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Business Director

  • Johannesburg
  • Salary: Market Related
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Sectors: Business Management Marketing Consulting
  • Reference: 1788

Apply before Mar 15 2026 | 60 Days left

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Crayon Technologies (Pty) Ltd

How you'll role

 

The Business Director will lead key client relationships, ensuring client success, retention, and revenue growth through strategic partnership and exceptional service delivery. This management role involves collaborating with internal teams, enhancing client and agency value, and supporting strategic objectives. Financial forecasting and meeting revenue, profit, and margin goals are integral, alongside maintaining strong, impactful client relationships.

 

What you'll do

 

  • Lead Project Directors and Managers to execute client briefs professionally and efficiently
  • Build and maintain trust-based client relationships, ensuring ownership and commercial awareness
  • Ensure client work is on brand, on time, and within budget through collaboration and quality oversight
  • Act as a strategic partner, being attuned to client industry trends, and anticipate needs with smart solutions
  • Own financial performance of accounts, including accurate forecasting and achieving revenue growth, profitability, and margin targets
  • Represent the agency externally at events and meetings, acting as a brand ambassador
  • Manage scopes of work, contracts, and pricing to protect client satisfaction and agency profit
  • Support CCO in growing client accounts through retention, upselling, and cross-selling
  • Identify commercial opportunities aligned to client needs and agency offerings
  • Proactively manage and mitigate client meeting risks, preparing clients for key presentations
  • Ensure renewal of retainer contracts through strong relationship and performance management
  • Address client dissatisfaction swiftly, resolving issues within two hours

 


Required Skills

  • Account Management: 8 to 9 years
  • Project Management: 8 to 9 years
  • Client Relationship Management Experience: 8 to 9 years

Candidate Requirements

What you'll need

 

  • Proven experience in client relationship management and business growth
  • Strong financial acumen in account management, including revenue forecasting and achieving profitability
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a track record of managing cross-functional teams
  • Ability to represent the agency at high-level events and meetings
  • Proficiency in project management and client service excellence

 

  • Strategic thinking with the ability to anticipate client needs and present solutions

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