(Senior) Client Lead Manager

Talon_NL; Almere; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talon Outdoor Netherlands is seeking an experienced Senior Client Lead Manager to bridge clients with internal teams and drive new business in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond.

You will acquire new clients, manage relationships, and advise on effective OOH strategies, leading projects end-to-end to deliver on time and exceed expectations. This role is based in the Netherlands and offers a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree required.
• Excellent Dutch and English language skills.
• 3+ years of B2B sales experience.
• Experience in out-of-home (OOH) media is a plus.
• Commercial mindset and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new clients and manage ongoing relationships.
• Advise clients on optimal OOH strategies.
• Lead projects from concept to delivery and ensure campaigns run on time.
• Collaborate with teams in NL, Belgium and London.

Skills

Sales experience

Client focused

Persuasive

Process-driven

Team player

Proactive

Growth mindset

Dutch & English

OOH experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

At Talon, our mission is to unlock the full potential of out of home, making it more effective, creative, measurable and sustainable than ever.

We’re passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry. In just over a decade, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 450+ people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry. We hire the finest talent to help us unlock the full potential of the Out of Home (OOH) environment for our clients; and pride ourselves on the individuals who represent our business.

Talon Outdoor Netherlands is part of the Talon Group and specializes in the planning and purchasing of (digital) outdoor advertising. Thanks in part to our unique insights, proposition, working method and the daily negotiations we conduct with all operators/providers, we achieve the best results for our clients. We can now count beautiful brands such as Tony Chocolonely, Flink, Coolblue, Swapfiets, Enterprise, Talpa Radio (538, Sky Radio, Veronica) Talpa TV (SBS6, Veronica, Net 5) Linda., Swatch Group, Zeeman and many other advertisers and (international) media agencies among our regular "happy clients".

THE ROLE_

As Senior Client Lead Manager at Talon, you'll be the link between our clients and the internal teams. You'll be responsible for acquiring new clients, managing client relationships, advising clients on the best OOH strategies, and leading projects from start to finish. You'll work with various stakeholders within the company and ensure that campaigns are executed on time and successfully. Your goal is to acquire new clients, ensure customer satisfaction, and build lasting customer relationships.

Take our organization to the next level within an international and rapidly growing out-of-home media scale-up.

At Talon Outdoor Netherlands, everything revolves around visibility. From digital billboards to bus shelter posters and creative tailor‑made campaigns — we make sure brands can’t be missed in the streetscape. Recently, we became part of Talon Outdoor Group, with offices all over the world and a new office in Brussels to represent the Belgium and Luxembourg market.

To grow our team Netherlands, we’re looking for an experienced Sr. Client Lead Manager. In this role, you’ll report directly to the Sales Director and work closely with colleagues in the Netherlands, Belgium, and London.

A DAY IN THE LIFE_

As Senior Client Lead Manager at Talon, you'll be the link between our clients and the internal teams. You'll be responsible for acquiring new clients, managing client relationships, advising clients on the best OOH strategies, and leading projects from start to finish. You'll work with various stakeholders within the company and ensure that campaigns are executed on time and successfully. Your goal is to acquire new clients, ensure customer satisfaction, and build lasting customer relationships.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR_

• Commercial and client focused
• Effortlessly turning cold leads into warm opportunities
• Energetic and a natural persuader
• Structured, detail oriented and process-driven
• Team player and self starter
• Pro‑active and high level of ownership
• Communicator and growth mindset
• Hands‑on mentality
• Bachelor or master degree level of thinking and talking
• More than 3 years of work experience in Sales
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English
• Nice to have: experience in (out of home) media industry

AS WELL AS_

• Sales experience > 5 years
• Media (preference Out of home) experience > 3 years
• Large network and experience in longer term relationships

OUR TEAM_

We are Talon Outdoor Netherlands: a young, fast‑growing media company that specializes in strategy, planning and purchasing of (digital) outdoor advertising (D)OOH. We work with smart tools that provide insight into locations, performance, target groups and more. Our goal? Putting the best campaigns on the street!

WHY US_

“The best thing about working at Talon is the space, time and expertise I’ve been given over the years to grow and develop my skills.” Client Director at Talon

OUR VALUES AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER_

WE ARE BOLD_

As industry provocateurs and pioneers, we respectfully challenge the status quo, take pride in our people, big ideas and partnerships.

• We challenge respectfully
• We lead the way

WE ARE HUMAN_

We are a diverse collective of changemakers who value respect, fairness, and integrity and expect the same in return.

• We value collaboration and togetherness
• We are empathetic

WE ARE SMART_

Our trailblazing spirit and learning centric culture ensures our knowledge provides maximum value to each other and our clients.

• We grow and learn
• We are trusted
• We are mission possible

Talon is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ and develop a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and brands that we represent.