Senior Client Manager

Dentsu Netherlands B.V.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 extra days off

2 Social Impact Days

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career progression

Hybrid work model

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Dentsu Netherlands B.V. is seeking a Senior Client Manager to lead client relationships and strategic delivery for international brands in a dynamic, data‑driven environment.

You will support the Client Director, manage cross‑functional teams, and drive excellence in media planning, DSP setups, and performance reporting across markets.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in paid media client service and/or strategic planning.
• Strong people management skills.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Excellent consultative selling skills.
• Excellent project management and problem‑solving skills.
• Advanced product & solution frameworks & methods experience.
• Excellent communication, collaboration skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced industry expertise.
• Passion for digital marketing and growth within the industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the Client Director in delivering client accounts, ensuring on‑time delivery and excellence in execution.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams to analyze campaign performance.
• Identify client requirements and drive day‑to‑day delivery across media planning, DSP and tracking setup, analysis and reporting.
• Engage with clients on how Programmatic / Paid Social Advertising meets their needs.
• Own multiple workstreams across client accounts and ensure cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Client relationships

Strategic planning

People management

Negotiation

Financial management

Consultative selling

Project management

Product & solution frameworks

Communication

Industry expertise

Digital marketing

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced professional with a passion for client relationships and strategy? Are you looking for an opportunity to play a key role in the success of international brands? If so, we want to hear from you!

Dentsu is seeking a Senior Client Manager to join our team and contribute to our mission of elevating client satisfaction. Join our team and make an impact!

About dentsu

As champions for meaningful progress, we help our clients to win, keep and grow their best customers with best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative. We all are striving to be a force for good — for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the centre, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

With more than 66,000 dedicated specialists teaming across 143 markets, our ‘8 ways’ shape and guide the way we do things here, so that, together, we can achieve the ‘never before’ for our clients, for society and for each other. We dream loud. We inspire change. We team without limits. We all lead. We make it real. We climb high. We choose excitement. We are a force for good.We are dentsu.

Your team

The dentsu media Multi-Market team is working for some of worlds well knowns brands, delivering digital media services to connect brands with consumers via best-in-class digital ad experiences and drive sustainable growth. We believe in the core principle of Value for All, by leading the transformation of the digital advertising industry so it creates an honest, clear &meaningful value exchange for our people, clients, society,consumersand the media industry. Together with 50+ like-minded colleagues we run develop and activate (digital) campaigns for advertisers over 60+ markets around the world. We have over 20 different nationalities in our teams and work closely with teams of Google, Meta,Amazonand many others to learn and use the most of those technologies.

The role

The Senior Client Manager plays a critical role in supporting the Client Director in the successful delivery of the client account. You will manage the team and capabilities to ensure on-time delivery, excellence in execution, and drive collaboration both internally and externally with the client and partners.

As a Senior Client Manager, you willbe responsible formanaging the client account. You will alsobe responsible forcoordinating with the internal &external teams toanalysingthecampaign performances. Furthermore, you should beidentifyingthe clients' requirements and needs. You work on biddable campaigns with visibility from strategy implementation. Owning multiple workstream of exciting client accounts, confidently carrying out day-to-day responsibilities; ranging from media planning, DSP and tracking setup, analysis, and reporting on these outcomes to managers.Being comfortable conversing with clients on how Programmatic / Paid Social Advertising can be used to best meet their needs.

What are you going to achieve?

• Provide strategic leadershipfor the region by enabling teams to deliver exceptional products, translating overarching business priorities into operational excellence, and bridging senior leadership vision with day-to-day execution;
• Enable Exceptional Product &Campaign Delivery: Empower teams to deliver high-quality products and campaigns across markets, ensuring consistency, excellence, and client satisfaction;
• Translate Strategy into Execution: Drive overarching business and strategic priorities within the region, bridging senior leadership vision with day-to-day team delivery;
• Build &Develop High-Performing Teams: Lead, mentor, and empower talent, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth;
• Strengthen Stakeholder &Client Partnerships: Manage global relationships, proactively resolve escalations, andidentify cross-sell and upsell opportunities to drive long-term client value;
• Drive Operational &Financial Excellence: Oversee workload forecasting, planning effectiveness, invoicing governance, and continuous process optimization to ensure efficiency and scalability;
• Measure &Elevate Performance:Establishand monitor key performance metrics, using data‑driven insights to continuously improve service quality and regional impact.

Who are you?

• You have6+ years’ experience working inpaid media client service and/or strategic planning;
• You have strong people management skills;
• You have strong negotiation and relationship management skills;
• You have strongfinancial managementskills;
• You have excellent consultative selling skills;
• You have excellent project management and problem‑solving skills;
• You have advanced product &solution frameworks &methods experience;
• You have excellent communication, collaborationskillsand attention to detail;
• You have advanced industryexpertise;
• You have a passion for digital marketing and the desire to grow within this industry.

What do we offer?

• 3 extra days off (yes, atdentsuwe take your well-being very seriously) - next to 25 annual holiday days off there are 3 Well-being Days;
• 2 Social Impact Days - you can volunteer for the cause of your choice;
• Extensive learning and development possibilities - wide range of in person and online training courses;
• Clear career progression - you can grow towards a Lead position;
• Needless toSaythat besides the vertical growth in your role there is plenty of opportunity to grow horizontally as well;
• Plenty of room for socializing and other cool things besides work, such as Friday afternoon gatherings, boot camps, boxing lessons, karaoke, a game of pool or table tennis and the well-knowndentsuparties;
• A hybrid work model, we work 3 days at the office, 2 days at home;
• And, of course, a good salary and excellent fringe benefits.

Social Impact

As a global leader in media and digital communications, we understand the power wehave toinfluence the way that people think, feel and act. We are not simply spectators.

Sustainable World

When it comes to climate action, there is no room for compromise. We are proud to be one of the first companies in the world to have our net zero targetvalidatedunder the new SBTi Net‑Zero Standard.

A Fair and Open Society

We’reproud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing.

Digital for good

Healthy world needs healthy media. We are increasing our focus on digital empowerment,well-beingand responsible content, includingeliminatingfake news and hate speech.

Location: Amsterdam Brand: Dentsu X Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent

About dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet. Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.