Executive Vice President, Corporate & Technology Practice

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Lead the relationship with senior level clients and act as the recognized source of expertise and counsel, understanding all aspects of the business and future offerings
• Provide leadership to grow the agency's visibility and reputation through development of new business initiatives
• Build teams that demonstrate ownership of accounts and can develop and execute results-oriented, creative and innovative strategic plans
• Provide top-tier strategic counsel, and maintain responsibility for setting a standard of excellent and consistent quality work
• Assist and problem solve with account team members on day-to-day issues
• Ensure high standard of client service and provide outstanding strategic and analytical counsel to clients and account team members on day-to-day issues
• Lead resource and account management functions, including financial management, client plans and presentations and overall client satisfaction
• Drive quality, effectiveness and profitability of existing business and consistently and organically sell new business ideas and develop ideas to expand programs, resulting in superior client product and increase in agency revenues
• Coach, mentor and motivate staff. Groom the next generation of senior leadership at the agency.
• Drive actions to growth the agency and improve commercial viability, while making it an ideal destination for top talent

Here’s what you’ll have:

• 15+ years of experience, with at least half in an agency setting
• 8+ years of team management (managing direct reports, staffing, employee retention, workflow development)
• Ability to maintain and expand successful relationships with clients by demonstrating a deep understanding of their industries, building and overseeing superior account teams and offering senior strategic counsel
• Results-oriented leadership skills with good intuition for problem solving and issues management, experience executing responsibilities autonomously, while delegating tasks successfully
• A track record of attracting, pitching and closing new business
• Previous operational oversight of a business group and a commercially-minded approach to growth
• Knowledge and expertise in the B2B and consumer Tech sector ranging from growth stage to large public companies
• Previous oversight and successful execution of integrated communication strategies

What will make you successful at 5W:

• Familiarity with managing teams or practice areas in respect to desired business outcomes (managing practice-level and campaign-level P&Ls)
• Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environment, exhibiting flexibility
• Superior writing skills
• Ideas on how to minimize employee and client attrition
• Willingness to travel, on occasion to participate in client and industry events, new business initiatives

Why you'll love working here:

• Recognized to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces of 2022!
• Competitive salary and extensive benefits & wellness program
• Robust PTO
• Summer Fridays (also Winter, Spring and Fall Fridays!)
• A flexible, hybrid work model
• Family planning support including an expanded parental leave
• Participation in our sabbatical program
• Growth and development initiatives including “5W University”
• Access to season tickets for pro sports teams
• Charitable giving initiatives including company matching donation program and paid volunteer days