Client Partner

<p>At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.The Client Services team are entrepreneurs who champion clients and colleagues alike. With a keen sense for turning insight into opportunity, they are responsible for building relationships that foster commercial viability for our studio and our clients business.</p> <p>A Client Partner is a leadership position that requires expertise in transformational programs of work that deliver positive outcomes through products and service ecosystems, differentiated business models and the brand experience surrounding them. This role is central to driving the commercial health of the studio by ensuring the quality of AKQA deliverables, strong client satisfaction, and high employee engagement. </p> <p>The Client Partner will drive existing and new deliverables, lead pitches and pursue new growth opportunities for the studio. As a key member of the Client Services team, the Client Partner will play a pivotal role in providing leadership so that the CS team-members have the best environment for excellence. Reporting to the Client Services Director, you will partner with our Leads and interdisciplinary teams to create a work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. </p> <p>Located on the Nieuwe Herengracht in central Amsterdam, you will also have access to our diverse network of specialists by collaborating across our European, Middle East and South African studios. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. </p> <p><br><br></p> <p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES </strong></p> <p><strong><em>Strategic Client Leadership</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Grow organic business for key accounts - lead and mentor other Client Services team members.</li> <li>Sets strategy for account group - Strategic leadership of the internal team, setting the vision for the account, helping the team understand what needs to be delivered. </li> <li>Provides thought leadership to both clients and internal teams. </li> <li>Makes the account team aware of senior level client challenges. </li> <li>Reports on client activity for executive meetings.</li> <li>Provides senior clients and their boards with digital marketing expertise and innovative ideas.</li> <li>Consults on their business challenges to deliver a positive difference to their bottom line through experience, en