The Creative team at AKQA (part of WPP) applies artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight, bringing to life beautiful and technologically innovative ideas that move the world. From a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, our creatives are innately curious and strive to transform client challenges into groundbreaking, design-led solutions.

As an Associate Creative Director (Art/Design) in our Amsterdam studio, you’ll inspire and lead a team to craft visually striking concepts and executions across CGI, motion design, and interactive media. With a foundation in art direction and deep expertise in production, you will direct specialized CGI artists and guide cross-disciplinary teams to create cinematic, technically precise, and emotionally-resonant work. From large-scale digital platforms and motion-led brand systems, to experimental storytelling powered by emerging tools, you’ll push the boundaries of what’s possible in digital creativity.

You’re a visionary creative leader who thinks like a filmmaker, builds like a technician, and creates like a storyteller, bringing together craft, innovation, and strategy to shape work that influences culture and elevates global brands.

As part of the AKQA team and based in our Amsterdam studio, you’ll work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and inclusive culture, enabled by our multidisciplinary approach and supported by some of the brightest minds in their field. You will report to the Creative Director and collaborate closely with team leads across the studio to continually inspire, innovate, and deliver work of the highest standard.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Deliver and lead award-winning work that meets client needs while influencing culture, blending art direction, design craft, and innovative use of technology.
• Direct and Lead autonomous teams to bring cinematic vision, technical precision, and emotional storytelling into every project — thinking like a filmmaker, building like a technician, and creating like a storyteller.
• Establish and direct creative foundations in concepting art directions for production and motion graphics, ensuring ideas are strategically sound and visually compelling.
• Ability to direct specialised CGI artists across animation, modelling, rigging, lighting, and compositing to maintain creative cohesion and quality.
• Apply craft knowledge across CGI workflows, including modelling, lighting, animatics, grading, and retouching.
• Provide hands-on expertise in retouching, compositing, grading, and finalising large-scale projects, guiding teams through complex production pipelines.
• Implement advanced workflows such as EXR and ACES to ensure colour accuracy, consistency, and creative control.
• Contribute to and lead the development of creative briefs, collaborating with clients and strategists to define opportunities and deliver visionary outcomes.
• Collaborate across disciplines — including design, UX, and development — to integrate creativity, craft, and strategy seamlessly into final outputs.
• Creatively lead new business pitches, presenting ideas and executions with confidence and clarity to global clients.
• Explore and implement AI-assisted workflows (e.g., ComfyUI with open-source models, LoRa training, Google partnerships) to push creative boundaries.
• Demonstrate proficiency in editing (Adobe Premiere, After Effects), motion retouching (DaVinci), and emerging AI generation tools.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proven experience at Associate Creative Director level or in a comparable art/design hybrid leadership role, with a strong background in both concepting and execution.
• A demonstrated track record of leading award-winning creative work across European and global markets, showcasing the ability to deliver at scale and on an international stage.
• You have experience with AI production using state of the art models, knowing the pros and cons of each and what model to use, when to use what, and how to use each through JSON-based prompting - and how to put different outputs together.
• Strong foundation in art direction and motion graphics, coupled with advanced CGI production knowledge across the full pipeline, from modeling to post-production.
• Hands-on craft expertise in compositing, grading, retouching, and finishing, with the ability to dive into details and elevate the final quality of work.
• Sharp eye for art direction, visual storytelling, and design excellence, ensuring all work meets the highest aesthetic and conceptual standards.
• Experienced in building and maintaining client relationships, growing partnerships through trust, creativity, and consistent delivery of exceptional results.
• Exceptional communicator with the ability to craft and deliver compelling presentations, clearly articulating creative vision, rationale, and executional guidelines.
• Recognised for representing your agency publicly—through talks, mentorship, or thought leadership—and inspiring both peers and the next generation of creatives.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and services that shape culture and drive meaningful outcomes. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit, we design adaptive digital experiences that combine creativity, technology, and craft.

The Delivery team sits at the heart of everything we do, ensuring work is delivered with precision, care, and commercial clarity. As Associate Programme Director for the Amsterdam office, you will lead a portfolio of complex, technology-led production programmes, including work shaped by AI and advanced CGI techniques.

You will steward programme health end-to-end, balancing client ambition with agency capability, and building delivery models that are efficient, scalable, and future-facing. A key part of your role is helping evolve how AI-enabled workflows and modern production methods are applied across creative output.

You will partner with clients as a trusted advisor, helping them navigate opportunity, complexity, and change - while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver work of exceptional quality. In doing so, you will help shape how emerging technologies are meaningfully integrated into delivery practice.

Based in central Amsterdam, you will collaborate across AKQA’s European studios in a culture built on ownership, curiosity, and craft, working alongside specialists who push the boundaries of creative technology and production.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee a portfolio of projects (up to €2M), ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and aligned with AKQA standards across modern production and technology-enabled workflows.
• Act as primary client interface, building trusted senior relationships and advising on delivery strategy, including the effective use of AI and CGI where relevant.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex digital programmes, ensuring excellence in execution, strong coordination across teams, and resolution of delivery challenges.
• Own project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and risk of overrun. Understand key cost drivers such as compute, tooling, and rendering, and contribute to portfolio-level planning.
• Define delivery approaches (fixed-price and T&M), leading scoping, estimation, scheduling, and SoW creation for complex programmes. Work closely with resource managers to ensure the right blend of specialist capability is applied.
• Partner with internal teams and clients to shape solutions and support new business opportunities, contributing to growth in AI-enabled production and advanced CGI work.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, including ethical considerations, data usage, and production complexity. Maintain high standards through structured reviews and continuous improvement of tools and ways of working.
• Coach and develop delivery teams, strengthening capability in modern production pipelines and emerging technologies, while fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.

QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Extensive experience delivering complex digital production programmes in fast-moving, technology-led environments.
• Strong grounding in CGI, animation, real-time, or generative production workflows.
• Expert understanding of programme and project management across Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall approaches.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasting, and commercial delivery with strong attention to value and efficiency.
• Confident in working with business metrics, forecasting models, and financial principles.
• Strong commercial awareness with a focus on ROI, delivery effectiveness, and long-term value creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement at senior and executive level.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling business narratives.
• Experience mentoring and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, ethical considerations, and modern production models.
• Strong alignment with human-centred design, creative craft, and outcome-driven delivery.
• Strong understanding of creative technology, AI ethics, and emerging production models
• High affinity with human-centred design, creative craft, emerging technologies, and OKR-driven outcomes

AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting life choices for our team. We provide an extensive range of benefits. To find out more click here

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight, creating and bringing to life beautiful and technologically innovative ideas that move the world. From a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, our creatives are innately curious and strive to transform client challenges into beautiful, cutting-edge solutions. 

As a Motion Designer at our Amsterdam studio, you’ll be instrumental in building impactful .com platforms, apps and brand motion design systems with strong conceptual and strategic foundations. Working alongside art directors, designers, and our broader creative team, you’ll transform ideas into captivating motion graphics and animations that will elevate our clients’ brand stories. You’re a visionary designer who sees motion as an art form that plays a key role in bringing a brand to life across the entire customer experience.

As part of the AKQA team, you will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and inclusive culture, enabled by our multidisciplinary approach and supported by some of the brightest minds in their field. You will report to a Creative Director and will have a close, collaborative relationship with the other Creative, Design, and Experience leads across the studio.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Be part of the creation of compelling motion design systems for .com sites, apps and brand identities, with a strong conceptual foundation rooted in strategic insights.
• Craft high-quality 2D motion, product UI animations, brand system motion principles, and brand- or product short films, sizzles or montages with care and precision across all stages of the design process - from concept idea to detailed execution.
• Collaborate closely with both client and internal teams of creative directors, art directors, brand- & experience designers; inspiring new perspectives and dreaming visions to life.
• Have your finger on the pulse within motion & digital design trends, and curiously combine techniques and software to bring ideas to life and ultimately define culture in the space - whether it’s UI animations on a website or a logo splash closer.
• Flex skillfully between motion systems for brand identities and digital experiences. 
• Create client-facing presentations that articulate your vision, conceptual rationale and philosophy as well as guidelines for execution.
• Translate brand strategic briefs into innovative solutions for complex design challenges.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A compelling portfolio that demonstrates the breadth of your motion skills and craft across both brand identity and experience projects in .com and app platforms.
• At least 4 years of experience in motion design.
• You have extensive experience with After Effects and are familiar with Figma. You are passionate about learning emerging technologies and motion techniques such as TouchDesigner and Cavalry.
• You are instinctively curious, always looking for the next chapter or cultural movement.
• Any experience with Houdini, Cinema 4D, or other 3D software is a bonus, but not the core part of the role.
• You are a conceptual thinker at heart; you don’t just make things move, but have a clear ‘why’ behind your motion principles and executions.
• You have a relentless drive to learn and grow.

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Role:  Copywriter

Location:  Amsterdam, Netherlands

Employment: 12-month FTC with view to extend

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM

This role sits within a newly established global in‑house studio in Amsterdam, created for a leading international domestic appliances brand. The studio operates with the speed and creative ambition of an agency, combined with the strategic depth and scale of an in‑house team - delivering social‑first, digital‑led creative across global and local markets.

As a Creative Copywriter, you’ll be responsible for developing sharp, engaging, and platform‑native copy that brings everyday products to life. From social content and proactive ideas to integrated digital campaigns, you’ll help translate product benefits into compelling stories that connect with modern audiences.

You’ll work closely with Art Directors, Designers, Content Creators, Strategists, and Account teams to deliver work that is on‑brand, culturally relevant, and commercially effective. You’ll manage briefs from start to finish, present work to clients, and help evolve the brand’s tone of voice across channels and markets.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Produce original copy for social‑first content, digital campaigns, and integrated activations
• Approach briefs strategically, ensuring all copy clearly delivers against objectives, audience insight, and brand goals
• Brainstorm ideas with the wider creative team, contributing to strong concepts and executions
• Develop, maintain, and evolve clear, engaging tone‑of‑voice frameworks across products, sub‑brands, and markets
• Translate functional product benefits into compelling, human‑centred storytelling
• Create copy designed to be adaptable and trans‑creatable for multiple markets
• Pitch and present creative ideas, concepts, and campaigns to clients and internal stakeholders
• Deliver proactive copy ideas and social‑first thinking on an ongoing basis
• Research cultural, platform, and audience insights to inform creative development
• Write copy that is platform‑native and aligned to social behaviours and trends
• Execute creative vision consistently across all briefs
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail across spelling, grammar, tone, and accuracy
• Interrogate briefs, ask the right questions, and collaborate with Account and Production teams to shape solutions
• Ensure copy and visual thinking work together to create cohesive, high‑impact creative
• Stay up to date with trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in copy, social, and digital marketing
• Build trusted working relationships with client stakeholders at market and global level

WHAT YOU BRING

• Proven experience as a Copywriter within a creative, digital, or integrated agency environment
• A portfolio demonstrating social‑first, digital‑led copywriting
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to link creative ideas to objectives
• Excellent understanding of tone of voice, storytelling, and platform‑specific writing
• Deep familiarity with social platforms, trends, and content formats
• Confidence presenting creative ideas clearly and persuasively
• Experience working across multiple markets or with trans‑created copy is a plus
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working with multidisciplinary teams
• Curiosity about new tools, formats, and technologies (AI exposure is a plus)
• High attention to detail and pride in craft
• Positive, proactive attitude and strong communication skills

Req ID: 17324

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Role:  Art Director

Location:  Amsterdam, Netherlands

Employment: 12-month FTC with view to extend

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role sits within a newly built global in‑house studio in Amsterdam, created for a leading international domestic appliances brand spanning categories such as air fryers, coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, and home tech.

The studio operates with the pace and ambition of an agency, combined with the strategic depth and scale of an in‑house team - delivering social‑first, digital‑led creative across global and local markets.

As an Art Director, you’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering visually compelling, culturally relevant creative that brings everyday products to life on social and beyond. You’ll work closely with copywriters, designers, content creators, strategists, and account teams to produce work that is on‑brand, platform‑native, and commercially effective.

You’ll manage projects end‑to‑end, present work to clients, and help evolve the brand’s visual language across channels, with the support of senior creative leadership.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Produce original creative concepts for social‑first content, digital campaigns, and integrated activations
• Approach briefs strategically, ensuring all art direction delivers clearly against objectives and brand goals
• Develop and evolve visual systems and art direction across products, sub‑brands, and markets
• Create work that balances brand consistency with platform‑native expression
• Work closely with designers, motion designers, and content creators, reviewing and guiding execution to ensure quality and craft
• Collaborate with strategy, social, and production teams to bring ideas to life efficiently
• Brainstorm visual and conceptual ideas with copywriters and the wider creative team
• Ensure creative output is innovative, culturally relevant, and attuned to social trends and platform behaviour
• Pitch and present creative concepts, campaigns, and visual approaches internally and to clients
• Deliver proactive creative ideas and visual thinking on an ongoing basis
• Interrogate briefs, ask the right questions, and work with account and production teams to clarify requirements
• Maintain a strong eye for detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and quality across all outputs
• Stay up to date with design, advertising, social, and emerging tech trends
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and become a trusted creative partner at market level

WHAT YOU BRING

• Proven experience as an Art Director within a creative, digital, or integrated agency environment
• A strong portfolio demonstrating social‑first, digitally led creative work
• Excellent understanding of layout, typography, composition, and visual storytelling
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms, formats, and trends
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on creative execution
• Confidence presenting and articulating creative ideas clearly and convincingly
• Experience working across multiple markets or adapting work for different audiences is a plus
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working within multidisciplinary teams
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and new creative tools (AI exposure a plus)
• Strong organisation, attention to detail, and ownership mentality
• Positive, proactive, and reliable team player with strong communication skills2

BEHAVIOURS WE VALUE

• You’re collaborative, engaged, and respectful of different disciplines
• You bring energy, curiosity, and optimism to your work
• You take responsibility and follow through
• You’re open to feedback and always looking to improve
• You show up prepared, communicate clearly, and contribute positively to team culture

Req ID: 17317
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Senior Business Transformation Manager

Bij WPP Media zijn we het wereldwijde mediacollectief van WPP, volledig gebouwd voor het AI-tijdperk. We bundelen het beste platform, de meest getalenteerde mensen en de sterkste partners om innovatieve oplossingen te creëren. Ons doel? Merken elke dag ongeëvenaarde groei bieden. Dit fundament vinden we in onze gedeelde kernwaarden:

We’re Extraordinary: We verleggen grenzen, dagen het gewone denken uit en doorbreken de status-quo in ons streven naar innovatie en groei.

We’re Open: We bouwen vertrouwen en begrip door naadloos samen te werken – met onze teams, klanten en partners.

We’re Optimistic: Een 'growth mindset' zit in ons DNA. We omarmen verandering als dé manier om het beste uit onszelf te halen.

Jouw uitdaging als Senior Business Transformation Manager

Ben jij de strategische leider die complexe marketinguitdagingen omzet in concrete groei? Als Senior Business Transformation Manager bij WPP Media ben je de drijvende kracht achter onze consultancy-programma's. Je werkt op C-level niveau met toonaangevende klanten en helpt hen de transitie naar het AI-tijdperk te maken. Je leidt zelfstandig middelgrote projecten en ondersteunt de Business Transformation Director bij grootschalige, strategische initiatieven. In deze rol combineer je strategisch inzicht met hands-on projectleiderschap en zorg je ervoor dat onze innovatieve oplossingen perfect worden geïmplementeerd.

Jouw verantwoordelijkheden:

• Leiden van transformatieprogramma's: Je ontwerpt, plant en leidt complexe marketingtransformatieprojecten van begin tot eind, met een focus op AI-integratie, MarTech-optimalisatie en marketingeffectiviteit.
• Strategisch C-level advies: Je fungeert als een trusted advisor voor CMO's, CDO's en CEO's, en vertaalt complexe data en technologische concepten naar heldere business-impact.
• Client Growth: Je identificeert proactief kansen om de samenwerking met klanten uit te breiden en draagt direct bij aan de groeiplannen en omzet van WPP Media.
• Expert Stakeholdermanagement: Je managet alle cruciale interne en externe stakeholders (van C-suite tot technische experts) en zorgt voor naadloze samenwerking en communicatie.
• Commerciële excellentie: Je bent verantwoordelijk voor de scope, het budget, de deadlines en de risicoanalyse van je projecten, waarbij je altijd streeft naar maximale klanttevredenheid en operationele efficiëntie.
• Innovatie en inspiratie: Als ambassadeur van WPP Open inspireer je klanten met end-to-end marketingoplossingen en draag je bij aan de strategische groei van onze consultancy-unit.

Wie ben jij?

Jij bent meer dan een manager; je bent een visionair, een verbinder en een doener. Je vertaalt een grootse visie moeiteloos naar een concreet stappenplan en wordt gedreven door meetbaar resultaat.

• Je hebt minimaal 6+ jaar ervaring in een strategische rol, met een bewezen trackrecord in het bouwen van end-to-end marketingcommunicatieplannen.
• Je bent een strategische partner die zich volledig kan inleven in de uitdagingen en ambities van de klant.
• Je beschikt over een sterke commerciële mindset en een onmiskenbare 'growth mentality'.
• Je bent een natuurlijke verbinder die de taal van zowel C-level executives als technische specialisten (zoals data scientists en content specialisten) spreekt.
• Je neemt ownership, bent proactief en floreert in een dynamische omgeving waar je kunt bouwen en groeien.
• Je spreekt en schrijft vloeiend Nederlands en Engels.

Wat bieden wij?

• Een competitief salaris: Passend bij jouw senioriteit en ervaring.
• Flexibiliteit: Mogelijkheid om thuis te werken, flexibele werktijden én zelfs voor een tijdje in het buitenland (EU).
• Groeikansen: Volop ruimte voor ontwikkeling in een innovatief en dynamisch team, met een focus op AI-transformatie.
• Toegang tot M Academy: Voor uitgebreide trainingen en workshops in zowel hard als soft skills, inclusief specifieke AI-trainingen.
• Mental Wellbeing: Toegang tot de Headspace app.
• Reiskostenvergoeding: Reiskosten worden volledig vergoed.
• Vakantiegeld & -dagen: 8% vakantiegeld en 26 vakantiedagen per jaar (plus 9 extra bij te kopen!).
• Hybrid Working allowance: €30 netto per maand bij fulltime.
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Je ontvangt een maandelijkse telefoonvergoeding van €57,50 netto.
• Lunchfaciliteiten: Voordelige lunch in de kantine en een barista voor verse koffie in ons state-of-the-art kantoor ‘Amsteldok’ met een prachtig uitzicht over Amsterdam.
• Zorgverzekering: Profiteer van onze collectieve zorgverzekering.

Klaar om impact te maken?

Klinkt dit als jouw volgende stap? Ben jij de strategische partner die onze klanten naar het AI-tijdperk leidt en samen met ons ongeëvenaarde groei realiseert? Wacht dan niet langer!

Solliciteer nu en transformeer de toekomst van marketing met ons!

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.The Client Services team are entrepreneurs who champion clients and colleagues alike. With a keen sense for turning insight into opportunity, they are responsible for building relationships that foster commercial viability for our studio and our clients business.

A Client Partner is a leadership position that requires expertise in transformational programs of work that deliver positive outcomes through products and service ecosystems, differentiated business models and the brand experience surrounding them. This role is central to driving the commercial health of the studio by ensuring the quality of AKQA deliverables, strong client satisfaction, and high employee engagement. 

The Client Partner will drive existing and new deliverables, lead pitches and pursue new growth opportunities for the studio. As a key member of the Client Services team, the Client Partner will play a pivotal role in providing leadership so that the CS team-members have the best environment for excellence. Reporting to the Client Services Director, you will partner with our Leads and interdisciplinary teams to create a work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. 

Located on the Nieuwe Herengracht in central Amsterdam, you will also have access to our diverse network of specialists by collaborating across our European, Middle East and South African studios. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategic Client Leadership

• Grow organic business for key accounts - lead and mentor other Client Services team members.
• Sets strategy for account group - Strategic leadership of the internal team, setting the vision for the account, helping the team understand what needs to be delivered. 
• Provides thought leadership to both clients and internal teams. 
• Makes the account team aware of senior level client challenges. 
• Reports on client activity for executive meetings.
• Provides senior clients and their boards with digital marketing expertise and innovative ideas.
• Consults on their business challenges to deliver a positive difference to their bottom line through experience, entrepreneurialism and incisive thought. 
• Presents Strategic services offering to develop partnerships, new services and solutions that help client businesses exceed growth targets.

Business Development

• Identify, engage, convert and scale new opportunities into long-term client relationships
• Lead regional pitch responses and procurement processes
• Develop relationships with prospective clients, while maintaining existing client relationships
• Partner with discipline leads to create contract-winning proposals for current and prospective clients
• Understand the language of business to grow our CX, Venture and Product revenue targets
• Become a subject matter expert on topics that drive our clients business
• Maintain a strong understanding of products and services, and innovating new ways to serve businesses
• Work tightly with a multidisciplinary team to design a new venture that creates new sources of revenue for our business
• Leverage relationships to extend AKQA remit within client organisation. 
• Seek out opportunities with related client brands. 
• Run the entire pitch process and bring new clients into AKQA seamlessly. 
• Use AKQA knowledge and experience to generate new business opportunities (e.g. client Academy sessions, cross-selling of AKQA mobile, etc.). 
• Help others to understand strategy for identifying new business opportunities. 

Financial + resource management

• Revenue responsibility for +€7mm studio. 
• Ensure effective pricing strategy while maintaining overall client profitability targets at all times. Highlights team operational issues in relation to overall client profitability. 
• Successfully negotiate with client procurement teams
• Negotiates rate cards with clients as well as retainers and financial structure of an account
• Organise team resources and configuration and sets out detailed month by month forecasts against which resources can be planned.
• Uncover, analyse, and anticipate appropriate payment models and pricing structures for target customers who represent early-stage businesses to enterprise scale-up

VALUE COMPETENCIES

Innovation

• Seen as a transformational leader in the industry who is capable of driving change throughout an organisation. 
• Can articulate a compelling business case and can galvanise the team to action in the face of change. 
• Creates an environment that challenges traditional thinking and ensures the company stays far ahead of competition and clients.

Service

• Able to deftly manage most senior client expectations, particularly those that conflict with the company’s recommendations, and can drive successful outcomes while maintaining (or even growing) the relationship. 
• Develops strategies to build a climate of trust, openness and respect; forges strong relationships to drive successful outcomes.

Quality

• Can set the tone for the team and believes that without the greatest work, nothing else matters. Possesses a strong bias to action and is energised by challenges; is a visible champion of excellence and perfect delivery.

Thought

• Develops long-term strategic partnerships that support business growth and financial success; aligns own and team objectives with overall business objectives. 
• Identified as a leader of insight-driven recommendations to clients; possesses general business savvy and expertise in the industry. 
• Possesses highly advanced writing skills to present a point of view, using logic, fact and a compelling storyline via any medium. 
• Commands the attention of the audience and can manage group dynamics during presentations to effectively engage audiences, counter objections and sell recommendations.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 7-10+ years working in a client services or account management role in a creative environment
• Prior success in business development and building and maintaining client relationships
• Understanding of a strategic consulting and professional services approach
• Experience of managing global clients and leading accounts at a senior level
• Comfort and experience in building and leading world-class teams
• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of wider commercial issues
• Experience of inspiring and managing teams
• Highly competent and confident presenter in Keynote 
• Possesses a strong quality of leadership, in both the work and in decision-making 
• High emotional intellect, the ability to drive projects and lead an internal team through various scenarios with clients 
• Operational savvy and know-how, in order to work with the teams and draw the balance between servicing our clients and protecting our own team and interests

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Why We Have This Role

How You’ll Find Success

• Relationship Building: Master stakeholder mapping to cultivate relationships with multiple contacts within an organisation, ensuring lasting partnerships.
• Negotiation Skills: Navigate negotiations with professionalism, understanding the art of give-and-take.
• Empathetic Competitiveness: While being competitive, possess the ability to empathise and understand others’ perspectives.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Take initiative to grasp the expected outcomes and context, working independently to drive results.
• Effective Communication: Influence effectively at all levels, creating trust and collaboration within the team.

How You’ll Grow

• By joining Qualtrics, you become part of a revolutionary team committed to shaping groundbreaking experiences.
• You will help us expand the XM category beyond where it is today with more advanced use cases & pioneering advancements in AI.
• Our mission is to build technology that positively impacts businesses and makes them more human.
• As a member of our global sales organisation, you will take ownership of a dedicated territory and develop robust strategies designed to drive demand and revenue.
• We foster an environment that encourages big-picture thinking, innovation, and creativity, enabling you to build relationships with multiple decision-makers and articulate the unique value proposition of Qualtrics.

Things You’ll Do

• Focus on acquiring new business and sell the Qualtrics Platform to key accounts.
• Manage relationships between Qualtrics and senior executives of both client and prospect companies.
• Strategising internally with SDRs (sales development representatives), solutions consultants, partners etc to create demand and drive senior engagement in accounts.
• Gain a thorough understanding of prospects' business issues and industry challenges to craft tailored solutions.
• Build compelling business cases that demonstrate clear ROI and value for clients.
• Maintaining a real-time understanding of Qualtrics' offerings and the competitive landscape to provide win-based proposals and pricing strategies.

What We’re Looking For On Your CV

• Significant experience selling SaaS solutions, and experience in discussing strategic business issues at Director and C level in Large Enterprise accounts.
• Significant experience working with the Benelux Public Sector, preferably within both Netherlands and Belgium.
• Proven experience conducting business and building relationships within the Public Sector, acting as the first local point of contact.
• Strong knowledge of Public Sector contracting processes, including RFPs, frameworks, partnerships, and compliance with data sovereignty, security, social value, and procurement standards.
• Ability to coordinate and mobilise internal teams and resources effectively to close deals in varied Public Sector segments (e.g., large ministries, local government).
• Strong track record in achieving and exceeding sales quotas.
• Experience closing 6 figure deals. Closing 7 figure deals a bonus.
• Ability to be creative in driving engagement with new contacts within an organisation.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• You are passionate about educating potential clients on solutions relevant to their situation and helping them understand how the software can drive a return on investment for them.
• You can leverage your network in the market to generate interest in Qualtrics solutions.
• You have a desire to manage a territory like running your own consultancy.
• You engage with clients at all points of the sales cycle - from prospecting and acquiring clients, through demoing the Qualtrics product, to negotiating and closing, and beyond.
• You have the agility to adapt, pivot and change your approach based on the needs of your business.
• You partner well with internal teams and bring together internal resources that enable successful closure of deals.

What You Should Know About This Team

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

• Qualtrics Experience Program - A bonus each year for an experience of your choosing
• Worldwide and diverse community that enjoys helping each other
• At Qualtrics we are constantly working to create an environment where everyone feels safe and comfortable coming to work and can, as a result of our culture, make their best possible contribution to our team