Jobs · Business Development · New York

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

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