Director, Client Strategy

Strategic Focus:

• Own client health and strategic direction for a defined set of complex accounts in partnership with the Account Management director.
• Synthesize inputs from Digital Advertising, Strategy, and Marketing Sciences into coherent strategic stories.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities before clients raise them.

Core Responsibilities:

• Act as a visible senior leader on assigned accounts, present at key strategic touchpoints.
• Pressure-test high-stakes deliverables like executive decks and QBRs before client submission.
• Lead Strategy Group, setting the agenda and bar for weekly account strategy reviews.

Coaching and Standards:

• Serve as deputy on quality and standards, coaching Account Managers in real time.
• Enforce process and quality controls during high-pressure periods.
• Take high-level strategic workstreams off the Director's plate to free her for team development.

Logistics:

• This is a client-facing role with no direct reports; authority comes from credibility.
• Initial focus on the largest account, expanding over time.
• Full strategic ownership expected within 60 to 90 days.