Senior Growth & Strategy Director

UnitedMasters | Translation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedMasters, Inc. (Translation) is seeking a Sr. Business Director to lead a flagship national account, shaping strategy, growth, and senior client relationships.

You will guide cross‑functional teams and ensure the work meets high standards of strategic rigor, creativity, and cultural excellence. You will drive the organic growth strategy, manage revenue health, and mentor Business Supervisors as part of a broader agency leadership effort focused on delivering measurable business impact for

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading integrated client relationships within a creative, marketing, or communications agency, including demonstrated success at the Business Director level.
• Proven experience owning senior client relationships, complex integrated campaigns, organic growth, account economics, and cross‑functional team leadership for a major consumer brand.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and developing account leadership talent while independently navigating high‑stakes client and business decisions.

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 and influencing decisions.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic fluency

Commercial acumen

Cross‑functional leadership

Coaching and development

Cultural fluency

Prioritization & decision‑making

Relationship management

Growth mindset

Turning dynamics into direction

Job description

UnitedMasters, Inc. (Translation) is seeking a Sr. Business Director to lead a flagship national account, shaping strategy, growth, and senior client relationships.

You will guide cross‑functional teams and ensure the work meets high standards of strategic rigor, creativity, and cultural excellence. You will drive the organic growth strategy, manage revenue health, and mentor Business Supervisors as part of a broader agency leadership effort focused on delivering measurable business impact for