Client Services Director - Paris, France - Awin

Description

As a Client Services Director (France), you will be accountable for the overall management and development of all account management services at Awin in France.

Reporting directly to the Regional Managing Director you will be an integral part of the company and the Senior Management Team.

You will be an experienced leader of a large team and a manager capable of leading and inspiring a diverse set of teams towards a common objective.

You will have a proven record of managing account management teams within digital marketing, to gross profit, EBIT, and cost targets as well as case studies of how you have achieved positive customer feedback for a client-facing team within a digital marketing environment.

• Overall responsibility for the delivery of all clientfacing service across the Company
• Overall responsibility for leading the Client Services team in its work, and ensure you set an example for every member of the team at all times
• Drive client service excellence through the entire Client Services team, ensuring Awin delivers high customer satisfaction in all aspect of our client facing work
• Set Client Services OKRs which ensure alignment with the France and Global strategies, and work with the managers to ensure their strategic direction and OKRs also feed into this
• Support the Client Services teams to develop client specific strategies and associated tactics to drive growth and development for the major clients in each team
• Monitor client satisfaction levels across the Company and address these issues where required
• Ensure each Client Services team is setup to maximise the revenue potential from its client base and retain the major clients within its client base
• Ensure all Client Services teams are setup to handle both the Company's existing client base and its new business pipeline
• Provide strong and relevant leadership, coaching, mentoring and troubleshooting to your direct reports and, where necessary, the staff generally
• Provide direct supervision, development and management of your direct reports to ensure that effective client management is being fully realised
• Ensure that the knowledge of the Client Services team within the industry is maintained and enhanced to meet the needs of the market
• Act as a leader for the Client Services team, ensuring all staff members understand what is expected of them, have clear progression routes for strong performance and understandable objectives
• Create a great place for people to work that is desirable, professional, creative, functional and attainable. Encompass Awin's desire to create a marketleading work environment
• Attend Commercial meetings and pitches where Client Services input is required
• Understand and convey key industry developments to the department
• Representing the network externally via the creation of content and delivery of presentations at industry events
• Taking responsibility for seniorlevel projects within the company when required, and being ready to play an active role in the progress of companywide initiatives

• 6+ years of online professional experience (at least 3 of which being at a senior level within performance marketing)
• 4+ years working within an affiliate marketing network
• Proven senior level relationship building, both internally and externally
• Strong leadership experience managing or leading a team of 25+ people
• Handson management and coaching experience of a large team
• Track record of developing services and/or account management SLAs within digital marketing
• Show true passion about servicing our clients on a daily basis and the delivery of customer delight
• A strong focus on results, continuous improvement and innovation
• Real commercial orientation and strong strategic awareness
• A credible client background with solid marketing and advertising credentials
• Knowledge of ecommerce, web technology and online marketing concepts, industry trends, etc
• As a Client Services Director you will be expected to demonstrate and be a role model for a range of skills. Ultimately you will be responsible for the guidance and development of your teams, it is essential that you are a great communicator, able to inspire your team and spot potential.
• Excellent understanding of Online Performance Marketing and superior knowledge of the affiliate marketing sector, trends, changes, competition, and strategic priorities
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to build rapport with the most difficult of clients
• Strong negotiation skills
• The ability to treat people with the strength, empathy, detachment and severity required of managing a large team
• Excellent analytical and numerical ability
• Results