Client Partnerships Manager — Strategic Growth

globalprairie; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

ESOP retirement plan

401k matching

Health & Wellness stipends

Job summary

Global Prairie is seeking a dynamic Manager to join our Client Partnership team in Kansas City. You will coordinate cross-functional projects, deliver client-ready work, and nurture strong client relationships while helping drive purpose-driven marketing initiatives that improve quality of life.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and growth orientation within a fast-paced, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience, with prior roles in marketing, communications, data science, or consulting, preferably in an agency setting.
• Healthcare industry experience is a plus, but not required
• Willingness and availability to travel periodically, as needed

Responsibilities

• Effectively manages and oversees multiple accounts and all of the associated projects and deliverables with a cross-functional team to ensure they are on strategy, on time, on budget and in alignment with client expectations
• Leads internal team through internal status meetings and project kick-off meetings
• Guides internal account teams through changes in direction, with an ability to reframe and/or pivot from a recommendation with strategic foresight and ease
• Reviews first drafts from team and provides actionable feedback, revisions or suggestions for cross-functional collaboration to improve upon deliverable; ensures deliverable is in a client-ready state for account leadership to review
• With input from team, in collaboration with finance, and based upon project budgets, prepares final billing /budget trackers/invoices for account leadership review and approval
• With input from team, prepares final draft proposals/scopes of work based on solid understanding of the assignment and cross-functional team collaboration; collaborates with Project Management to ensure budget estimates align with proposal
• Understands connections between projects and the macro scope of work, proactively identifying opportunities for collaboration
• Anticipates needs and next steps on projects, initiating them in concert with account leadership
• Identifies missing insights and works with the team to seek answers
• Gains deep understanding of the macro industry associated with a client account
• Serves as trusted counselor to day-to-day client contacts
• Understands clients' individual motivations, needs and strengths; understands clients' team dynamics, including internal stakeholders and partner agencies
• Authors and confidently presents account/project strategy to clients, in partnership with cross-functional leads
• Grows an account portfolio consisting of multiple client accounts through both organic growth and new business identification
• Support new business efforts as requested by leadership

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Project coordination

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Client-facing

Growth mindset

Adaptability

Take ownership

Decision making

Tools

Budgeting

Proposal writing

Project management

Job description

Global Prairie is seeking a dynamic Manager to join our Client Partnership team in Kansas City. You will coordinate cross-functional projects, deliver client-ready work, and nurture strong client relationships while helping drive purpose-driven marketing initiatives that improve quality of life.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and growth orientation within a fast-paced, collaborative culture.