Senior Client Director, Client Growth & Innovation

Kantar Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kantar helps the world’s most influential brands grow by combining deep human understanding with advanced technology. In London, the Senior Director, Client Growth & Innovation will own and grow a portfolio of strategic CPG client relationships, shaping growth agendas and connecting clients with Kantar’s capabilities.

You’ll lead senior-level conversations, orchestrate cross-disciplinary teams and drive sustainable revenue growth across the client portfolio, with a focus on innovation and brand

Qualifications

• Experience in innovation, commercial leadership and client growth roles.
• Strong knowledge of the Consumer Packaged Goods sector, with experience solving growth challenges.
• Track record of growing complex, high-value client relationships and building commercial opportunities.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and decision-makers (CMOs, Innovation Directors, Brand Leaders).
• Clear storytelling and executive communication skills to connect disciplines into a growth narrative.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of strategic CPG client relationships and develop account plans to increase impact.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client leaders, including CMOs and Brand Directors.
• Lead strategic conversations on growth, portfolio expansion, innovation and brand strategy.
• Connect opportunities with Kantar’s wider capabilities to create integrated client solutions.
• Orchestrate multidisciplinary teams across geographies to act as one growth partner.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic growth planning

CPG industry knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) | London

Reporting to: UK CPG Industry Leader

Kantar helps the world’s most influential brands grow by combining deep human understanding with advanced technology. We move beyond standalone insights to deliver connected, decision-ready intelligence that helps brands act with confidence in a more complex world. At Kantar, smart, curious people work together on challenges that genuinely matter.

Why this job is important

We’re known for helping brands make better decisions. In this role, you’ll help some of the UK’s most important Consumer Packaged Goods clients turn complex growth challenges into clear, connected action.

As Senior Director, Client Growth & Innovation, you’ll own and grow a portfolio of strategic client relationships. You’ll work with senior leaders across marketing, innovation, brand, category and insights to shape growth agendas, identify opportunities and connect clients with the best of Kantar. This is a visible commercial role for someone who enjoys senior client conversations, understands how innovation can unlock growth, and can bring people together around work that creates measurable impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Own and grow a portfolio of strategic Consumer Packaged Goods client relationships, building account plans that increase Kantar’s impact and share of client investment.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client leaders, including Chief Marketing Officers, Innovation Directors, Brand Leaders, Category Directors and insights teams
• Lead strategic conversations on growth, portfolio expansion, innovation and brand strategy
• Connect innovation opportunities with Kantar’s wider brand, creative, media and commercial capabilities to create integrated client solutions.
• Bring together specialists across Kantar’s practices, solutions and geographies so clients experience us as one connected growth partner.

The ideal skills and experience

• Experience in innovation, commercial leadership and client growth roles.
• Strong knowledge of the Consumer Packaged Goods sector, with experience helping clients solve growth, innovation, portfolio or product development challenges.
• A strong track record of growing complex, high-value client relationships and building commercial opportunities.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, including marketing, innovation, category and insights leaders.
• Clear storytelling, facilitation and executive communication skills, with the ability to connect different business disciplines into a compelling growth narrative.

What success looks like

• Trusted advisor status with senior CPG stakeholders.
• Sustainable revenue growth and account expansion.
• Increased cross-sell and penetration of Kantar capabilities.
• Successful orchestration of multidisciplinary Kantar teams.
• Meaningful contribution to Kantar's growth ambitions within the CPG vertical.

What’s in it for you

• Work on strategic relationships with major Consumer Packaged Goods organisations, helping shape decisions that affect brand, innovation and commercial growth.
• Be part of a business focused on Intelligence for Brand Growth, combining human understanding, technology and connected intelligence.
• Collaborate across disciplines, solutions and geographies to bring the best of Kantar to clients.
• Join a culture shaped by curiosity, collaboration and people from many backgrounds, disciplines and perspectives.
• Access benefits including Life Leave, Volunteering Days, an enhanced pension scheme and enhanced parental leave.

Please be aware, the majority of our roles are hybrid, working three days a week in our office.

Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of experience and global reach. We are working on the world’s most influential brands, investing in AI and technology, and evolving how intelligence is delivered. People joining Kantar now are joining a business that is evolving, and they will help shape what comes next.