Senior Client Partner

dentsu Aotearoa Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Volunteer leave

Wellness days

Learning & development opportunities

Dentsu University access

Job summary

dentsu Aotearoa Limited in Auckland seeks a Senior Client Partner to lead a high-performing team, drive strategic development for a key client portfolio, and ensure exceptional service and ROI across campaigns. You will uncover revenue opportunities, collaborate across media, data, and creative disciplines, and mentor managers to deliver outstanding client outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, commercial acumen, and collaborative problem-solving at senior levels, with flexible hybrid working

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience within media, advertising, marketing, or a related industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and growth of a portfolio of key clients, delivering high-quality media and integrated solutions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, ensuring exceptional service and long-term partnership success.
• Identify and drive revenue growth opportunities, contributing to portfolio profitability and commercial performance.
• Develop innovative, cross-functional solutions across media, data, analytics, and creative disciplines.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams, creating a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Contribute to business growth initiatives, including thought leadership and new business opportunities.
• Partner with leadership to improve operational effectiveness and optimize client commercial structures.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Revenue growth

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional

Job description

Senior Client Partner

At the core, this role provides leadership to a high performing team and strategic development of clients within your portfolio. You’ll be tasked with delivering a high-quality service, performance and return on investment across various campaigns as the chief problem solver and innovator for your clients. A Senior Client Partner naturally leans on strong leadership skills, a growth/commercial mindset, are innovative in nature and over communicates to ensure that everyone is working towards the same goals, deadlines and ideas.

In addition to providing world-class client service and media planning excellence, you'll uncover opportunities to expand our presence and offerings, support new business pitches and be a trusted partner to our clients while ensuring commercial viability.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and growth of a portfolio of key clients, delivering high-quality media and integrated solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, ensuring exceptional service and long-term partnership success.
• Identify and drive revenue growth opportunities, contributing to portfolio profitability and commercial performance.
• Develop innovative, cross-functional solutions that leverage capabilities across media, data, analytics, and creative disciplines.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth.
• Contribute to business growth initiatives, including thought leadership, industry representation, awards submissions, and new business opportunities.
• Partner with leadership to improve operational effectiveness, optimise client commercial structures, and enhance overall business performance.

A Bit About You

• 10+ years' experience within media, advertising, marketing, or a related industry, with a strong understanding of media and creative solutions.
• Proven success in winning, retaining, and growing strategic client relationships at a senior level.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify opportunities that drive revenue, profitability, and client value.
• A strategic thinker who can solve complex business challenges and develop impactful communications solutions.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with confidence engaging at executive and C-suite level.
• Highly organised with strong project management capabilities and the ability to lead multiple priorities effectively.
• Curious, collaborative, and adaptable, with a passion for developing people and delivering outstanding outcomes.

What’s in It for You

• Real flexibility to work when and where you feel most productive with our ‘Be the Best You’ policy which includes a $250 contribution to your home office set up.
• The opportunity to give back with dedicated volunteer leave and our whole-company event, One Day for Change.
• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service and 3 whole company Wellness days off per year for you to switch off and take your day, your way.
• Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University.
• Become a champion for meaningful progress: Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities.
• This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Location: Auckland

Brand: Dentsu Media

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

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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.