Commercial and FinancialBe the lead strategic adviser to your client(s) and the 'go to' person for helping them with their business issuesLead your account team and the wider client team in the planning to develop proactive and responsive strategic proposals which drive demonstrable value for your clientsIdentify and develop relationships with key budget holding clients across their business, seeking opportunities and developing plans for business growth within your accountsDevelop and nurture relationships with people in other McCann Worldgroup agenciesBe accountable for client revenue targets across your account - in terms of forecasts, you need to take responsibility for them, anticipating and reacting rapidly to changes in your client's business which impact on revenue Account and Project Organisation and ManagementWork with your account team, delivery lead and the wider client team as you would your own mini agency - it is your role to make sure everything is running smoothlyLead and motivate your account team to deliver first-class account management, ensuring projects delivered are of a high standard, on budget and meet company marginEnsure compliance to company reporting and legal procedures as well as the management of the client account to the terms of any contractual agreementsEnsure your team are adhering to account billing processes, maintaining a sense of urgency in timely and accurate invoicing in line with, or ahead of, your forecasts Delivering Great ProductProactively develop, implement and share new ways to improve the quality of work within the agencyHead up and take responsibility for the agency's strategic and creative response to briefs, helping to evaluate in terms of quality and budget and benchmarking against objectives/KPIs setYou will work with your team to develop brilliant and inspiring briefs which help to deliver the very best strategic and creative work - make sure clients recognise the value in them and why they should buyOversee the formal evaluation of completed campaigns and sharing of results - it is important that you make sure learnings are shared across the agency as well as within your teamTo ensure that you and your team continually push creative boundaries, striving for excellence in all brief responsesTake leadership in reviewing creative work in an objective and constructive manner, working closely with the senior creative teams to deliver the best product possible Talent ManagementWork with your Senior Team and HR to recruit, develop and retain the best staff across the departmentLead, motivate, develop and appraise staff - work to motivate and inspire your team to love what they do. Involve and educate them to help them excel individually and as a team. Appraise them in a timely manner, ensuring best practice career developmentWork to deliver the best possible standards of service to your clients - this relies on getting the best out of your team. Be clear, be bold, be supportive and set standards and put tools in place they can work withStay close to your team - take time to understand them, boost their confidence and support them in their day-to-day rolesPromote your team's best work to the wider agency to help recognise their achievements and celebrate their abilities Wider AgencyTo get involved in new business across the agency, working in allocated teams to deliver best in class new business plans and responsesWork together with the New Business to assist in composing RFIs and Pitch documentsTo attend and actively contribute to company meetings, finance and departmental meetings. Support Heads of Department in creating inspiring and motivating content for use with account teamsTo maintain and actively promote company image and behaviours at all times Qualifications and ExperienceAn energetic Account Director (or Senior Account Manager ready for a step up), looking for the opportunity to lead one of the agency's key clientsDemonstrable digital experience with a particular focus on CRMCan strategically manage projects from campaign planning through to delivery and reportingHighly numerate with a strong understanding of financial management and profitabilitySignificant experience in negotiating with clients - great sales skills are a mustStrong interpersonal and oral communication skills and experienced at developing influential relationships with clients - you should have experience in stakeholder management and evidence of dealing with difficult situationsStrong written communication skills demonstrated through excellent brief and proposals writingA skilled and experienced eye for detailConfident and engaging presenter with experience in leading presentationsA natural leader of people - you have experience in managing and developing people Nice-to-have requirementsAdditional experience across CX / Commerce / Loyalty #J-18808-Ljbffr