Manager, Client Success

Nexxen; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

EAP

Parental leave

Unlimited vacation

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Nexxen is seeking a strategic Manager of Client Success in the Central Region. This hands-on leader will guide a 4-6 person team of Client Success Managers to deliver exceptional client experiences, drive retention, and accelerate revenue growth.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Central Client Success, you will collaborate across Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal to align success strategies with business goals, use data to guide decisions, and scale workflows for

Qualifications

• 5+ years in advertising, ad tech, or digital media with client services or media sales.
• 2+ years leading teams with hiring, mentoring, and scaling talent.
• Experience managing large-scale campaigns ($100M+), with revenue growth and client retention.
• Expertise in programmatic advertising, CTV, and digital media platforms.
• Strong analytical, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strategic thinker with planning and organizational skills and bias for action.
• Highly collaborative and proactive with a focus on scalable success.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing Client Success team of 4-6 individual contributors.
• Act as trusted advisors guiding clients toward business goals through data-driven strategies.
• Drive retention, upsell opportunities, and revenue growth through strategic planning.
• Design scalable workflows and best practices to increase efficiency and impact.
• Serve as escalation point for complex client issues.
• Collaborate across Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal.
• Use data and insights to track KPIs and inform decisions.
• Maintain deep knowledge of Nexxen’s product suite across channels.
• Deliver measurable gains in client satisfaction, renewals, and revenue targets.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationship

Advertising knowledge

Programmatic ads

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Job description

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Manager of Client Success within our Central Region. In this hands-on leadership role, you will manage a high-performing team of Client Success Managers focused on delivering exceptional client experiences, maximizing retention, and accelerating revenue growth.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Central Client Success, you will be a proactive, solution-oriented leader with a strong sales and operator mindset who uplifts the team, brings fresh ideas, and builds lasting client relationships. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally across Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal to maximize client value and align client success strategies with business goals, driving measurable impact and growth in a fast-paced digital advertising environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and Develop: Manage and grow a high-performing Client Success team of 4-6 individual contributors, through coaching and a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and excellence.
• Strategic Consulting: Empower the team to act as trusted advisors, guiding clients toward business goals through data-driven media strategies and a customer-first mindset.
• Drive Growth: Oversee client relationships throughout the campaign lifecycle, focusing on retention, upsell opportunities, and revenue growth through strategic planning and proactive issue resolution.
• Operational Excellence: Design and implement scalable workflows and operational best practices to increase efficiency, team effectiveness, consistency, and client impact.
• Problem Solve & Represent: Act as an escalation point for complex client issues
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner across departments to ensure alignment between client needs, Nexxen’s offerings, and strategic business priorities.
• Data-Led Decisions: Use data and insights to track KPIs, identify performance trends, and drive informed decision-making.
• Product Mastery: Maintain deep knowledge of Nexxen’s full product suite across channels to maximize client value.
• Deliver Results: Execute your strategy to deliver measurable gains in client satisfaction, revenue growth, renewal rates, upsells, and revenue targets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in advertising, ad tech, or digital media, with a strong background in client services, account management, or media sales.
• 2+ years managing teams, with a proven record of hiring, mentoring, motivating and scaling talent.
• Demonstrated success managing large-scale strategic accounts and campaign budgets ($100M+), with clear success in revenue growth and client retention.
• Expertise in programmatic advertising, CTV, and digital media platforms.
• Strong analytical, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with strong decision-making, planning, and organizational skills—grounded in operational rigor and a bias for action.
• Highly collaborative and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset focused on innovation and scalable success.

In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $100,000 - $130,000. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, unlimited vacation, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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