Senior Growth & Strategy Director

unitedmasterstranslation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

United Masters Translation in New York seeks a Sr. Business Director to lead a flagship national account, driving growth and client health.

You will serve as a strategic advisor to Director-level stakeholders, shaping agendas and guiding cross-functional teams across Strategy, Creative, Program Management, Analytics, and more. The role demands cultural insight, commercial judgment, and the ability to deliver measurable business impact for clients and the agency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading integrated client relationships within a creative, marketing, or communications agency.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall health, performance, growth, and senior client relationships for a flagship national account.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to Director-level stakeholders, shaping agendas, influencing decisions, and constructively challenging clients with a clear point of view.
• Translate complex business, consumer, category, and cultural dynamics into clear strategic direction and stronger creative work.
• Lead integrated teams across Business Leadership, Strategy, Context, Creative, Program Management, Production, Analytics, and Partner Agencies, creating clarity around objectives, priorities, roles, and decisions.
• Ensure work meets Translation's standards for strategic rigor, creative ambition, cultural excellence, and client readiness before presentation.
• Develop and drive the organic growth strategy, identifying and converting opportunities across stakeholders, business units, audiences, and workstreams.
• Co-own account financial health with Program Management, including revenue, profitability, staffing, forecasting, scope performance, and investment recommendations.
• Anticipate relationship, delivery, and commercial risks, intervening before they affect the client partnership, the quality of the work, team health, or profitability.
• Lead, coach, and develop Business Supervisors through clear expectations, ongoing feedback, performance reviews, and meaningful development opportunities.
• Contribute to agency leadership through new business, recruiting, shaping departmental standards, cross-functional improvements, and the development of future Business Leadership talent.

Job description

United Masters Translation in New York seeks a Sr. Business Director to lead a flagship national account, driving growth and client health.

You will serve as a strategic advisor to Director-level stakeholders, shaping agendas and guiding cross-functional teams across Strategy, Creative, Program Management, Analytics, and more. The role demands cultural insight, commercial judgment, and the ability to deliver measurable business impact for clients and the agency.