VP, Account Management

Job Description

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The VP of Account Management is a senior leadership role responsible for developing and growing strategic client relationships across major enterprise-level clients.

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This individual acts as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, leading complex loyalty consultancy engagements that deliver measurable commercial value, long-term partnership growth, and exceptional client experience.

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The role requires a highly credible and commercially astute leader who is comfortable operating at executive level, managing complex organisational relationships, and navigating multi-stakeholder environments.

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A critical component of the role is the orchestration and management of multi-agency alliances, ensuring clear alignment, governance, and delivery coordination across internal teams, strategic partners, and client stakeholders.

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The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with operational excellence and will have a proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration, align diverse delivery partners, and drive integrated programme outcomes within complex enterprise ecosystems.

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Key Responsibilities

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Strategic Client Leadership

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• Own and lead a portfolio of high-value strategic accounts within loyalty sectors.

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• Build deep, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and become a recognised strategic advisor.

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• Develop long-term account growth strategies aligned to client business priorities and commercial objectives.

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• Identify opportunities to expand consultancy services, deepen partnerships, and drive incremental revenue growth.

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• Lead executive-level discussions and represent the organisation confidently within complex corporate environments.

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Loyalty Consultancy Partnership

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• Work in close partnership with the Loyalty team to shape and deliver strategic client programmes.

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• Act as the senior commercial and relationship lead across client engagements, ensuring consultancy recommendations land effectively within client organisations.

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• Bring together client stakeholders, partners, and internal teams to enable successful programme delivery and long-term partnership growth.

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• Support the development of loyalty strategies, partnership opportunities, and customer engagement initiatives by ensuring strong client alignment and stakeholder buy-in.

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• Provide senior client counsel and navigate complex organisational dynamics to help drive decision-making and programme success.

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• Ensure strategic consultancy outputs translate into actionable commercial outcomes and measurable client value.

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Account Growth & Commercial Ownership

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• Hold accountability for overall account performance, commercial delivery, and client satisfaction.

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• Successfully manage and grow multi-million-pound accounts with a strong focus on retention, expansion, and profitability.

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• Lead contract renewals, commercial negotiations, and strategic partnership discussions.

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• Identify risks and opportunities early and proactively manage stakeholder expectations.

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• Drive account planning, forecasting, and revenue reporting across the portfolio.

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Stakeholder Management & Influence

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• Navigate complex organisational structures and corporate politics with confidence and professionalism.

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• Influence senior decision-makers across client, partner, and internal stakeholder groups.

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• Build strong collaborative relationships with third-party partners, agencies, and suppliers.

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• Align cross-functional internal teams to ensure seamless delivery and exceptional client outcomes.

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• Act as an ambassador for the business both internally and externally.

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Team Leadership

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• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to account management and delivery teams.

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• Foster a high-performance, client-centric culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and commercial impact.

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• Support team development and succession planning.

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• Encourage strategic thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement across the function.

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Essential Experience

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• 10–15+ years of experience operating in senior account management, consultancy, or client leadership roles.

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• Strong agency or consultancy background with experience managing complex enterprise-level clients and partnerships.

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• Significant senior-level account management or consultancy leadership experience within loyalty, customer engagement, travel, transport, or related sectors.

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• Proven success managing and growing large-scale, multi-million-pound enterprise accounts.

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• Experience operating within complex corporate or matrix organisations.

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• Strong track record of building executive-level client relationships and influencing senior stakeholders.

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• Experience leading strategic consultancy engagements and commercial negotiations.

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• Demonstrated success managing partnerships involving multiple stakeholders and third parties.

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Key Skills & Competencies

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• Exceptional relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.

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• Highly credible executive presence with strong influencing and negotiation capability.

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• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.

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• Politically astute with the ability to navigate complex organisational dynamics.

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• Strong communication and presentation skills.

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• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capability.

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• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire confidence internally and externally.

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• Results-oriented with a strong focus on client success and commercial growth.

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• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in fast-paced environments.

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Leadership Expectations

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The VP of Account Management will:

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• Lead with professionalism, credibility, and integrity.

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• Represent the organisation confidently at senior industry and client forums.

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• Drive strategic thinking while maintaining a strong focus on execution and delivery.

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• Build long-term partnerships based on trust, commercial value, and shared success.

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• Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and client excellence.

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Measures of Success

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• Client retention and account growth.

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• Revenue and profitability performance across managed accounts.

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• Executive stakeholder satisfaction and relationship strength.

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• Successful delivery of strategic client programmes and account initiatives.

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• Growth of partnership opportunities and commercial value creation.

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• Team engagement, development, and performance.

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