We have an amazing opportunity to join the UNLIMITED team, as a Business Director, leading one of our biggest Automotive accounts. You will lead a fantastic onsite team providing support to the client’s retailer network across the UK and Ireland, from new launches to dedicated tactical campaigns across all digital channels.

Business Directors are the driving force behind the success of UNLIMITED through creating growth opportunities and the promotion of the group and individual agencies. This Business Director role is pivotal to the growth of the account, through the client, their retailers and through harnessing the capabilities of UNLIMITED to provide more solutions.

Viewed as a trusted partner to senior clients, you will directly help to shape client’s business decisions, whilst nurturing your team and talent to unlock brilliance within the agency.

We are looking for someone who can lead calmly, with authenticity and gravitas. You will know how to get the best out of your team while giving them the space and guidance to grow.

You will need Client Services excellence, together with strong client growth skills and sound commercials. You'll be pragmatic, calm, supportive of each other and enjoy having as much fun as you can along the way!

At Unlimited we believe in Hybrid working, which for us is a blend of working remotely and in the office. It’s all about choosing the best place to be for you, your team, your manager, and the business on any given working day…

We operate an in-house team, and you will be required to work from the client’s office in Essex two days a week.

What you will do…

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day leadership, growth, and strategic direction of the client’s business, ensuring our exceptional standards of client servicing are being met.
• Be the bridge between the in-house team and the rest of the UNLIMITED business, including making connections with Accenture and Accenture Song teams.
• Build and grow the client relationship, pushing the wider team to deliver a high standard of work for our clients and the agency.
• Be instrumental in continuing to develop and improve our Client Services offering across TMW, alongside the Client Services Director and other senior team members.
• Nurture talent to unlock brilliance within the agency.
• Co-own growth opportunities with the New Business team, leading on the overall vision and strategic ambition of the pitch, being perceived as the pitch lead in all meetings and the go to person.

What you will need to succeed…

• Previous experience in a Business Director role, with integrated experience and be able to hold your own with senior leads and experts across the wider business, as well as senior clients.
• With the focus of growth in the digital space, you will have experience of driving new digital propositions.
• You will have a real mix of channel experience, and we are particularly interested in candidates with ATL knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to create strong client relationships and really understand the clients’ business.
• The ability and foresight to switch on brilliance with the agency by embracing and leading change.
• Automotive experience would be beneficial as would an interest in this sector.

What you’ll get…

We do all the stuff you would expect:

• 25+ days’ holiday + Flex Bank Holidays
• Flexible hybrid working
• Christmas Closure
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle scheme.

Who are UNLIMITED?

Here at UNLIMITED, we’re all about delivering business impact through human understanding.

We’re an integrated tech-enabled agency group founded on a unique understanding of human behaviour and decision-making. We move our audiences to think, feel, act differently.

We’re made up of our multi-award-winning agencies whose connected capabilities span the entire customer journey and create better outcomes for our clients. Underpinned by insights from our Human Understanding Lab, our specialists create standout work for brands across marketing, communications, digital, insight and analytics.

We lead the industry on client satisfaction, and we carefully earn our long-standing client relationships. More than anything, we’re proud of the industry recognition for our brightest talent from leading publications and associations. Inspiring over 600 minds with a truly collaborative culture driven by passion and business impact.

At UNLIMITED, it’s what we do together that sets us apart. We are committed to building an environment where employees of all races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, ages, neurodiversity, and diverse abilities feel encouraged to share their unique insights. It’s not only the work we do for clients that defines us but also our commitment to our people.

We believe in the power of a strong culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do. Our guiding principle is simple: be the best you can be, and the rest will follow.

UNLIMITED is part of the Accenture Song family, the world’s largest tech-powered creative group.

Sound good? If you think you tick all the boxes, please send your CV and tell us why you should join the team.

We reserve the right to close the job for applications at any time.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. As an equal opportunities workplace, we have a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, socio-economic status, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, neuro divergence, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. Whether you’re just getting your foot in the door, or you are an experienced employee whose life circumstances are shifting, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the world we want to live in and are therefore flexible to accommodate each individual's needs as best as we can.

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