Group Account Director, Growth

Monks; Los Angeles (CA); Híbrido; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Monks is seeking a Group Account Director to serve as the executive lead for a major global client relationship. You will deepen senior client partnerships, grow footprints across capabilities, and identify opportunities to drive sustainable revenue and profitability.

You will collaborate with clients, agency partners, and global teams to design strategic programs, scale teams, and deliver innovative, high-quality work that drives measurable impact.

Qualificações

• :12+ years of agency or client-side marketing experience with a proven track record of managing large-scale portfolios and delivering revenue growth year-over-year.
• :Deep expertise in writing large-scale, winning commercial proposals and pitching technical, creative, and strategic solutions.
• :A demonstrable passion for business development and enterprise account growth, with the ability to translate opportunities and strategies into scalable digital marketing programs.
• :Excellent verbal and written communication skills for executive-level presentations.
• :Proven ability to guide, develop, and scale high-performing cross-functional teams with strong client satisfaction.
• :Tech-forward mindset with AI literacy and openness to innovate across disciplines.
• :Strong proficiency in analytics and performance metrics to validate growth.

Responsabilidades

• Drive account expansion and revenue growth by identifying and capturing new opportunities within the client organization.
• Build and sustain high-level relationships with senior executives and lead quarterly business reviews.
• Own the account's financial health, drive profitability, and scale client investments.
• Lead pitches and proposals, crafting strategies and digital solutions across platforms, video, email, events, and emerging tech.
• Mentor and scale a high-performing account team across sub-accounts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure fast, high-quality delivery within timelines and budgets.
• Leverage data and BI to optimize active programs and demonstrate ROI.
• Develop impact case studies to showcase Monks' contributions and unlock further budgets.
• Share insights and best practices across Monks hubs for global alignment.

Conhecimentos

Account leadership

Business development

Proposal writing

Executive communications

Team leadership

AI literacy

Analytics

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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About the Role

The Group Account Director serves as the executive lead for one of our most strategically important global client relationships. Sitting at the intersection of enterprise partnership, commercial growth, operational leadership, and creative excellence, this high-impact role is responsible for shaping and delivering the account’s long-term growth strategy.

You will deepen senior client relationships, expand our footprint across business units and capabilities, and identify untapped commercial opportunities that drive sustainable revenue and profitability. Working closely with clients, agency partners, and cross-functional leaders, you will pioneer strategic programs, scale integrated teams, and ensure we consistently deliver innovative, high-quality work.

This opportunity is ideal for an entrepreneurial, growth-minded leader with the industry expertise, executive presence, and collaborative instincts to turn opportunity into action. If you have a proven track record of unlocking organic growth, driving profitability, building trusted client partnerships, and delivering transformative work, let’s connect.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Account Expansion & Revenue Growth: Proactively identify, pitch, and capture net-new organic growth opportunities within the client organization, transforming existing projects into large-scale, long-term strategic programs.
• Strategic Client Partnership: Build and sustain high-level relationships with senior executives, becoming the client's trusted strategic marketing partner. Establish a rigorous operational cadence, leading routine client performance reviews, reporting, and impactful Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to demonstrate ongoing value and align on future business objectives.
• Financial Ownership & Profitability: Command accountability for the account's overall financial health, driving revenue optimization, maximizing profitability margins, and scaling client investments.
• Lead High-Impact Pitches & Proposals: Spearhead internal and external new business initiatives, crafting high-conversion proposals, commercial strategies, and pitching innovative digital solutions spanning platforms, video, email, events, and emerging tech.
• Team Scaling & Leadership: Mentor, manage, and scale a high-performing account team, instilling a commercial mindset and empowering direct reports to drive growth within their respective sub-accounts.
• Operational & Delivery Excellence: Partner with cross-functional global offices to ensure high-velocity, top-tier project execution that meets aggressive timeline, budget, and quality benchmarks.
• Data-Driven Innovation: Leverage data, analytics, and business intelligence to continuously optimize active programs, ensuring measurable ROI and business impact for the client.
• Develop Impact Case Studies: Synthesize complex data and creative successes into compelling case studies that showcase Monks' contribution to the client’s commercial success, leveraging these insights to unlock further budgets.
• Promote Cross-Collaboration: Share brand insights, localized strategies, and commercial best practices with Monks hubs to ensure global alignment and standardized excellence.
• Cultivate High EQ & Collaborative Culture: Lead with high emotional intelligence, fostering empathy, constructive feedback loops, and alignment across diverse, cross-cultural teams.

About You

The essentials:

• 12+ years of agency or client-side marketing experience, with a proven track record of managing large-scale portfolios and delivering revenue growth year-over-year.
• Deep expertise in writing large-scale, winning commercial proposals and pitching technical, creative, and strategic solutions.
• A demonstrable passion for business development and enterprise account growth, with the ability to translate new opportunities and overarching strategies into scalable digital marketing programs that achieve key business objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage, persuade, and command the room during executive-level presentations.
• Proven ability to guide, develop, and scale high-performing, cross-functional teams while keeping client satisfaction metrics exceptionally high.
• A tech-forward mindset with a strong foundation in AI literacy. You maintain an openness and active willingness to innovate, leverage emerging technologies, collaborate across disciplines, and optimize both creative and operational workflows.
• Strong proficiency in analytics and performance metrics to validate growth and optimize client programs.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

This role offers location-based salary ranges. Actual compensation will be based on experience, skills, and location.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

For Tier 3 markets (Austin, Denver, Chicago)

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.
This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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Monks does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.