VP, Client Leadership

dentsu Austria

Temporary VP, Client Leadership at Dentsu Creative driving client strategies and managing integrated agency teams. Requires strategic partnership skills and portfolio delivery expertise in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/12/2026contractNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106 - $142 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Builds and sustains relationships with senior level clients and becomes the client's trusted strategic partner
Acts as a senior strategic partner to clients, translating business challenges into creative opportunities that drive growth
Strategic thinker capable of leading the brand’s strategy with stakeholders including internal and external agency partners
Lead teams through strategic development, creative ideation, production, and flawless execution
Think collaboratively across creative and media and leverages various disciplines in the agency to present client brand-building opportunities and agency-building initiatives
Builds and leads agile workflows that support rapid content creation, real-time optimization, and cross-functional collaboration
Anticipates bottlenecks and proactively solves for prioritization and delivery across a fast-moving portfolio
Lead and oversee all account operations as it relates to the business of the agency
Oversee development of social first creative systems, including rapid content production, influencer integration, community-driven ideas, and platform-native storytelling
Ensure creative teams stay ahead of platform shifts, emerging formats, and cultural trends, translating them into scalable content strategies for multiple brands
Identify client issues and work with our agency partners to provide solutions
Inspire agency and client confidence and seek opportunities to advance the client relationship
Interprets performance data, audience insights, and media signals to guide creative iteration and optimization
Partners with analytics to build test-and-learn roadmaps that improve effectiveness across brand and demand campaigns
Empower teams through engaging career development practices; maximize learning and productivity while minimizing turnover
In partnership with business lead, oversees client financials and account profitability
Analyze P&L statements and take necessary action to ensure profitability
Provides leadership on agency delivery; ensures all deliverables are produced on time, on budget, and meets the client's expectations
Provide honest and valuable counsel to the agency team
Create applicable development plans for direct reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

10-12 Years of integrated agency account management experience
5 years in a senior supervisory role
Account team leader/senior client advisor working with integrated teams
Strong strategic thinker comfortable rolling up sleeves to drive day-to-day delivery
Project management expert
Management experience is required
Able to empower, keep teams on track, and participate in professional development of staff
High energy, able to effectively operate in a fast-paced, growing, and evolving environment
Demonstrate superior oral, written and strategic abilities
Has experience with financial planning and revenue forecasting
Navigates operationally complex categories (CPG, QSR, pharma) with confidence, ensuring creative excellence while maintaining compliance and speed
Experience managing multiple brands simultaneously, balancing long-term brand building with short-term performance needs across varied business cycles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid holidays according to dentsu policy
Safe and sick time

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Hard Skills & Tools

account managementproject managementfinancial planningrevenue forecastingP&L analysiscreative strategy developmentcontent productioninfluencer integrationdata analysisperformance optimization

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteam empowermentclient relationship managementadaptabilitymentorshipcreativity