Group Account Director - Singapore - WUNDERMAN THOMPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

WUNDERMAN THOMPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Verified Company

Singapore

1 week ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands.

Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.

The Group Account Director is responsible for identifying and qualifying new revenue opportunities with existing clients, creating client interest in new deliverables and support with new business proposals.

The Group Account Director combines high expertise on digital trends and technologies with an intimate understanding of clients' goals and needs.

Internally, the Group Account Director oversees the translation of our client's vision into business requirements, reviewing team deliverables and will provide strategic oversight.

As a leader in the company, you are an ambassador who foster knowledge sharing across team members, either locally or regionally.

What you'll do

Develop overall account strategy and translate the client's vision and needs into business requirements through proper coordination with project teams on required deliverables, and client expectations.
Identify opportunities and new interests that the client may not recognize to help drive revenue and benefit business needs as their digital advisor.
Produce proposals and presentations that win additional business. This includes developing and negotiating statements of work, ensure work is delivered on budget, and manage invoicing according to the contract terms.
Be a role model for stewardship between the client and the agency by balancing the account's needs with avoiding unnecessary expenditures and negotiation required costs
Manages team members to help them develop their skills and drive their performance as well as optimizing the company's capabilities to enhance strategic value.
Work closely with project teams to ensure effective scoping of work and support them in delivering the highest quality work.
Anticipate, proactively address, and advise management on potential client or revenue issues.

What you'll need

Min 15 years of client contact experience in a creative agency, communications on MNC clients and has demonstrated impact on the communication and online strategy for major clients.
Ability to juggle complexity, agility, and adaptability to respond to changing market dynamics.
Proven track record in crafting innovations, communications, and brand engagement as well as previous experience in beauty is preferrable.
Proven experience in working with a diversity of markets, with appreciation for local culture, ability to spot and leverage on market, social and cultural changes.
Ability to lead, mentor, convince, inspire and collaborate in a teamoriented workplace and passionate about DE&I.

We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world, where our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities, to drive growth for our clients.

We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production and technology.

Wunderman Thompson is a WPP agency (

NYSE:
WPP).