Global Account Director (L’Oreal)

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 109,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 317 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 8th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

WPP is the creative transformative company. We believe that creativity has the power to drive change for the better and build better futures for our people, planet, communities and clients. WPP’s leading global agencies encompass all communications disciplines, including advertising, innovation, experience, commerce, and technology. A non-exhaustive list of WPP agencies in the world includes: Wunderman Thompson, AKQA, Ogilvy, VMLY&R, GroupM, BCW, Landor & Fitch, etc.

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The Role
WPP being the largest global, multidisciplinary, communications group, our biggest clients collaborate with many of our agencies simultaneously, across many countries and disciplines. The WPP Global Client Leader (GCL) teams serve as the clients’ main point of reference for any business need they may have. They are responsible for driving WPP’s relationship as business partner with these clients.

GCL team members are one of the most critical and senior roles within WPP. They are tasked with setting a vision for growth for our client’s business as well as building the high-level stakeholder relationships that will empower us to deliver it.

Located in Paris, the Global Account Director we are looking for will have a pivotal role in the L’Oréal GCL team. They are responsible for strengthening the relationship with L’Oréal worldwide and reaching WPP yearly growth objectives. They manage one Project Manager and report to the L’Oréal Global Client Lead.

The Global Account Director sets their growth priorities thanks to a thorough understanding of the client’s business strategy and master the WPP global offer in order to identify and enable new business opportunities that anticipate L’Oréal’s needs. To do so, they have access to WPP’s network of experts representing the brightest minds of every creative transformation discipline, from advertising to CRM, branding, media, data and influence.

 

Responsibilities

As L’Oréal Global Account Director, you are responsible for:

• Establishing strong relationships with key clients across the L’Oréal organization to position  WPP as L’Oréal’s creative transformation partner.
•  Scouting and developing growth opportunities across our existing network of clients by spotting early trends and innovative topics that serve L’Oréal’s business ambitions.
• Curating, managing and leading teams made of multiple WPP agencies and talents to build compelling answers to RFPs and growth opportunities.
• Leveraging your strategic acumen to prepare & oversee the creation of stunning content and presentations delivered to senior clients.
•  Leading and nurturing a global community of 1000+ people working with L’Oréal across WPP agencies to enhance mutual upskilling and global client understanding.
• Providing convincing and inspiring answers to clients’ questions by developing and nimbly mobilizing an impeccable knowledge of WPP’s latest innovations and remarkable capabilities.
• Feeling the pulse of the global relationship between WPP and L’Oréal across agencies and countries in real time to unveil undeveloped local growth opportunities and unlock cross-agencies collaborations.

 

Profile & Skills

• 5/6 years of experience in strategy, consulting, account or new-business roles.
• Thorough understanding of the current marketing and communica