Group Account Director, Financial Services Clients at Amsive – New York, New York

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If you're looking for a place where your work matters, a career path you can grow on your terms, and a team that's as invested in your success as you are, Amsive is for you. We offer a unique blend of flexibility, growth opportunities, and a culture that values each individual. Join us, and be part of the team ready to welcome, support, and grow with you.
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**This is a HYBRID position (1-2 days in office/wk) located in the Flatiron District - New York, NY.**
What we are looking for:

The Group Account Director will lead and grow our Financial Services vertical as a senior agency leader who understands regulated categories, thrives in a performance-driven environment, and knows how to turn complex financial products into measurable marketing impact. This person owns senior client relationships, leads integrated teams, and drives growth across a portfolio of financial services accounts. They are accountable not just for delivery, but for strategic direction and sustained client business growth.

What you will be doing:

Client Leadership

• Serve as the senior day-to-day client partner across multiple financial services accounts
• Lead executive-level relationships with banks, credit unions, lenders, insurers, fintechs, or investment brands
• Navigate compliance-heavy environments with confidence and precision
• Lead high-stakes conversations around performance, scope, and results
• Anticipate client business challenges and proactively bring forward growth-focused solutions

Strategic Oversight and Client Growth

• Partner closely with Strategic Marketing to shape client business strategy, interpret data and insights, and identify long-term growth opportunities across the financial services vertical
• Partner with client leadership to identify opportunities for acquisition, retention, cross-sell, and lifetime value growth
• Guide integrated strategies across direct response, CRM, lifecycle, and brand performance
• Ensure insights, analytics, and testing translate into clear recommendations and action
• Challenge both clients and internal teams to think beyond execution toward long-term impact

Account and Business Ownership

• Own account health across the portfolio, including staffing, scope, forecasting, and profitability
• Serve as the primary escalation point for clients and internal teams, resolving complex issues and managing risk
• Identify and drive organic growth opportunities within existing clients
• Partner with agency leadership on renewals and new business efforts
• Ensure accounts are delivering value, not just deliverables
• Balance client ambition with performance reality and operational discipline

Direct Marketing and Performance Leadership

• Lead strategies rooted in direct response (must have direct mail experience), acquisition, CRM, lifecycle, and retention
• Leverage data, analytics, and testing to inform strategic direction, guide investment decisions, and drive measurable business outcomes
• Champion data-driven thinking, testing, and optimization
• Ensure work is accountable to KPIs, ROI, and business outcomes
• Connect strategy, creative, media, and analytics into one cohesive system

Team Leadership and Standards

• Lead and mentor Account Directors and Account Managers
• Set clear expectations for strategic thinking, client leadership, and execution
• Develop teams that understand client businesses, not just agency process
• Establish high standards for accountability, rigor, and proactive leadership

Who you are:

• 10+ years of experience in an agency environment, with significant leadership responsibility across financial services or similarly regulated categories (Financial services experience required)
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple accounts or a client portfolio, with accountability for strategic direction, client outcomes, and business growth
• Proven track record of driving organic growth, expanding scope, and evolving client relationships beyond original engagements
• Experience operating as the senior-most client lead, including executive-level relationships and ownership of complex client and internal escalations
• Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to translate data, insights, and testing into clear recommendations and growth-focused decisions
• Background in direct marketing or performance-driven environments, including acquisition, CRM, lifecycle, and retention strategies (direct mail experience required)
• Comfort navigating compliance-heavy environments and guiding strategy within regulatory constraints
• Experience leading and developing senior account talent, setting standards for strategic thinking, client leadership, and accountability
• Confident, direct communicator with strong business acumen and the ability to influence clients and internal teams
• Ability to balance client ambition with performance reality, operational discipline, and agency priorities
• Strong presentation and client communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task and work across multiple client relationships
• Ability to be self-motivated towards the achievement of established goals
• Comfort in working in a matrixed environment and ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with both the client and internal agency staff members
• Growth oriented mindset with proven track record of driving revenue retention and growth

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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