Senior Account Director - Marketing Agency Experience

Think Specialist Recruitment are delighted to be working with a well established organisation based within the Pinner area who are looking for an experienced Senior Account Director to join their team on a 12 month maternity cover contract. This is a dynamic, fast-paced team environment, working within a company that thrive on delivering exceptional value to clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving strategic growth across a portfolio of key clients while leading and developing two teams. Acting as a senior strategic partner to clients, using a consultative approach to identify opportunities, shaping solutions and influence decision-making at a senior level. Working hours - Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm Hybrid working with 3 days in the office Salary - £60,000 - £65,000 12 month FTC Some of the duties will include: • Creating a long-term sales strategy for both teams, owning and delivering against quarterly sales targets for each of the teams • Strong commercial awareness, balancing client needs with profitability and business priorities • Selling complex, intangible solutions, making clients feel comfortable with digital and data products • Build and maintain senior-level client relationships, influencing stakeholder at Senior level • Initiating meetings with clients to discuss potential and ongoing projects, whilst leading both teams to do the same • Provide day-to-day leadership support and guidance • Oversee the strategic development plans for clients within each team, ensuring clear roadmaps for growth • Support teams in identifying opportunities beyond individual projects and building long-term partnerships • Bring previous experience of applying best practice in client servicing and growth • Drive a culture of accountability, high performance and continuous improvement • Support professional development, coaching and career progression for team members • Drive best practice in account management, sales processes and CRM usage The suitable candidate: • Proven experience within a similar role • Experience within an agency, consultancy or professional service environment • Strong track record in consultative selling • High level of commercial acumen • Experience of managing revenue targets and contributing to business strategy • Previous proven experience in managing multiple teams • Exceptional client relationship skills with the ability to relationship build at senior stakeholder level • Previous experience within managing large client accounts • Strategic thinker • Proactive, driven and highly motivated • Strong organisational skills Looking for the next step in your career? Think Specialist Recruitment is an independent support staff recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including administration, customer service/call centre, PA/secretarial, human resources, accountancy and finance, sales admin/sales support, marketing and IT Helpdesk/IT support.