Senior VP, Integrated Brand & Client Leadership

Leo New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Leo New York in NYC is seeking a SVP Group Account Director to steer culture-shaping, innovative work on behalf of Walmart. You will lead an integrated team across creative, strategy, production, and project management, guiding opportunities and ensuring client success.

The ideal candidate is a proven client business partner with leadership experience across large portfolios, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to grow the relationship while mentoring a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership on large-scale campaigns with innovative outputs or client partnerships focused on digital transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to drive growth through integrated, cross-functional collaboration.
• Passion for working at the speed of retail and delivering measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Be a thought leader and lead our team by example, directing and inspiring to exceed expectations.
• Act as a brand steward; know the brand and business inside out, guiding opportunities and challenges.
• Be open to ideas from DeptW team and partners with multicultural fluency.
• Have high emotional intelligence and navigate a complex organization, building relationships.
• Nurture and grow the account team, developing junior and mid-level talent.
• Direct internal teams and agency partnerships with clarity, inspiring collaboration.
• Navigate DeptW Power of One team and operations to deliver outstanding creative solutions.
• Guide all stages of the creative process from strategy to production with problem-solving.

Skills

Leadership

Account leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Digital transformation

Brand stewardship

Client partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Job description

Leo New York in NYC is seeking a SVP Group Account Director to steer culture-shaping, innovative work on behalf of Walmart. You will lead an integrated team across creative, strategy, production, and project management, guiding opportunities and ensuring client success.

The ideal candidate is a proven client business partner with leadership experience across large portfolios, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to grow the relationship while mentoring a high-performing team.