VP, Client Partner
Merkle · New York, United States · 1 wk ago
Business Development$197k–$229k/yrFull-time
About the role
The VP, Client Partner is a senior relationship leader responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of strategic clients within the Financial Services sector. This is a remote role reporting to the EVP, Senior Partner.
Responsibilities
- Own and grow a portfolio of Financial Services clients, driving retention, satisfaction, and revenue expansion
- Identify and convert growth opportunities by aligning client needs with integrated solutions across digital experience, data, analytics, and marketing technology
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, including C suite, acting as a strategic advisor across business and technology priorities
- Lead consultative sales engagements, including discovery, solution development, and executive storytelling
- Bring a holistic, cross capability approach, connecting digital experience, data, analytics, and marketing transformation into a cohesive client strategy
- Partner with internal strategy, delivery, and technical teams to design and execute high impact solutions
- Drive account planning, forecasting, and pipeline management to sustain long term growth
- Navigate complex client environments, including compliance, regulatory considerations, and multiple stakeholder groups
Requirements
- 15 + years of experience in client leadership, consulting, or enterprise sales within a consultancy, agency, or digital services organization
- Demonstrated experience working with Financial Services clients such as banking, insurance, wealth management, or fintech, including knowledge of industry dynamics and regulatory environments
- Proven success managing and growing client portfolios, typically in the 5M to 20M range within complex, multi solution environments
- Experience selling across digital experience, customer transformation, and marketing and technology ecosystems
- Working knowledge of solutions such as CRM, CDP, analytics, content, and personalization
- Track record of leading consultative sales cycles from problem definition through solution and close
- Experience working in matrixed organizations and leading cross functional teams
Qualifications
- Strong Financial Services acumen with the ability to engage clients on industry specific challenges and opportunities
- Consultative selling mindset focused on business outcomes rather than individual offerings
- Ability to translate complex capabilities into clear, compelling value propositions
- Executive presence with strong communication and storytelling skills
- Strategic thinking paired with a hands on, solution oriented approach
- Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
- Commercial acumen, including forecasting, pipeline management, and account planning
- Adaptability and curiosity in a rapidly evolving digital and customer experience landscape
Skills and Competencies
- Strong Financial Services acumen with the ability to engage clients on industry specific challenges and opportunities
- Consultative selling mindset focused on business outcomes rather than individual offerings
- Ability to translate complex capabilities into clear, compelling value propositions
- Executive presence with strong communication and storytelling skills
- Strategic thinking paired with a hands on, solution oriented approach
- Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
- Commercial acumen, including forecasting, pipeline management, and account planning
- Adaptability and curiosity in a rapidly evolving digital and customer experience landscape
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible paid time off
- At least 15 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick and safe leave
- Paid parental leave