Saatchi&Saatchi Wellness is a creative agency operating in the health and wellness space. We work with people we believe in to make work the world can believe in, and we do this by combining the type of interrogative thinking you only find in a high science agency, with the type of brand magic you only find in a creative agency. It’s this unique point of difference that’s helped us achieve fame for both our clients and their brands in everything from aesthetics, supplements, and fertility, to endocrinology, dermatology, and oncology. And the cherry, if you’re looking for one, is that we’re part of Publicis Groupe. So working with us gets you access to all manner of interesting people with an almost limitless depth and breadth of skills and experience. The Senior Account Director role continues to carry out many similar tasks as an Account Director whilst taking some responsibilities of the Associate Director role. The role takes ownership for specific accounts whilst proactively identifying, challenging and seeking solutions to grow the team, the business and the agency. The role will have significant experience across a broad range of therapy areas, meeting a range of client needs and the role holder will be comfortable they have the tools, skills, and experience to handle most conversations with client, without needing more senior support. The role holder will have experience in managing teams and be able to make their own recommendations about how best to staff the business. Whilst the role holder will be responsible for their own specific accounts, the role will give greater consideration to the agency as a whole and building business acumen. Who you are You should be comfortable delivering against the responsibilities outlined in What you will do The role section above You will have extensive Account Management experience You will have the ability to create a vision / strategy for the brand You will have experience of delivering change management programs You will have excellent relationship management experience and ability to interact efficiently with various stakeholders across different geographies at all organisational levels You will be an effective people leader and line manager You will have experience of the full project life cycle You will possess strong commercial acumen&financial / budget management experience You will have the ability to identify opportunities for growth You will be knowledgeable about marketing principles and integrated communications You will have knowledge [and experience] of healthcare&pharmaceutical market You will have experience working within an agency environment You will possess great communication and stakeholder management skills You are able to identify continuous improvement opportunities through evidence backed decisions You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels of an organisation You will have Stakeholder/senior stakeholder management experience You will be a strong communicator with impeccable standard of written, spoken and presentation English You will possess strong influencing skills; easily consults and negotiates with internal and external stakeholders regionally and globally Ideally you will have experience working with geographically disparate teams across global clients