Group Director, Client Strategy & Leadership

Initiative; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Initiative in Chicago seeks a Group Director, Client Advice and Management to lead a senior integrated team across Client Advice, Strategy, Communications Design and Partnerships. You will be the day‑to‑day leader for key client groups, translating challenges into strategic solutions and ensuring profitable outcomes.

You will own proposals, budgets and relationships, mentor a multi‑disciplinary staff, and partner with SBUs to deliver industry‑leading work while maintaining top client

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong client, colleague and vendor relationships.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion with project management experience.
• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communications.
• Strong leader, presenter and packager of opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Day to day client leader and advisor; motivate clients to innovate
• Actively lead the team to deliver brilliant work and flawless execution, ensuring positive client satisfaction scores
• Leadership and authoring of all client proposals, recommendations and points of view
• Ensure all client reporting, budget management, authorization and billing needs are met in a timely and accurate fashion
• Responsible for ensuring a positive relationship between clients and Strategy, Design, Partnerships and SBU leads on your group of accounts; clearly articulate client needs and objectives to the integrated Strategy, Communications Design and Partnership leads
• Ready to professionally push back where necessary to effectively manage client expectations, agency resources and deadlines
• Deepen relationships and craft collaborative partnership with clients’ partners agencies
• Apply a client lens to all areas of Initiative product, ensuring solutions developed are business-appropriate and meet agreed-upon KPIs
• Regularly educate your team, your Group Director and Initiative leadership on your clients’ business, culture and industry
• Involve leadership and Group Director in key client engagements
• Partner with the discipline leaders (e.g., Strategy, Communications Design, Partnerships, Analytics) and your Group Director, to provide team members with well-rounded performance goals, evaluations and career paths

Skills

Client relationships

Project management

Consulting/Advertising

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Integrated planning

Team development

Job description

Initiative in Chicago seeks a Group Director, Client Advice and Management to lead a senior integrated team across Client Advice, Strategy, Communications Design and Partnerships. You will be the day‑to‑day leader for key client groups, translating challenges into strategic solutions and ensuring profitable outcomes.

You will own proposals, budgets and relationships, mentor a multi‑disciplinary staff, and partner with SBUs to deliver industry‑leading work while maintaining top client