Group Director, Client Strategy & Management

Omnicom Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in New York seeks a Group Director, Client Advice and Management to lead an integrated team across Client Advice and Management, Strategy, Communications Design and Partnerships. You will drive quality work, motivate teams, and deliver business-appropriate solutions for clients, acting as day-to-day leader for your group of accounts.

The role demands senior leadership with strong commercial acumen, ability to manage proposals, budgets and client relationships, and to collaborate

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and vendors.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience.
• Background in consulting, marketing, advertising or integrated communications.
• Strong leader, presenter and packager of opportunities.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Initiative does not require candidates to have a college degree.

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 an 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

Relationship building

Project management

Consulting

Leadership

Commercial acumen

No degree required

Job description

Omnicom Media in New York seeks a Group Director, Client Advice and Management to lead an integrated team across Client Advice and Management, Strategy, Communications Design and Partnerships. You will drive quality work, motivate teams, and deliver business-appropriate solutions for clients, acting as day-to-day leader for your group of accounts.

The role demands senior leadership with strong commercial acumen, ability to manage proposals, budgets and client relationships, and to collaborate