Senior Director, Client Strategy & Growth Leader

twentysix; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO & holidays

401k

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

DEI initiatives

Job summary

Monks in Hilversum seeks a Sr Director, Client Strategy Lead to steer strategic vision for key clients and grow engagements across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital, and more. This role requires leading client relationships, guiding cross‑functional teams, and driving data‑driven insights for senior‑level stakeholders.

You will champion AI‑enabled planning workflows, develop go‑to‑market strategies, and mentor a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver high‑impact results across campaigns and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of industry experience focused on client service, media strategy and digital media.
• Eager to forge long‑term client partnerships fueled by curiosity, data‑driven strategies and brand‑performance outcomes.
• A master of digital and social media planning, activation and measurement, with strong full‑funnel fluency.
• Fluent in data and AI‑enabled tools, with the analytical rigor to separate signal from noise.
• Organized, with the ability to manage up and swing down as needed, and to spearhead initiatives across departments.
• Experienced in leading and managing growing teams in a high‑pressure, high‑volume environment.
• Not afraid to defect from the status quo in order to make our clients and company more successful.
• BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead media point of contact with senior media client stakeholders.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the client's business, including strategic priorities, historical performance, and competitive threats and opportunities, to provide thought leadership and strategic POVs on behalf of the team.
• In partnership with the Group Business Lead, oversee the client's business: drive innovative results and challenge the norm while maintaining business continuity.
• Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities across Monks' full capability set; contribute to scope development and commercial planning for the account.
• Ensure senior media and agency leadership is proactively engaged in emerging client needs with regular, accurate updates on relationship health.
• Lead the development of all go‑to‑market strategies and integrated, full‑funnel media plans, informed by rich consumer and industry insights and connected to measurable outcomes.
• Champion AI‑enabled workflows across planning, insight generation and reporting, coaching the team on where and how to apply them.
• Oversee the output of the day‑to‑day team to ensure executional and performance excellence, including strategic support for junior team members.
• Ensure consistency and quality of response across all lines of business; lead internal and external status calls.
• Directly manage direct reports with oversight of daily performance for the larger team.
• Develop process improvements and best practices to ensure consistency, flexibility and efficiency in all outputs.

Skills

Client leadership

Media strategy

AI-enabled workflows

Data-driven storytelling

Team leadership

Stakeholder relationships

BA in marketing/business

Education

BA or equivalent in marketing/advertising/business

Tools

AI planning tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Monks in Hilversum seeks a Sr Director, Client Strategy Lead to steer strategic vision for key clients and grow engagements across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital, and more. This role requires leading client relationships, guiding cross‑functional teams, and driving data‑driven insights for senior‑level stakeholders.

You will champion AI‑enabled planning workflows, develop go‑to‑market strategies, and mentor a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver high‑impact results across campaigns and