VP, Client Leadership (Hybrid)

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative

Job Description

This is a hybrid role and will report to the EVP/SVP of the Amex Consulting group.

We are looking for a skilled business leader who can help guide Amex through its marketing & business problems as a true strategic partner. This role includes deliverables like positioning, comms planning, content development, digital experience, performance marketing, and organizational consulting. It requires you to feel comfortable leading and pitching strategy, being a true partner to clients, showing a passion for the brand and category, and easily navigating a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

If you want to do something new and strategically driven this role is for you! If you want to make ads, this role isn’t for you. 

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker capable of leading the brand’s strategy with stakeholders including internal and external agency partners  

• Builds and sustains relationships with senior-level clients, and becomes the client's trusted strategic partner.   

• Think collaboratively and leverage various disciplines in the agency to present client brand-building opportunities and agency-building initiative  

• Isn’t afraid to jump in and build new bridges across our network, and client business units  

• Able to drive growth, but also establish and seamlessly integrate cross-functional teams  

• Anticipate project and/or client needs to always be one step ahead daily of what needs to be accomplished  

• Identify client issues and work with our agency partners to provide solutions  

• Provide honest and valuable counsel to agency team  

• Collaborate with agency partners as an IAT leader  

• Create applicable development plans for direct reports  

• Inspire agency and client confidence and seek opportunities to advance the client relationship  

• Fuel agency culture and progress  

• Empower teams through engaging career development practices; maximize learning and productivity while minimizing turnover  

• In partnership with Portfolio Lead/EVP/SVP oversees client financials and account profitability  

• Analyze P&L statements and takes necessary action to ensure profitability  

• Provides leadership on agency delivery; ensures all deliverables are produced on time, on budget, and meet the client's expectations  

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $113,000-$182,850. Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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About dentsu 
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com. 

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, r