Senior Account Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Emperor; Dubai; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Dubai is seeking a Client Account Manager on a fixed-term contract to enhance client relationships and ensure project success. The role involves proactive communication, project management across various disciplines, and a focus on client retention and satisfaction. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to achieving measurable success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in client account management.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for clients, ensuring exceptional experiences.
• Oversee project delivery from kickoff to completion.
• Manage documentation and client communication effectively.

Skills

Client Communication

Relationship Building

Project Management

Documentation

Team Coordination

Job description

About Emperor

The Role

Reporting to an Account Director, this role is focused on:

• Serving as the day-to-day client contact, maintaining efficient, proactive communication, and handling all documentation.
• Building trust and rapport with clients by embodying reliability, clear judgment, and adaptability, ensuring a seamless client experience.
• Cultivating long-term client relationships to drive client retention and satisfaction.
• Collaborating with Account Directors to produce cost estimates and pitch materials for prospective clients and new work.

You’ll be responsible for leading projects and managing programs that could span multiple communication disciplines, including brand, digital, reporting, and employee engagement.

By ensuring seamless delivery and proactive client service, you’ll contribute to the commercial success of our accounts. This role emphasizes delivery, relationship-building, and identifying growth opportunities within client accounts, supporting our Account Directors to deliver and grow strategic client development plans.

Success is measured by your positive impact on the commercial value of your client relationships – and the extent to which your clients become advocates who will want to work with us wherever they work.

Your development plan will focus on growing accounts, and success will be centered on that outcome.

Please note this role is a fixed-term contract from September 2025 through April 2026.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for clients, ensuring an exceptional client experience with efficient, clear communication.
• Serve as a trusted partner to clients, taking initiative to deepen client relationships and proactively identify growth opportunities.
• Oversee the delivery process, from kickoff through completion, managing program details and coordinating with internal teams for smooth execution.
• Ensure thorough documentation, including client agendas, contact reports, and updates on progress and performance against targets.
• Lead scoping and requirements sessions, accurately defining project needs and specifications to align with client expectations.
• Liaise with production teams and specialists, ensuring each team member’s expertise is utilized to add maximum value to the project.
• Actively participate in knowledge sharing, support colleagues, and contribute to team pitches with support.

Our Values

• Always Learning
• Razor Sharp
• Aim High
• Infectious Enthusiasm
• Creativity Everywhere

Measures of Success

• Client retention: Achieve at least 90% client retention rate.
• Profitable revenue growth; growth to align with client budgets set/20% margin target.
• Positive internal 360 feedback, demonstrating Emperor values.
• Productivity: Consistently meeting targets for utilization – both billable client work and client development/new business.

Next Steps

If you are successfully shortlisted for the role, the recruitment team will contact you via email, and the process will begin from there. We aim to contact you within 5 working days of your application; however, this may vary depending on application volume. Good luck!

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect that makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to make the recruitment process accessible and comfortable for you.