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Client Director

dentsu

Amsterdam
Full-time
5-10 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Client Relationship Management
Strategic Planning
Financial Management
Team Leadership
Account Management
Business Development
Commercial Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Forecasting
Client Retention
Market Analysis
Service Delivery

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to own the day-to-day client relationship and all elements of delivery. Including, implementation of the strategic vision for the client, delivery against the financial targets set and building a trusted relationship with the client.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

  • Delivers innovative and ambitious, strategic and commercial solutions that balance client and agency values working closely with colleagues and clients
  • Builds strong client relationships as a trusted advisor with senior client and industry stakeholders
  • Deepens the relationship to ensure retention and growth
  • Manages team to ensure they also build strong relationships with their counterparts to deliver outstanding client service
  • Immerses self and team in clients’ business: understanding their challenges, objectives, external economic environment, markets they operate in, competitive threats and relevant partner agencies; knows their business model, how it is performing and what success looks like; knows client’s products inside out and applies this knowledge to deliver innovative, ambitious client plans and service
  • Uses account plans to stimulate and track future work; manages resources effectively
  • Understands client commercial framework and works with senior account leadership to ensure business is run profitably
  • Improves client satisfaction to expand existing revenue streams and build new ones
  • Manages systems for forecasting accurate spend and track progress
  • Translates agency strategy into innovative, executionable business plans for own client that deliver business value

Location:

Amsterdam

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Core Responsibilities

The Client Director is responsible for managing day-to-day client relationships and overseeing the delivery of strategic and commercial solutions. They must lead their team to build trusted partnerships, ensure profitability, and drive business growth through innovative planning.

Requirements

The role requires a professional capable of managing complex client accounts and delivering against financial targets. Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to translate agency strategy into actionable business plans.

About dentsu

Industry: Business Consulting and Services

Company size: 10,001+ employees

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. As the only consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle’s 16,000+ designers, strategists, technologists, and data professionals have been recognized for excellence by top analyst firms for digital experience and marketing, commerce, loyalty services and solutions, data management and activation, analytics and data science, engineering and technology integration, and CRM. An award winner in experience innovation, market research, AI strategy consulting, and creative commerce, Merkle is the #1 global Salesforce agency partner, the 2025 Braze global services partner of the year, the #1 global Google Analytics partner, a global platinum Adobe partner, and a founding global Figma service partner. Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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