SVP, Client Solutions & Planning- Pharma

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu is seeking a Senior Vice President, Client Solutions & Planning- Pharma to serve as strategic architect for one of the agency's largest US pharma client partnerships. You will lead transformative media solutions, advising C-suite clients, and orchestrating growth across traditional and digital channels.

You will guide integrated strategies, manage high-performing teams, and oversee P&L, with a focus on data-driven, outcome-oriented campaigns.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior client leadership experience across global or large regional accounts.
• Deep knowledge of traditional and digital media planning and activation.
• Experience leading P&L and contract negotiations.
• Proven ability to translate client needs into strategic media directions.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills for C-suite audiences.
• Pharma industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the ultimate client and strategic leader for one of today's largest dentsu accounts, acting as the primary liaison with senior client leadership.
• Build and drive integrated solutions across dentsu capabilities (media and beyond) to maximize client impact and value.
• Champion understanding of the client’s business to reframe challenges into strategic media direction.
• Create and maintain a high-functioning, high-performing team with a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Build collaborative relationships in matrixed environments with diverse partners and identify risks and opportunities early.
• Lead the P&L, including contract development, negotiations, and staffing plans.
• Lead operational excellence across functions, including AI-focused improvements to collaboration and ways of working.
• Solve tough problems and have hard conversations with internal teams and clients.
• Represent the client’s point of view in reviews, supporting persuasive storytelling and client presentations.
• Mentor Director to VP-level team members with active coaching and career development.
• Align executive viewpoints with account realities and ensure day-to-day operations reflect Dentus standards.

Skills

Client leadership

Strategic planning

Media strategy

P&L management

Storytelling

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Job Description:

As Senior Vice President, Client Solutions & Planning- Pharma you are the strategic architect and accountable business lead powering one of dentsus largest media client partnerships in the US. You are responsible for delivering transformative media solutions, serving as a trusted advisor for C-suite clients, and orchestrating sustained business growth. You serve as the lead developer of integrated strategies and high-performing teams. You push teams and partners to go beyond the status quo and deliver innovative solutions that leverage the power of dentsus solutions to produce measurable business impact. Preferred locations would be New York, Chicago or Boston. In this role you must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of all aspects of your clients business as well as the overall media landscape, from traditional and digital media planning and activation, to sponsorships and custom integrations, to the data and technology needs of data-driven, modern media.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the ultimate client and strategic leader for one of dentsus largest accounts, acting as the primary liaison with, and trusted advisor to, senior-most client leadership
• Build and drive integrated solutions across dentsu capabilities (media and beyond) to maximize client impact and value and drive growth for the agency
• Champion and understand client’s business and industry inside and out, and use that understanding to reframe client challenges into strategic media direction and opportunities that create a competitive advantage
• Create and maintain a high-functioning, high-performing team that attracts top talent by demonstrating a culture of accountability, client centricity, compassion, and excellence
• Build collaborative and trusted relationships in matrixed environments with a diverse array of internal and external partners, maintaining a strong pulse on dynamics to identify risks and opportunities early and action against them
• Lead the P&L, including making sound commercial decisions without oversight, leading contract development and negotiations, and overseeing and optimizing staff plans
• Lead operational excellence across all functions, with a strategic lens on needs and solutions across people, process, and technology, including AI, to maximize operational effectiveness, internal and external collaboration, and overall ways of working
• Solve the tough problems and have the hard conversations - both internal and with clients
• Accurately represent the client’s point of view when reviewing work, leveraging this perspective and strong communication skills to foster clear, compelling, and persuasive storytelling and presentations to clients
• Manage and mentor Director to VP-level team members, including active coaching and career development
• Hold teams accountable to dentsus principles and standards, and connect viewpoints of executive management and agency vision with the practical realities of the account’s day-to-day operations

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in relevant areas such as leading large-scale, complex regional or global client relationships, strategic media planning, and/or communications strategy
• 10+ years experience working with pharmaceutical brands
• Deep knowledge and experience with multiple communication channels and their role in marketing, including both traditional and digital media channels and both national and local media
• Deep knowledge and experience using data, technology, identity, and advanced measurement solutions to deliver data-driven, high-performing integrated marketing plans
• Demonstrates mental agility to keep pace with fast speed of business - priorities change often and flexing beyond core competencies is expected
• Proven ability to think strategically, with a balanced analytical and creative approach, and the ability to teach others to think strategically and solve complex problems
• Proactive and effective storyteller and collaborator, with ability to persuade and bring together and positively influence diverse groups of team members and clients to achieve desired outcomes
• Dynamic presence in presentations and communications
• Proven ability to lead change in complex organizations and implement new operating models spanning across multiple marketing disciplines and/or markets
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with a track record of delivering business impact
• Proven leadership ability - experience managing, motivating, and developing large teams, including setting an inspirational and clear vision, and setting clear goals and career roadmaps that help employees achieve goals and grow

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The annual salary range for this position is 197K-255K Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

Location: New York Brand: Dentsu X Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent

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About dentsu

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