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Global Account Director

dentsu

Amsterdam

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Dentsu is seeking a Global Account Director for its Heineken International Brands portfolio. This senior role involves leading account delivery, deploying through-the-line planning frameworks, and building trusted client relationships. The position requires extensive global media planning experience and is based in Amsterdam with a hybrid work model.

HybridFull-timeSeniorGlobal Through-the-line Media PlanningStakeholder Management

Global Account Director

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HybridFull-timeSeniorGlobal Through-the-line Media Planning

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: Work from home (40%) and office (60%) in Amsterdam

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior media leader with global through-the-line planning experience

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Global through-the-line media planningStakeholder managementMulti-market deliveryStrategic planningDigitalAccount managementData-driven planningAmplifyAnalyticsCommunicationPresentationInfluencingCommercial awarenessData and insight

Soft Skills

ResilienceMaturityDiplomacyRelationship buildingEmotional intelligenceSound judgementDirect communicationCollaboration

Key Responsibilities

•Lead day-to-day account delivery across multiple projects, brands, and markets.
•Deploy global through-the-line planning frameworks, helping markets localise them effectively and commercially.
•Guide cross-disciplinary teams across strategy, partnerships, insights, data, martech, operations, and account management.
•Build trusted senior relationships with Heineken stakeholders, dentsu teams, and agency partners.
•Identify opportunities to bring in specialists, develop new workstreams, and strengthen dentsu's contribution.
•Support the integration of data-driven planning and optimisation approaches, including closer collaboration with Amplify and the Global Media Centre of Excellence.
•Share market intelligence, best practice, and strategic insight across the network.

Global Account DirectorMediaAdvertisingHeinekenThrough-the-line planningAmsterdamHybridSeniorDentsuCarat

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

ResilienceMaturityDiplomacyRelationship buildingEmotional intelligenceSound judgementDirect communicationCollaboration

Key Responsibilities

•Lead day-to-day account delivery across multiple projects, brands, and markets.

•Deploy global through-the-line planning frameworks, helping markets localise them effectively and commercially.

•Guide cross-disciplinary teams across strategy, partnerships, insights, data, martech, operations, and account management.

•Build trusted senior relationships with Heineken stakeholders, dentsu teams, and agency partners.

•Identify opportunities to bring in specialists, develop new workstreams, and strengthen dentsu's contribution.

•Support the integration of data-driven planning and optimisation approaches, including closer collaboration with Amplify and the Global Media Centre of Excellence.

•Share market intelligence, best practice, and strategic insight across the network.