What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Director position at OLIVER Agency South Africa?
Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.
As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Business Director
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
About The Role
Step into a pivotal leadership role at OLIVER Agency where you'll shape the excellence of our global in-house studio operations for a leading multinational manufacturing/consumer-products client. As a key member of our dynamic team, you'll guide a diverse and talented group to deliver outstanding outputs, driven by clear goals and KPIs. Each region within this global account has its own business director, but the US-based business director enjoys the additional opportunity and responsibility of driving key global relationships and initiatives while working with the client’s global headquarters. The business director role is a senior account management and leadership role, similar to group account director or other like titles. Reporting to OLIVER’s Managing Partner and working closely with the Senior Account Director, Creative Director and others, you will lead the client services team for a studio that delivers social content, e-commerce content, 3D CGI rendering, content strategy, copywriting and so much more – across a variety of global business units. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and AI solutions, you'll streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Your leadership will foster strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring transparency and accountability in all aspects of our work. As a Business Director, you will lead the strategic and operational efforts for our client. Your role is pivotal in managing relationships, delivering high-quality services, and driving business growth.
What You Will Be Doing
Our Values Shape Everything We Do
Be Ambitious to succeed
Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible
Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work
Be always learning and listening to understand
Be Results-focused to exceed expectations
Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.
As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Business Director
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
About The Role
Step into a pivotal leadership role at OLIVER Agency where you'll shape the excellence of our global in-house studio operations for a leading multinational manufacturing/consumer-products client. As a key member of our dynamic team, you'll guide a diverse and talented group to deliver outstanding outputs, driven by clear goals and KPIs. Each region within this global account has its own business director, but the US-based business director enjoys the additional opportunity and responsibility of driving key global relationships and initiatives while working with the client’s global headquarters. The business director role is a senior account management and leadership role, similar to group account director or other like titles. Reporting to OLIVER’s Managing Partner and working closely with the Senior Account Director, Creative Director and others, you will lead the client services team for a studio that delivers social content, e-commerce content, 3D CGI rendering, content strategy, copywriting and so much more – across a variety of global business units. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and AI solutions, you'll streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Your leadership will foster strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring transparency and accountability in all aspects of our work. As a Business Director, you will lead the strategic and operational efforts for our client. Your role is pivotal in managing relationships, delivering high-quality services, and driving business growth.
What You Will Be Doing
- Relationship Management: Serve as the primary contact for marketing, brand and agency leadership stakeholders, ensuring strong, effective partnerships up and down the org chart
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategies to achieve business goals and identify growth opportunities, develop staffing plans that serve the clients’ needs and that operate effectively and profitably
- Operational Oversight: Oversee daily operations, ensuring projects are completed efficiently and effectively – with direct support from a robust account and project management team – and that client feedback and evolving requirements are implemented within the team’s operations
- Implementation of New Initiatives: With support from the relevant subject-matter experts within OLIVER and from your team, the business director must have the ability to turn plans into action and deploy new teams, new workstreams, new tools, etc.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a diverse team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
- Financial Management: Manage budgets and financial performance, aiming for efficiency and profitability
- Quality Assurance: Maintain high standards and continuously seek process improvements
- Reporting: OLIVER puts a tremendous emphasis on data-driven reporting around all of our engagements, and the business director is the primary person responsible for ensuring timely, meaningful, actionable reporting to clients on a regular basis (monthly operational reports on team utilization, financial status, delivery effectiveness, etc., as well as quarterly business reviews on larger, more strategic topics)
- Relevant experience leading global teams and managing complex client networks
- An experienced senior account handler with a solid agency background
- Hands-on approach with strategic and creative brand thinking
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills
- Team player focused on client-centric solutions
- High energy with gravitas, are articulate and engaging and confidently build strong relationships with clients at every level
- Relevant agency experience, ideally leading teams of 20 people
- A desire to explore new technologies and continuously learn
- Ability to embrace change and adapt to new tools and processes
- Expertise in account management and financial acumen
- Ability to build trust and drive business growth
- Be a good person who others actively enjoy being around
- At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $140,000.00 to $155,000.00. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER’s total compensation package.
Our Values Shape Everything We Do
Be Ambitious to succeed
Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible
Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work
Be always learning and listening to understand
Be Results-focused to exceed expectations
Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.
Salary : $140,000 - $155,000
