EVP, Client Partner

Digital Agency Jobs; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 222,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & holidays

401k plan

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

Diversity & inclusion

Climate pledge

Job summary

Monks seeks an EVP, Client Partner to own and scale a flagship technology account headquartered in Cupertino. You will serve as the executive relationship owner and lead organic business development with full P&L accountability for strategy, revenue growth and client satisfaction.

In this high-visibility role you will drive multi-year account plans, governance, and a global delivery team, collaborating with sales, delivery, marketing and practice leads to close large-scale digital transformation

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive client-facing leadership within technology services, digital transformation, or management consulting.
• Proven P&L success: owned and grew a $50M+ annual account P&L with growth.
• Deep technical understanding of enterprise ecosystems: cloud, AI/ML, SaaS, product engineering, Martech, and platform services.
• Executive presence with C-suite and SVP-level communication, negotiation, and relationship-building.
• Advanced understanding of commercial modeling, contracts, risk management, and profit optimization.
• Strong on-site presence in Cupertino, travel ~4x per year across domestic and international locations.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary senior executive and trusted advisor to C-suite and VP-level leaders.
• Formulate and execute multi-year account plans aligned with client vision and objectives.
• Own full account P&L, drive revenue growth, margin expansion, forecasting and budget.
• Identify, shape, and close transformative opportunities across consulting, digital engineering, AI/ML, cloud, Marcom, and managed services.
• Lead multi-million-dollar deal negotiations and global pursuit teams for profitability.
• Collaborate with sales, delivery, marketing, and practice leads for bespoke campaigns and architectures.
• Maintain executive oversight for multi-tower engagements ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Lead quarterly business reviews and executive governance meetings.
• Recruit and mentor a global account team; foster a culture of innovation and accountability.

Skills

Executive leadership

P&L ownership

Consultative selling

Cloud

AI/ML

Martech

Job description

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Executive Vice President (EVP), Client Partner

Location: Cupertino, CA (On-site client engagement; ~4 domestic and international trips per year)Role Type: Executive Leadership (Full-Time)P&L Ownership: $50M+

Role Summary

We are seeking an accomplished, growth-oriented EVP, Client Partner to own and scale a flagship technology account headquartered in Cupertino. In this high-visibility role, you will serve as the executive relationship owner and organic business development lead, holding full P&L accountability for strategy, revenue expansion, margin performance, and overall client satisfaction. This role requires a seasoned executive with exceptional consultative selling capabilities, deep technology-sector fluency (including Cloud, AI/ML, and Martech Solutions), and a proven track record of driving large-scale digital transformation programs for industry-leading global enterprises.

Key Responsibilities

Account Leadership & Strategy

Executive Advisory: Act as the primary senior executive and trusted advisor to C-suite and VP-level leaders across the client organization.

Strategic Growth Roadmap: Formulate and execute a multi-year account plan aligned with the client’s technology vision, product roadmap, and business objectives.

P&L Management: Own full account P&L, driving revenue growth, margin expansion, accurate forecasting, and rigorous financial/budget management.

Growth & Business Development

Opportunity Generation: Identify, shape, and close transformative opportunities spanning consulting, digital engineering, AI/ML, cloud platforms, Marcom, and managed services.

Global Deal Execution: Lead complex, multi-million-dollar deal negotiations, commercial structuring, and global pursuit teams to maximize long-term account profitability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal sales, delivery, marketing, and practice leads to deliver bespoke account campaigns, solution architectures, and executive thought leadership.

Delivery Excellence & Risk Management

Program Oversight: Maintain executive oversight for multi-tower technology engagements, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget execution.

Performance Governance: Collaborate with global delivery leaders to meet or exceed SLA, CSAT, and NPS targets.

Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and manage strategic, operational, compliance, and delivery risks across all account engagements.

Executive Stakeholder Management

Strategic Influence: Cultivate and nurture deep relationships across executive decision-makers to influence strategic initiatives and secure long-term partnerships.

Governance & Alignment: Lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs), executive steering committees, and joint strategic planning sessions.

Leadership & Global Operations

Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and elevate a high-performing global account team consisting of on-site, nearshore, and offshore resources.

Culture & Innovation: Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and a culture of continuous innovation and high accountability.

Global Flexibility & Travel: Mobilize global teams across international time zones and travel approximately 4 times per year (across the US and internationally) as needed to drive executive engagement, align stakeholders, and close key commercial deals.

Qualifications & Experience

15+ years of progressive client-facing leadership within technology services, digital transformation, or management consulting.

Proven P&L Success: Demonstrated track record of directly owning and growing a $50M+ annual account P&L with consistent, year-over-year double-digit growth.

Domain Expertise: Deep technical understanding of enterprise ecosystems, including cloud platforms, AI/ML, SaaS, product engineering, Martech, and platform services.

Executive Presence: Superior presentation, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building capabilities at the C-suite and SVP levels.

Financial Acumen: Advanced understanding of commercial modeling, contract structures, risk management, and profit optimization.

Location & Travel Readiness: Ability to maintain a strong on-site presence in Cupertino, CA, manage operations across varied international time zones, and travel roughly 4 times per year domestically and internationally as the business requires.

Preferred Attributes

Direct background operating within or managing relationships with major Silicon Valley technology organizations.

Dual expertise spanning management consulting and large-scale, global delivery models.

Recognized track record of building decade-long client partnerships and leading multi-year enterprise transformation programs.

What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays

• 401k with company contribution

• Paid parental leave

• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being

• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network

• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!

• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $250,000—$350,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with the world around us.