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Ipsos in US

Chief Client Director, Tech

Ipsos in US, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Overview Chief Client Director, Tech at Ipsos in the United States. The CCD operates at a global level, leading the overall relationship with Ipsos Global Partnering (IGP) and Growth Booster (GB) clients.

What makes this role important at Ipsos? The Chief Client Director (CCD) operates at a global level, leading the overall relationship with Ipsos Global Partnering (IGP) and Growth Booster (GB) clients.

Senior, high-profile and strategic roles within Ipsos, bringing clients into the heart of our business

Bringing the best of Ipsos’ services to deliver against clients\' needs with impact

Trusted Partners primarily responsible for driving sustainable, profitable growth

Global client lens, commercial leaders who influence teams, are dedicated to a select IGP and/or GB client and have +1 assignment at global level (e.g., SL ambassador, sector champion)

What You Can Expect To Be Doing Drive Client Impact

Define, measure and capture how clients are using the insight we provide and the impact on their business. Share Client Impact Stories to inspire teams and clients.

Support teams to create value through impactful deliverables that drive client action by regularly sharing Client Impact Stories to inspire teams to ask clients deeper questions on activation and resulting business impact.

Client Centricity and Strong Relationships

Voice of the Client (externally and internally), best of Ipsos to clients.

Be predictive of client needs by being the eyes and ears of Ipsos with clients, competitors, sectors and market dynamics.

Represent Ipsos at client and industry events with thought leadership. Be well networked.

Constantly scan for competitive intelligence and regularly share information to map programs, qualify them and target the best opportunities.

Leverage sector activation from the sector champions and wider Ipsos community knowledge to bring a deeper understanding of our clients' needs.

Collaborate with Service Lines, as a CCD through the Ambassador program and as CCO through the market SL leaders to drive the client voice and market needs to help shape our offer and collaboration.

Creation of Client Community within Ipsos

Influencing, inspiring, leading and attracting the BEST people to work on clients by creating an engaged community to work on clients and support client and market action plans.

CCD: works across markets and SLs.

Talent multipliers

CCDs and CCOs to work together to develop talent for the CO at both a global and market/local level.

Provide constructive feedback global-to-local and local-to-global to help develop/coach local talent and provide talent pipeline for global and local CO roles, including a pipeline of potential future CCDs and Local Client Officers.

CCD: provides feedback and develop local talent, plus pipeline of future CCDs.

Commercial Centricity and Business Acumen Strategic Account Management

Understand clients’ business, structure, culture and strategy.

Create trusted relationships and understand personal motivations (me agendas).

Identify client stakeholders, map budgets and generate leads, create connections across a wide selection of stakeholders including outside CMI and with C-Suite.

Understand and adapt to clients’ motivations and pressures and have meaningful business conversations at senior level.

Create Joint Business Plans WITH clients reviewing partnership goals and measuring success.

Consistently adopt best practices through sharing ways of working with clients and peers (e.g. account review documents, team meetings, client newsletters).

Commercial Role Models & Client First Player-Coaches

Be a role model in client interactions, coach teams on best practices, and act as an ambassador for CF within Ipsos.

Understand and use the CF principles, approaches, and tools and ensure that your teams consistently:

Demonstrate exemplary client understanding and proactive engagement in every client interaction.

Deliver with Impact through concise reports and clear, confident presentations that support commercial decision-making.

Proactively identify and mitigate risks to key programmes, implementing strategies to ensure we evolve and expand existing business, including keeping a live list of “Critical Retain Programmes” and ensuring each has a Retain Plan in place which is reviewed quarterly.

Identify and pursue Business Development opportunities with both new and existing clients, including those in non-CMI functions.

Use the Pitch to Win approach on all must-win opportunities, including following fundamental pricing principles, and create a Proposal on a Page for every opportunity.

Develop and share Client Impact Stories.

Accountable for Budget

Work in partnership to agree on strategic priorities/actions (including Retain & Win plans) as well as tactics to optimise client portfolios.

Optimise client portfolios between CCO, CCD and Country Managers ensuring coverage of largest budgets and clients with most growth potential and aligned on sector priorities.

CCD: accountable for global IGP/GB client budget and building the client strategic account plan in partnership with country teams, agreeing priorities and actions (to include Retain & Win plans). Win client mandates annually, help create hooks to help local markets grow.

What Success In This Role Looks Like

Revenue targets achieved

Account plans created, aligned with local teams, and actively used as a roadmap for growth

Client feedback scores above Ipsos average

Improvement in the “impact score” for the Client Organisation globally

Feedback from wider business on impact in role, e.g., Client First behaviours

This might be the job for you if you have 15+ years’ experience, including demonstrated:

Long-term client relationship management

Business management

Commercial leadership, including financial and pricing acumen

Leadership through influence (soft power)

Tech industry knowledge/expertise

The Ability To

Work in an international environment

Navigate a highly matrixed organization

Lead and collaborate with senior experts

Drive change with a multi-disciplinary team

Adapt to change

Not required to be an expert, but ideally you would have a demonstrable track record in these research and/or strategy disciplines: brand growth, innovation, customer experience, creative testing, segmentation, shopper, social intelligence, retail, and healthcare (if applicable).

If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you’re applying to!

In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $225,000 to $265,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

What’s In It For You At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for career development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture. To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit Why Work at Ipsos | US.

Commitment to Diversity Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

About Us Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!

About The Team The Client Organization seeks to bring the best of Ipsos’ solutions to clients, and to be the ‘voice of the client’ inside Ipsos. The mission of the Ipsos Client Organization (CO) is to deliver greater value for our clients and profitable growth for Ipsos. The CO is comprised of senior executives from across the industry who are focused on building long-term client relationships by understanding their business context and priorities, and then identifying and penetrating the relevant buying points for Ipsos’ broad portfolio of services that address these needs.

Seniority level Executive

Employment type Full-time

Job function Sales and Business Development

Industries Market Research

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