Account Director (6 Months Contract)

UNAVAILABLE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Singapore is seeking an experienced Account Director to strategically lead one of its critical global accounts. The role involves managing client relationships, negotiating contracts, and mentoring a high-performing team. The ideal candidate should display strong leadership, negotiation skills, and the ability to navigate complex client structures. This position offers an opportunity to shape and drive significant transformations within a top-tier client, ensuring creative excellence and operational integrity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale clients, preferably global or regional in nature.
• Strong advisory capabilities and the ability to command a room.
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously lead and counsel senior and mid-level Korean Air stakeholders.
• Present strategies, creative work, and business recommendations with authority.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performance team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship-building

Job description

Company Description

Leo Burnett is part of Publicis Communications, a collective of the most passionate, purposeful, and progressive creative agencies in Singapore and Asia. At Leo Burnett Singapore, we believe that our Humankind philosophy allows our creativity to transform human behavior.

We believe in effecting positive change through creativity, always.

And while we seek out the most brilliant minds to help us on our quest, we’re also passionate about nurturing the best talent from within. Which is why when you join us, your journey can be one of continuous evolution.

We’re a community of experts that hail from every discipline.

We’re activists who embrace challenges with agility and dynamism.

We’re idealists who thrive on inspiration.

We’re romantics who believe that an idea can change the world, but also that the idea can come from anyone and anywhere.

We’re all that, but we don’t stop at that.

Because we’re committed to becoming better versions of ourselves, every. single. day.

Job Description

The Account Director will be the strategic and operational lead for one of the agency’s most critical global accounts. This role demands strong executive presence, advanced stakeholder management experience, and the ability to guide clients with confidence through a complex multi-year transformation. The AD sets the tone for excellence, mentors the team, and ensures creative and operational integrity at every stage.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously lead and counsel senior and mid-level Korean Air stakeholders, ensuring trusted partnerships and strategic alignment.
• Navigate complex client structures with confidence, clarity, and high EQ.
• Present strategies, creative work, and business recommendations with gravitas and authority.
• Lead negotiations, manage scopes, and confidently drive commercial conversations with clients and internal teams.
• Oversee multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring strong resourcing, prioritisation, and risk mitigation.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performance team culture across all levels.
• Champion creative excellence, ensuring the highest degree of craft, quality, and brand integrity across all outputs.
• Remain calm, solutions-oriented, and agile in the face of shifting demands and priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale clients, preferably global or regional in nature.
• Strong advisory capabilities and the ability to command a room.
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly strategic thinker with commercial acumen.
• Track record of developing and elevating junior talent.
• Composed, resourceful, and resilient under pressure.