Group Director - B2B client

Our client is a leading global media agency partnering with some of the world's most recognised brands to deliver innovative, integrated marketing solutions. Their Client Success function sits at the core of the business, acting as both a strategic partner to clients and a leadership function internally, ensuring best in class delivery across strategy, planning and activation.

The agency operates across a full spectrum of disciplines including programmatic, paid social, digital direct and content syndication, with a strong focus on delivering measurable impact and building long term client relationships.

We are recruiting for an exceptional Group Director, EMEA Lead (Maternity Cover) to take ownership of a high profile, global B2B account across the EMEA region.

Based in London, this role sits within a global account structure and works closely with US based teams to deliver integrated marketing strategies across both brand and demand. The successful candidate will act as the senior client lead, overseeing end to end campaign delivery across digital and offline channels, with a strong emphasis on performance marketing.

This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for shaping strategy, driving operational excellence, and leading cross functional teams across planning, programmatic, paid social, digital direct and content syndication.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the senior point of contact for EMEA stakeholders across brand and demand campaigns
• Leading global onboarding, planning and activation across all channels
• Partnering with global teams to implement strategies and operational frameworks across a complex, multi market account
• Leading and developing cross functional teams to deliver high quality output
• Identifying capability and resource gaps to maintain service excellence
• Defining and monitoring KPIs to drive performance and client satisfaction
• Championing learning and development across both internal teams and client stakeholders
• Providing thought leadership within B2B digital marketing, including POVs and case studies

The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced client leader with deep expertise in digital media and a proven ability to operate at a senior level with complex, global accounts.

Essential experience and skills:

• Proven background in senior account leadership within digital media or integrated marketing
• Strong expertise across brand, demand and performance marketing
• Experience working with B2B technology clients or similarly complex organisations
• Hands on experience delivering content syndication campaigns (planning, activation and reporting)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
• A clear and confident point of view on B2B digital marketing and industry trends
• Experience producing thought leadership content, including POVs and white papers
• Strong leadership presence with the gravitas to influence and inspire teams and clients
• Ability to thrive in fast paced, matrixed and complex environments
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to understand client businesses in depth and deliver impactful solutions

You can apply for this Group Director role now by sending us your CV or by calling us now! Don't forget to register as a candidate too.

Nicola LeBorgne - Senior Client Partner

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