Gusto

Vice President, Client Partnerships

Gusto • $150K — $180K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or similar.
  • 10+ years in client management or account leadership at an agency.
  • Proven track record in expanding valuable client relationships.
  • Experience in leading and developing cross-functional teams.
  • Strong grasp of marketing strategy and industry trends.
  • Excellent executive communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  • Robust financial acumen; experience with budgets and profitability.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary strategic lead for key clients, building long-term partnerships.
  • Develop and oversee strategic engagement plans aligning with client objectives.
  • Leverage AI tools for market insight and opportunity identification.
  • Champion client needs within the agency, ensuring clear communication.
  • Drive client satisfaction through proactive engagement and strategic foresight.
  • Oversee project delivery to meet objectives and maintain quality standards.
  • Provide strategic counsel to clients and internal teams, shaping marketing initiatives.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead high-impact client accounts and drive revenue growth.
  • Engagement in agency's long-term strategic planning and innovation efforts.
  • Access to advanced AI tools for project and client management insights.
  • Mentorship and development opportunities for team leadership.
  • Dynamic, fast-paced work environment that supports strategic priorities.
Full Job Description
The Vice Presient, Client Prtnerships, serves s the reltionship owner for key clients, shping strtegic enggement plns, leing bsiness growth, n ensring exceptionl elivery cross ll gency work. This role rives client stisfction, oversees cross-fnctionl tems, n plys pivotl prt in the gency's long-term strtegic plnning n revene growth.
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Responsibilities:

Client Reltionship Mngement
  • Serve s the primry strtegic le n exective-level point of contct for key clients, fostering eep, long-term prtnerships grone in trst n reslts.
  • evelop n oversee strtegic enggement plns tht lign with client bsiness objectives n position the gency for ccont expnsion.
  • Leverge gency-pprove I tools where pproprite to spport mrket insight evelopment, ctegory monitoring, n proctive ientifiction of opportnities.
  • ct s n vocte for clients within the gency, ensring nees, expecttions, n strtegic priorities re commnicte clerly n cte pon consistently.
  • rive client stisfction, retention, n renewl throgh proctive commniction, eep ctegory nerstning, n strtegic foresight.

  • Project Plnning n Exection
  • Oversee the sccessfl elivery of ll client work, ensring it meets strtegic objectives, heres to timelines, n mintins high stnr of qlity.
  • Provie exective gince n opertionl clrity to internl tems, prtnering closely with Project Mngement to ensre y-to-y project exection is smooth n efficient.
  • se gency-pprove I tools to spport visibility into project helth, ocmenttion ccrcy, n resorce plnning insights.
  • Le key client meetings, presenttions, n stts ptes to lign on expecttions, progress, n strtegic next steps.
  • Ensre project tems hve cler irection, context, n strtegic frming to eliver work tht vnces client bsiness gols.

  • Strtegic Leership
  • Provie senior-level strtegic consel to both clients n internl tems, shping mrketing inititives grone in t, insight, n bsiness otcomes.
  • se gency-pprove I tools to spport high-level insight gthering, ience explortion, competitive reviews, n scenrio moeling, while pplying experience jgment to trnslte insights into strtegy.
  • Contribte to the gency's long-term strtegic plnning efforts, ientifying res for growth, innovtion, n competitive ifferentition.
  • Prtner with the VP of Client Enggement n gency leership on positioning, prospecting, proposl evelopment, n mjor pitch strtegies.
  • Le qrterly n nnl plnning efforts for client cconts, ensring strtegies re proctive, sclble, n ligne to client bsiness objectives.

  • Finncil n Opertionl Mngement
  • Own client profitbility cross ssigne cconts, overseeing bgets, forecsts, n revene projections to ensre strong finncil performnce.
  • Finl review of SOWs for exective review before client elivery, ensring clrity, fesibility, n lignment with gency stnrs.
  • se gency-pprove I tools where helpfl to spport forecsting, resorcing moels, n ientifiction of opertionl efficiencies.
  • Ientify n rive opportnities for process optimiztion n opertionl improvement cross ccont tems n cross-fnctionl prtners.

  • Tem Leership n evelopment
  • Le, mentor, n empower the Client Prtnerships tem, giing performnce, evelopment, n long-term creer growth.
  • elegte responsibilities effectively cross the Client Prtnership n Project Mngement tems to ensre cler ownership n workflow efficiency.
  • Serve s senior escltion point for internl n externl chllenges, proviing clrity n irection to remove roblocks.
  • se gency-pprove I tools where pproprite to spport tem trining mterils, knowlege-shring frmeworks, n opertionl ocmenttion.
  • Foster cltre of strtegic thinking, ccontbility, n collbortion cross the client leership tem.


  • Qlifictions:
  • Yo hve Bchelor's egree in Mrketing, Bsiness, Commnictions, or relte fiel.
  • Yo hve 1+ yers of experience in client mngement or ccont leership roles within n vertising or mrketing gency.
  • Yo hve emonstrte sccess mnging n expning high-vle client reltionships while elivering exceptionl strtegic gince.
  • Yo hve strong, emonstrte experience working with clients in the biling procts instry, with eep nerstning of the ctegory, its mrket ynmics, n cstomer lnscpe.
  • Yo hve strong leership cpbilities with experience mnging n growing cross-fnctionl tems.
  • Yo hve eep nerstning of mrketing strtegy, vertising principles, instry ynmics, n emerging trens.
  • Yo hve excellent commniction, negotition, n presenttion skills with exective-level presence.
  • Yo hve strong finncil cmen n experience overseeing bgets, forecsting, scopes, n profitbility.
  • Yo thrive in fst-pce environment while hnling mltiple strtegic priorities.
  • About Gusto

    Gusto is a cloud-based human resources software platform that provides payroll, benefits, and HR management services to small businesses. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Gusto's platform automates many of the administrative tasks associated with HR, such as payroll processing, tax filings, and benefits administration. The company also offers a range of HR services, including compliance support, employee onboarding, and time tracking. Gusto is committed to helping small businesses succeed by providing them with the tools and resources they need to manage their HR operations more efficiently.
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    1,000 employees
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    2012

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