VP Group Account Director

TLDR

Lead strategic partnerships with a focus on AI-driven innovation and creative excellence, managing high-value accounts while fostering a diverse and inclusive team culture.

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About the Role

The Role As the VP, Group Account Director for Web Ecosystems, you will act as the executive lead for one of our most strategically important and fastest-evolving client relationships. This role sits at the intersection of enterprise partnership, commercial growth, operational leadership, and creative production excellence.

You will be the single-threaded owner and strategic "brain trust" leader responsible for transforming the partnership from a vendor relationship into a co-creation engine. You are a high-level operator who can set a visionary agenda while remaining nimble enough to roll up your sleeves and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of makers. Your mission is to design in partnership with team leadership a "Next-Gen Marketing OS" that defines the future of digital connection.

Responsibilities:

  • Executive Partnership & Strategic Growth: Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shifting engagements toward high-value, strategic initiatives. You will identify opportunities to partner with new business units ensuring Monks is a clear leader in AI-driven web experiences.
  • Operational Rigor & AI Innovation: Partner with technical leadership to implement smarter, AI-enabled workflows. You will oversee the creation of data-driven optimization loops that increase velocity, protect profitability, and harness the Monks.Flow AI suite to redefine how brands market to both humans and agents.
  • Creative Excellence & Craft: In partnership with the Group Creative Director, you will enforce a high internal bar for craft. You are responsible for ensuring every delivery is portfolio-worthy and rooted in sharp, data-driven insights that contribute to our broader thought leadership program.
  • Global Leadership & Culture: Build and lead a prestigious, high-retention "Center of Excellence." With the goal to establish a "Follow-the-Sun" model, integrating US-based Core Leads with global engineering pods to provide seamless, 24-hour support for our client’s global ecosystem.
  • Fiscal: Design and evolve workflows that scale across regions and capabilities. You will manage the fiscal health of the vertical, ensuring the team remains agile and effective as the scope of work evolves.

About You

The essentials:

  • The Experience: 12+ years of marketing leadership with a proven track record of managing and growing multi-million dollar global accounts. Direct experience with Mag 7 clients is highly preferred.
  • Digital-First Mindset: You have deep experience in multi-channel, digital-first client campaigns and a passion for how emerging technology changes user behavior.
  • Leadership: You possess leadership skills that inspire others to want to work for you. You are comfortable managing direct reports and fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive.
  • Operations: You are operationally minded and excel at designing systems that can withstand the pressure of accelerating delivery timelines without sacrificing quality.

Success in This Role is Measured By

  • Client satisfaction and long-term partnership health
  • Revenue growth and profitability
  • Client penetration across new business units, channels, and services
  • Operational efficiency and production scalability
  • Team engagement and development
  • Innovation and successful adoption of AI-driven transformation

 

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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What We Offer

Benefits

  • Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
  • Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
  • 401k with company contribution
  • Paid parental leave
  • Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
  • Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network 
  • A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
  • Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

 

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

 

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

 

 

 

Salary Range:
$165,000$185,000 USD

About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

 

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us. 

Benefits

Health Insurance

Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!

Commitment to DEI

Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth.

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays

Monks offers a distinctive blend of global marketing and technology services to enhance how brands connect with consumers in a digital-first world. By harnessing data-driven insights and innovative strategies, it aims to redefine brand interactions for a wide spectrum of clients.

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$165,000 – $185,000 per year
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