If I move to a strategy role after being acc side for several years, would it be easy to move back to acc management side later without ruining my trajectory? I love AM but also really interested in making this move as well.

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Fantastic move. Don’t look back. Hybrid skill set will serve you well and business leadership comes in many form, you can run clients from strategy and many do. Good luck

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I went down that same path left account side. Went to strategy then went to health technology company back to strategy and then eventually back to account. It doesn't affect your trajectory should only enhance it based on the knowledge and experience you get along the way.

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Was in strategy for about 3 years total.

Before my first move to strategy I was in account for about 9 years.

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I haven't done this, but we hired a Senior Digital Project Manager that had a ping pong career between PM, accounts, and Strategy.

Her CV was mental! Once she hit AD she just bounced between senior roles in those areas. She didn't want to lead a team. She was happy mentoring people, but she wanted to have an active role in projects.

She was absolutely amazing as a senior PM because of all her experience, so I think that this career move will not hinder you at all! Go for it! 💪🏻

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I’m interested in that same path. I enjoy strategy, pm and mentoring so I’m looking into diverse or hybrid roles. I don’t get fixated on titles. From what I’ve experienced, the more diverse your skill set, the better.

Also best time to do it is now, earlier in your career. Good luck!

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This is a better early career move. The challenge for senior strategists is getting clients to sign off on inckuding them in project scopes given their higher rates

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That’s what I’ve noticed as well. I’ve had to leverage strat teams without actually letting them bill many hours, thus forcing me step into more of a strategy mindset as fill in

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Yes I think the skills are absolutely transferable, there are also roles out there that combine both.

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