Account Director (Affiliate Marketing)

Job Description

The world's largest affiliate marketing platform are seeking an experienced Account Director to join them in their Paris office.

In this role, you will be responsible for owning a portfolio of clients and delivering strategic plans for clients.

Both a strategist and an operational player, you master negotiation techniques and the fundamentals of client relationship management.

You will manage a team of 5 to 6 talents from junior to senior account managers.

Fluent in French and English are both mandatory for this role.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Identity and anticipate client's needs
• Understand the clients 'strategic challenges and elaborate innovative and relevant business recommendations
• Maximise the revenue of your portfolio of clients
• Manage and develop the relationships with your clients
• Participation from time to time to business pitches
• Be responsible for monitoring projects of and ensuring their success
• Prepare business reviews on the performance of your client's portfolio
• On-board, oversee and support your team members
• Actively participate to your team development by supporting in upskilling them and guide them to gain autonomy and seniority in their position
• Communicate effectively, clearly and in an ambitious way to your team members their objectives
• Participate to the recruitment of new team members and to the year-end review and development plans of your team members

Qualifications :

• Minimum 5 years of successful experiences in affiliate marketing, performance digital industry
• A first successful experience in team management is required
• You have an excellent negotiation skill and a convincing commercial track record
• You have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and 100% at ease to drive meetings and make high quality presentations
• You have the ability to build meaningful relationships with clients and to be a good listener and empathetic
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to plan and prioritize effectively
• Committed and willing to work as a team, you are problem-solving oriented
• Dynamic and proactive
• Fluent in French and English: mandatory
• Proficiency with CRM (i.e SalesForce) Microsoft Office tools & applications (ex: Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Teams)

Additional Information:

• Position based in Paris, France
• Type of contract: permanent position

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Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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