Hybrid Senior Client Partner: AI-Driven Growth Leader

Open Partners; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Partners, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Client Partner to lead strategic, consultancy-level portfolios with full ownership of commercial performance and client satisfaction. This role is a hybrid position based in Manchester, requiring entrepreneurial leadership and a track record of scaling complex client engagements.

You will drive operating-model decisions, mentor teams, and spearhead AI/automation initiatives across Media, Creative, and Data to redefine client

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a client-facing consultancy, digital transformation, or strategic marketing role.
• Experience managing complex client portfolios with forecasting, budgeting, and margin oversight.
• Ability to command multi-stakeholder environments and build trust with C-suite clients.
• Strong narrative and analytical communication skills.
• Experience in deeply integrated environments (Media + Data + Creative).

Responsibilities

• Set strategic agenda for your portfolio, shaping unified Media, Creative, and Data narratives.
• Take ownership of revenue, margins, forecasting, and multi-year contracts.
• Manage senior relationships with C-suite, Board, and Directors to deepen partnerships.
• Lead problem solving for marketing and organizational challenges using AI, automation, and agent-based systems.
• Partner with Client Delivery Centre of Excellence to ensure integrated excellence across planning, execution, and reporting.

Skills

Senior leadership

Portfolio growth

C-suite influence

Analytical storytelling

Cross-functional work

Job description

Open Partners, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Client Partner to lead strategic, consultancy-level portfolios with full ownership of commercial performance and client satisfaction. This role is a hybrid position based in Manchester, requiring entrepreneurial leadership and a track record of scaling complex client engagements.

You will drive operating-model decisions, mentor teams, and spearhead AI/automation initiatives across Media, Creative, and Data to redefine client