we’re shaking things up? Check out this recent article in STERCK magazine.

Imagine this...

As our Squad Lead, you’ll be the driving force behind our high-performing, strategic marketing squad at STRAREX. You’ll lead a fixed team of junior, medior, and senior marketeers — combining strategic insight, operational excellence, and people leadership — while managing two client projects end-to-end. You’ll set the standard for quality, clarity, and proactivity, and ensure we deliver impactful work without constant leadership intervention.

You’ll work closely with our COO and leadership team to coach talent, uphold the STRAREX way of working, and contribute to our growth through knowledge sharing and process improvements.

As STRAREX's Squad Lead, you'll:

Lead your squad in planning, quality control, and delivery, ensuring strategic alignment, capacity planning, and clear task distribution across all squad members. You manage workload distribution and resolve resourcing challenges proactively.
Own and manage 2 client projects end-to-end, from strategic planning to execution and performance optimization. You take full accountability of delivery, timelines, and quality, ensuring that results align with agreed KPIs and client expectations.
Coach and grow talent: Develop juniors and mediors through regular 1-on-1s, feedback loops, and structured growth plans. You conduct competency evaluations, set annual goals, and contribute to reviews and promotion decisions alongside the COO.
Safeguard operational excellence by applying and reinforcing our core tools and rituals (Spark, Notion, planners, retros, etc.). You identify inefficiencies, propose improvements, and uphold a strong culture of process discipline.
Ensure quality control in output and delivery: Review key deliverables before they go to the client, challenge the strategic logic behind the work, and ensure storytelling, design, and execution are consistent with client objectives and STRAREX standards.
Follow up on performance and reporting: Monitor campaign results and team performance across clients. You support Project Leads in interpreting data, crafting strategic narratives, and preparing impactful client presentations.
Collaborate cross-functionally with tech and creative teams to ensure all squad work connects to the broader strategic picture. You facilitate clear briefings, debriefs, and ensure seamless integration of team input.
Manage stakeholder relationships: Act as an escalation point for squad-related issues. You manage internal and external expectations, ensure transparent communication with clients, and track client satisfaction regularly (e.g. through NPS or feedback moments).
Contribute to internal operations: Track and follow up on squad billability, support input into P&L forecasting, and ensure tool adoption is consistent. You share knowledge and mentor future squad leads to strengthen the organization.

How you’ll succeed as STRAREX’s Squad Lead:

You're a natural leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach. You know how to coach, challenge, and support a team while managing your own clients. You lead with structure, clarity, and empathy — and aren’t afraid to call out vague, last-minute or low-quality work. You're a strong communicator, a problem solver, and a role model in both attitude and output.

The experience & mindset that will set you up for success:

Proven leadership in marketing delivery: 5–8 years of experience in strategic or performance marketing, with a strong track record in project ownership and team leadership — ideally in a consulting or agency environment.
Strategic thinker with a hands-on mindset: You can zoom out to shape a long-term strategy and zoom in to drive flawless execution with your team.
Compelling communicator and storyteller: Whether facilitating a client workshop or presenting results to a CEO, you bring energy, structure, and trust to every conversation.
Emphatic team leader but holds high standards: You support and coach your team, but you’re not afraid to push back when quality slips or expectations aren’t met.
Structured and calm under pressure: When things get messy, you bring clarity, structure, and decisive next steps.
Builder mindset with operational focus: You love building scalable systems and repeatable processes. You don’t just fix problems — you prevent them.
Driven, persistent and extra mile: You don’t wait for things to happen — you make them happen. You don’t stop at your own to-do list — you take responsibility for team output and client results.
Fluent in Dutch and English: Both written and spoken. You're comfortable navigating local and international settings.
Low ego, high energy: You bring ambition, team spirit, and a good sense of humor. No fluff, just forward motion.

Why join STRAREX?

Own your impact: Your work will directly shape STRAREX’s growth trajectory. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with autonomy from day one.
Be part of something bold: We’re not growing by accident – we’re growing by design. Join a team on a mission to reshape B2B marketing in Belgium.
Culture of ownership: At STRAREX, we value trust, grit, and no-nonsense execution. No politics. No fluff. Just results and support.
Grow with us: As STRAREX scales, your role and responsibilities grow with it. We’ll invest in your development with coaching, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.
Get rewarded: Competitive salary and a solid package that includes:
Bonus structure linked to new business
Company car
Meal & eco vouchers
Laptop, phone & mobile plan
Premium insurance & pension plan
26 vacation days
Personal learning & development budget
Hybrid work flexibility

What our founders say:

"We don’t hire people to fill roles. We hire people who can push STRAREX forward. If you want to lead – not just execute – this is the place." – Diana, Co-founder
"The energy here is about progress. If you’ve got vision and drive, STRAREX gives you the platform to run with it." – Wouter, Co-founder

Location

Antwerp-based
Reports to: COO

Ready to drive growth (your) with us?

Here’s how to get started:
Send us your CV (bonus points if you share a few words on what kind of companies you love working with and how you’d approach building a pipeline from scratch).
Let’s have an intro chat – we’ll get to know each other and talk about your vision for the role.
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About the Company

STRAREX is your full-service strategic marketing agency, and our dedicated team works with you and your team for sustainable business growth of your brand and organization. With data and result-driven basis, we offer a full range of services from market research, analysis and strategy creation all the way to the creation of tactical planning and implementation—all aligned with your brand and overall business targets. With access to our in-house developed, easy-to-use tools and strong strategic analysis, we will go together w... Know more

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