Associate Client Services Director at In Marketing We Trust | Sydney, AUS | Rezi

Associate Client Services Director at In Marketing We Trust

Associate Client Services Director

In Marketing We Trust · Sydney, AUS

4 days ago

Associate Client Services Director

In Marketing We Trust · Sydney, AUS

5 days ago
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About the Role

This is a senior, commercially-led, strategic, and client-facing role focused on shaping client's strategic thinking and managing accounts. The role owns a dedicated portfolio of accounts, is accountable for their commercial performance, strategic direction, and relationship health, and provides senior support to other accounts in the APAC region.

Responsibilities

  • Own the commercial health, retention, and growth of a dedicated portfolio of clients.
  • Act as the senior point of accountability for revenue retention, account growth, and relationship health.
  • Maintain a real-time view of portfolio health, risk, and opportunity.
  • Lead commercial conversations including renewals, pricing, scope changes, upsell, and cross-sell.
  • Own the scoping document for accounts, including building base scope, coordinating delivery input, securing sign-off, and presenting to the client.
  • Ensure scopes are outcome-based, correctly priced, and operationally feasible with clearly defined deliverables.
  • Partner with Client Service Director and Finance on renewal strategy, forecasting, and margin protection.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities to expand services within client organizations.
  • Run strategic sessions with key client stakeholders, bringing in IMWT specialists to surface, shape, and sell new opportunities.
  • Travel regularly to meet clients face-to-face for site visits, strategic workshops, and Quarterly Strategic Alignments (QSAs).
  • Represent IMWT at a senior level in the market and at industry or client-facing events.
  • Own the Quarterly Strategic Alignment (QSA) as a strategic, sales, and retention instrument.
  • Provide senior support to other accounts across the APAC region as needed.
  • Act as the first senior escalation point for commercial and relationship risk on the dedicated portfolio.
  • Handle escalations in a materiality-based, forward-looking way, presenting options.
  • Sponsor structured monthly health reviews (RAG) and drive timely mitigation of at-risk relationships.
  • Partner closely with the Client Service Director on stream strategy, standards, and operating cadence.
  • Work alongside Delivery and Strategy teams within the RACI model.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key technology partners, including Google.
  • Model best-practice commercial and client leadership behavior for the wider Client Services team.

Requirements

  • 7+ years' experience in Client Services, Account Management, or Client Partnership within a digital or performance marketing agency.
  • Track record of owning a commercial client portfolio and leading commercial conversations at a senior level (renewals, pricing, scope, expansion).
  • Experience engaging C-suite or senior executive client stakeholders.
  • Desirable: experience working with Google Marketing Platform enterprise customers (GA4, DV360, SA360 and similar).
  • Strong commercial acumen: pricing, renewal strategy, margin, and forecasting.
  • Working knowledge of SEO, Paid Media, Analytics, and other core service lines.
  • Understanding of outcome-based scoping and the boundary between Client Services and Delivery.
  • Strong, current knowledge of trends across digital and technology.
  • Confident, senior-level relationship building and executive presence.
  • Strong negotiation, escalation handling, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly to see clients in person.
  • A self-starter who manages their own time and capacity well, with disciplined, accurate time tracking.

Skills

  • Client Services
  • Account Management
  • Client Partnership
  • Digital Marketing
  • Performance Marketing
  • Commercial Acumen
  • Relationship Building
  • Executive Presence
  • Negotiation
  • Escalation Handling
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Time Management
  • Time Tracking
  • SEO
  • Paid Media
  • Analytics
  • Google Marketing Platform

Location

  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Australia

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Associate Director
  • 7+ years

About the Company

  • IMWT is a digital or performance marketing agency.