Managing Director - Strategic Accounts [AQ-25729]

Aquent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios invites an accomplished strategy and marketing leader to drive a pivotal partnership with a global technology client. You will shape marketing transformation, align cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable business impact at the executive level.

You will guide initiatives across product marketing, digital engagement, content operations, martech, and AI adoption, while building durable, scalable capabilities for our organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, marketing or advisory roles with technology companies or agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with strong academic performance or demonstrated initiative.
• Deep expertise in strategic marketing, digital disciplines, and AI-enabled marketing; strong enterprise/B2B exposure.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for the account across product teams and brand functions.
• Build and nurture executive-level relationships with senior leaders.
• Counsel on marketing strategy, transformation, AI adoption, and operating model design.
• Lead discovery sessions, diagnostics, and workshops to clarify challenges and outcomes.
• Orchestrate capabilities across strategy, creative, content, data, and tech to solve client problems.
• Own the account's financial performance, pricing, and resourcing decisions.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing, experimental culture within the team.
• Translate client engagements into scalable, repeatable solutions for the broader org.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Digital marketing

AI adoption

Leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Martech platforms

AI tools

Job description

Imagine leading a high-impact, transformative alliance with one of the world’s most influential technology giants, where your strategic vision directly shapes the future of global brands and cutting-edge products. As a vital leader working with Aquent Studios—a premier partner to the world’s most innovative enterprises—you will step into an exhilarating role at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and technology. You won’t just manage a relationship; you will be the driving force behind marketing transformation, leading multidisciplinary teams to solve complex business challenges and pioneer groundbreaking solutions that redefine industry standards.

The Opportunity

Aquent Studios is at the forefront of creative and marketing transformation, empowering leading organizations to achieve their strategic ambitions by embedding expert talent and delivering groundbreaking solutions. In this role, you will guide a critical partnership with a major global technology company, driving unparalleled value and impact. This is a unique opportunity to act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, helping them navigate complex marketing landscapes, adopt emerging technologies like AI, and optimize their operating models for the future.

Your Impact & Responsibilities

• Setting the strategic direction for the account across various product teams and corporate brand functions, establishing clear priorities for growth and impactful delivery.
• Cultivating robust relationships with senior marketing, product, operations, and technology leaders, proactively offering valuable market perspectives and innovative ideas.
• Providing expert counsel on marketing strategy and transformation, covering product marketing, digital engagement, content operations, martech, AI adoption, and operating model design.
• Facilitating executive discovery sessions, diagnostics, and workshops to clarify business challenges, align stakeholders, and articulate compelling cases for change.
• Orchestrating the deployment of diverse capabilities—across strategy, creative, content, data, and technology—to solve complex client challenges.
• Assuming full ownership of the account’s financial performance, including revenue, profit, growth, retention, and forecasting, while making astute decisions regarding pricing and resourcing.
• Cultivating an inclusive, high-performing culture where team members are empowered to experiment, take ownership of their work, and continuously develop their skills.
• Transforming successful client engagements into scalable approaches and robust capabilities that benefit the broader organization.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of relevant experience within major global technology companies, or in consulting/agency roles providing dedicated support to them.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience, coupled with strong academic performance or demonstrable intellectual curiosity and initiative (e.g., independent projects, leadership roles, relevant certifications, or self-directed learning).
• Deep expertise in a strategic marketing or digital discipline such as product marketing, digital marketing, customer experience, marketing operations, content strategy, martech, or AI-enabled marketing. Strong B2B or enterprise experience is highly advantageous.
• Proven experience leading advisory or transformation initiatives, from initial problem definition through implementation and achievement of measurable results.
• A demonstrable history of building, scaling, and leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams of technical and creative professionals.
• Active engagement with AI and modern technology, with clear examples of how these have revolutionized team workflows or value creation.
• Exceptional executive communication, sound judgment, and strong influential leadership abilities.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• You are inherently a builder and a trusted advisor whose insights senior leaders rely on to translate complex ideas into decisive action.
• You effortlessly navigate between high-level client discussions, shaping intricate new projects, and guiding teams through successful delivery.
• You instinctively know when to apply a repeatable methodology and when a situation demands nuanced judgment and a custom solution.

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them - work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!