Business Lead (Senior Account Director / Group Account Director) Vancouver - Toronto - La

Akcelo is hiring! We're rapidly expanding globally and are on the hunt to recruit pioneers from all disciplines & levels to jump onto our rocketship and break new ground. Let's talk!Akcelo started as an global creative innovation company that's obsessed with becoming the most modern marketing agency in the world. We work with some of the world's most famous brands, connecting creativity and experience design to solve business problems. We design, build and reimagine brands for the experience era.Among other key roles, we are looking for a strategic, creatively driven and highly commercial Business Lead (Senior Account Director/Group Account Director) to join our growing Vancouver team.The Role:
Creatively driven, entrepreneurial and respected. You set the standard for exceptional account leadership. You set the creative agenda and drive the process, bringing the team with you. As a trusted influencer, you build a cross discipline team that people want to be part of. You don't just make sure the work happens, you make sure it's the result of true team collaboration.The Business Lead is a client-facing senior level role, responsible for growing new and existing pieces of business, developing and owning senior stakeholder relationships with our clients and within Akcelo, whilst also being responsible for meeting and exceeding revenue, profit targets within the portfolio.A Day in the Life:
An expert on the client business - you apply business understanding to strategic and creative debate to ensure all outcomes align with the client's business objectivesA trusted influencer and indispensable to the client team - you are responsible for building and nurturing effective client relationshipsHighly commercial - you prepare and present forecasts regularly, implementing strategies to meet and exceed these forecasts consistentlyKeep the team energised and supported - championing and protecting the team and the process to ensure the integrity and quality of the workProactive in seeking opportunities to activate additional agency capabilities in service of the client's brand and business needsWhat we're looking for:
Advertising creative agency experience in an Account Management roleIntegrated experience (the work we do touches everything from Brand, Film, Digital, Social, Activations, PR, Retail, CX, Martech and customer lifecycle strategy)Calm and resilient leadership styleA positive and solution focussed attitudeTeam player - Ability to inspire, motivate and develop those around youIf you're excited by the fusion of creativity, culture, sport, entertainment and brand experience - and you're ready to help shape what comes next for some of the worlds most ambitious brands -Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We welcome applications from all walks of life, backgrounds and abilities.
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