Account Manager - Client Leadership (Maternity Cover)

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Role Summary and Impact

This critical role exists within Mindshare Channels & Solutions to orchestrate Qualcomm's complex semiconductor marketing initiatives. As Client Strategy Manager, you will bridge strategic planning and tactical execution, translating Qualcomm's sophisticated B2B objectives into actionable briefs while maintaining oversight across integrated campaigns. This position requires deep market knowledge and sophisticated judgment to navigate Qualcomm's regional stakeholder dynamics and transform ambiguous, time-sensitive requests into executable strategies.

The role serves as the strategic nexus between Qualcomm's evolving business needs and our global execution teams, ensuring seamless campaign delivery while enabling the Account Director to focus on commercial growth and senior stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

Delivering Client Performance

• Serve as primary strategic interface for Qualcomm, interpreting technical B2B requirements into integrated campaign strategies
• Maintain quality oversight across all campaign elements while specialist teams execute tactical delivery
• Lead real-time optimization decisions based on market intelligence and campaign performance data
• Transform last-minute client requests into executable plans without compromising strategic integrity
• Manage premium partner relationships to unlock opportunities and resolve challenges
• Ensure seamless translation between strategic objectives and tactical execution

Strategic Enablement

• Free Account Director capacity for commercial growth initiatives by owning day-to-day campaign orchestration
• Bridge planning and execution teams to ensure strategic intent flows through to delivery
• Provide strategic counsel on market opportunities and campaign innovations
• Anticipate client needs through deep understanding of Qualcomm's business dynamics

Team Leadership & Integration

• Orchestrate specialist channel teams ensuring cohesive campaign delivery
• Maintain strategic oversight while empowering teams to excel in their specialisms
• Foster collaboration between local strategic functions and global execution teams
• Guide knowledge transfer to ensure campaign learnings enhance future performance

Process & Excellence

• Leverage technology and best practices to maximize operational efficiency
• Ensure accurate budget management while maintaining strategic flexibility
• Identify process improvements that enhance agility without sacrificing quality
• Champion integrated working practices that deliver seamless client experience

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust .
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise .

The ideal candidate brings proven experience in managing complex B2B technology accounts within an integrated agency environment. You will demonstrate exceptional ability to synthesize strategic thinking with practical implementation, leveraging established relationships and local market intelligence to drive real-time optimization decisions. Your sophisticated understanding of both planning principles and execution realities enables you to navigate between high-level client conversations and detailed tactical briefings with equal expertise.

Essential Criteria

• Strategic Translation Expertise: Proven ability to interpret complex B2B technology messaging and transform ambiguous client requests into clear, actionable briefs for specialist teams
• Integrated Campaign Management: Deep experience orchestrating multi-channel campaigns requiring real-time coordination between strategy and execution
• Stakeholder Navigation: Demonstrated success managing complex regional stakeholder dynamics and established relationships with premium media partners
• Market Intelligence Application: Expert at leveraging local market knowledge to inform strategic pivots and optimization decisions that protect campaign performance
• Quality Oversight: Experience maintaining strategic integrity across campaigns while specialist teams execute tactical elements
• Agile Decision-Making: Track record of making sophisticated judgment calls that balance client needs, market realities, and campaign objectives
• Client Intimacy: Established credibility as a trusted advisor who anticipates client needs and proactively addresses challenges
• Cross-functional Leadership: Ability to orchestrate multiple teams while maintaining seamless integration between planning and delivery

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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