VP, Client Services

Job Description

Job Description

At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world's fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We're driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we're just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

As the VP, Client Services, success in this role will be measured by leadership and oversight, cross-functional excellence, optimization of strategic accounts and overall client satisfaction and growth. This position is focused on ensuring overall client satisfaction and fostering sustainable growth; this means leading a team to deliver exceptional service, orchestrating seamless collaboration across departments, and strategically nurturing key accounts to their fullest potential.

Responsibilities:

• Own overall revenue growth, retention, and long-term strategic direction for the pod, with full accountability for executive relationships and operational excellence across the portfolio.
• Drive revenue expansion through pipeline development, new opportunities, and cross-functional partnerships with Business Development, Product, and Technology.
• Lead pod-level planning across forecasting, resourcing, and investment decisions to support scalable, profitable growth.
• Set and champion a high-performance client services culture by holding senior leaders accountable for team outcomes, developing future leadership talent, and ensuring consistent excellence in delivery, collaboration, and client impact across the entire pod.
• Own P&L accountability, ensuring profitability, client satisfaction, and sustainable performance.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior clients, shaping solutions that align to their business goals, unlock growth, and deliver measurable impact.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for client issues, proactively resolving challenges, aligning internal teams, and ensuring delivery stays on track.
• Own the full scoping process for existing clients, leading proposal development and executive presentations to ensure strategic alignment, commercial rigor, and clear expectations for delivery.
• Conceptualize and pitch innovative, award-worthy strategies that translate company capabilities into actionable programs.
• Drive innovation through strategic roadmap development, AI-first workflows, and process transformation.
• Champion strong COE and cross-functional partnerships by fostering collaboration, improving processes, and ensuring alignment around shared goals and operational excellence.
• Lead a cohesive CSL team culture that prioritizes collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and mutual support to drive collective success against overall VN revenue goals.
• Lead portfolio pipeline governance and forecasting accuracy by ensuring disciplined HubSpot tracking and responsible for initial Kantata project setup, configuration, and resource assignment.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Directors and Account Directors to build high-performing teams
• Lead teams to define meaningful KPIs, deliver timely reporting, and produce high-quality, insight-driven decks for client presentations
• Represent the company as a thought leader at flagship events and within your vertical.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in client services or account management, preferably within a media, digital or social/influencer agency environment
• Demonstrated success in building, nurturing, and expanding strong relationships with key clients to gain a thorough understanding of their needs and strategic business goals.
• Proven experience managing key account metrics such as client satisfaction, revenue growth, and profitability, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results.
• Experience working in dynamic agency teams, driving strategic initiatives, scaling operations, and delivering impactful solutions that align with rapidly evolving business needs
• Experience working with high-growth companies and agency teams
• Passionate about efficiencies within operating environments
• Strong people leadership with extensive experience managing and developing high-performing accounts teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment utilizing agile methodology
• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook
• Possess strong written & verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, ability to work independently, ability to work with a team, critical thinking, and organization skills

Compensation Philosophy:

At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance-led, and market-aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance, and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels.

Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check-ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.

AI in Recruitment:

Viral Nation does not use AI-enabled tools to screen, assess, rank, or select candidates – our hiring teams make all hiring decisions. AI note-taking tools may be used during interviews.

DEI Commitment:

Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.