Senior Group Account Director – Digital Growth & Partnerships

AKQA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks a Group Account Director on the West Coast to lead two major global brands. You will guide senior client relationships, drive growth, oversee digital product engagements, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact experiences at scale.

You will thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment, balancing strategy, client expectations, and profitability while mentoring a growing team.

Qualifications

• Significant senior client leadership experience within an agency environment.
• Deep digital product and services experience, with strong understanding of how digital products are designed and delivered.
• Proven growth mindset with ability to deepen client relationships and uncover opportunities.
• Ability to read between the lines and translate needs into actionable work.
• Calm, foresight, and decisiveness in dynamic environments.
• Strong commercial acumen across forecasting, scoping, resourcing, and profitability.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills at senior levels.
• Natural leader invested in team growth and work quality.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the most senior day-to-day client leadership voice on the account, owning health, growth, and profitability of the relationship.
• Lead digital product and services engagements, guiding conception, design, and delivery of sophisticated platforms.
• Drive organic growth by anticipating client needs and shaping them into opportunities.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders.
• Provide cross-functional direction to multidisciplinary teams and align priorities.
• Partner with creative, strategy, product, and technology leadership to meet client ambition and user needs.
• Oversee commercial management across the account, including scoping, forecasting, resourcing, and margin performance.
• Mentor and develop the account team, fostering collaboration and accountability.

Skills

Senior client leadership

Digital product leadership

Growth mindset

Strategic advisor

Cross-functional leadership

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks a Group Account Director on the West Coast to lead two major global brands. You will guide senior client relationships, drive growth, oversee digital product engagements, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact experiences at scale.

You will thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment, balancing strategy, client expectations, and profitability while mentoring a growing team.