Business Director

2 weeks ago

Riyadh, Ar Riyāḑ, Saudi Arabia Leo Burnett Full time

Company Description:

We help grow many of the world's most iconic brands at Leo Burnett. We help grow even more of the world's most talented people. You'll find at Leo Burnett an agency built on ideas and dependent upon the people behind them. A culture that doesn't just respect creativity but cherishes it. And a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go limitless.

Today, Leo Burnett is one of the most awarded creative networks in the world.

We believe creativity has the power to transform human behavior, and we use ours to help our clients' brands discover their "human purpose" and play meaningful, active roles in people's lives.


The Business Director is the leader of the operational and delivery aspects of the account and owns relationships with the client(s).

He or she is responsible for winning Client commitment to the Agency's brand direction, strategy, recommendations and subsequent execution.

The Business Director is expected to foster the Agency's beliefs and spirit externally and internally, as well as develop and drive vision for the business, aiming to bring in more digital business.


  • Leads the marketing and communication team (Brand, creative, PR, social and media) to champion and drive new customer centric approach and business growth;
  • Work with the overall Business Lead and works closely with the Mob App Lead and Delivery Lead;
  • Builds positive and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders including Head of Brand and other heads.
  • Guide to deliver creative excellence across the entire customer journey
  • Active involvement in Strategy Reviews / Financial Updates / Brand Campaigns providing ongoing support to assigned team.
  • Drives integration and interdependence across all capabilities to deliver highstandard integrated communication solutions
  • Inspires, mentors and nurtures the team to build capability and develop competence
  • Manages communication budget;
  • Takes overall responsibility for the development and management of the communications streams of work.
  • Receives project briefs from client, assesses, calls for the internal meetings and meeting with partner agencies, and assign the brief internally, agree on timelines internally and with client
  • Optimize budget and speed to market in order to maximize RO
  • Identify and improve organizational and development aspects that would improve content creation and its distribution

Qualifications:

  • 12+ years' proven experience in client services with a track record in brand, digital, social and datadriven marketing projects
  • Experience working in Global/Local operating models with ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups
  • Experience of running large matrix teams and simultaneous projects
  • Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, to multi task and to manage the process from start to finish
  • Swanlike ability to absorb challenges and move forwards without stress
  • Honed leadership skills
  • Exemplary client liaison skills
  • A strong communicator, negotiator and influencer whose opinion will be heard and who is forceful enough to drive the change to put data at the core of what we do
  • A rapid learner with the ability to simplify complexity
  • A handson team player, used to motivating, coaching and managing teams from within, happy to get their hands dirty
  • Independent and truly channel agnostic thinker, who knows our business very well across the different departments
  • Passion for the latest marketing trends, innovations and technology
  • Solid writing and speaking skills in English.

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