Client Director

To make a leap and accelerate our growth over the next 3 - 5 years, we're looking for a Client Director, strengthening our leadership team and being the senior owner of key client relationships.

In our mission to grow change capabilities of organisations, we’re increasing their ability in business transformation from the common 30% to a 95% success rate. The foundation of our approach is the proven Six Batteries of Change model (P. De Prins, G. Letens, K. Verweire), substantiated with our academic research in collaboration with Vlerick Business School.

Up till now, we’ve realized a three-year growth rate above 45% with global and regional clients, headquarted in the Benelux, with business units across Europe, North America and Asia. Our core team exists of twenty consultants.

Some of our current and past customers: BASF, Deme, SD Worx, SHV Energy, TP Vision, Mammoet, Stolt, Swapfiets, Vinci.

 

Purpose of your role

  • Be the trusted advisor and solution architect for your clients, connecting across internal and external networks to deliver their business strategy and transformation programs with sustained impact.
  • Contribute actively to the long-term growth strategy of LQ and build the A-brand reputation in the market.
  • Actively expand LQ’s client portfolio through a strong personal network amongst C-level business leaders and building strong client relations as a trusted advisor

 

The challenging and varied role of Client Director can be divided into two focus areas: Client Partner and Commercial Director.

You will be Client Partner for your clients by delivering outstanding business transformation solutions & services. You will work with experienced LQ client teams to design an appropriate transformation strategy and change master plan. Understanding the objectives, business needs, organizational readiness for change and the challenges of your clients.

In the role of Commercial Director, you will actively contribute to the design of the LQ long term growth strategy and annual business planning process. You are responsible for the business (development) plan of a portfolio of clients (including P&L responsibility), the client strategy and closing commercial contracts, to ensure that opportunities for success are maximized. You will report into the Global Client Lead, who is part of the management team.

 

What do you bring

  • Track record of 10+ years of client management / commercial experience;
  • Deep experience in leading business transformation solutions;
  • Broad network at C-level with key decision makers in international organizations;
  • Experience in advising and steering complex (international) clients in a business transformation context;
  • Preferable experience in leading roles within established consultancy firms;
  • And being a team player who supports colleagues and coaches teams in effective delivery.

 

Incredible place to work

LQ is an incredible place to work: have fun – and keep learning! By joining us, you’ll become part of a passionate team with an immense drive to empower people and organisations to make our world a better place for everyone. We energise for success with sustained business impact.  

We deliver business transformation with clarity on priorities, linking the soft and the hard side of change, working side by side in collaboration with our clients on their journey towards future-proof success.

Besides the work we do for our customers, we have a vibrant culture: we believe in collaboration, continuous learning, customer excellence, trust and freedom. We want to get to know the real you and help you to explore and grow to live up to your full potential and purpose.   

 

An opportunity to move into the role of an entrepreneur as part of a strong team!

We will contract you in an entrepreneurial manner, offering you the opportunity to start from your own business case, whilst we support you to mitigate your personal risk by offering a base-income which is not reliant on direct market-performance. This is what we offer you:

  • Fulltime (4 to 5 days) interim role, undetermined time;
  • Total remuneration is between 70K and 250K on an annual basis:
    • Partly fixed income of 70K on an annual basis, €5,833 paid out per month;
    • Partly variable income: 10% of sales turnover at customers – assumption of at least 1 million turnover in customer portfolio of 1 Client Director – so 100K on an annual basis, maximum variable salary up to 180K. Note: the customer portfolio of a Client Director will partly consist of already existing LQ customers and new customers – assumption about 4 A customers per Client Director.
  • Possibility to participate in shares;
  • Possibility to lead, in another entity, the BU with further growth of LQ in other countries (after business case validation)

 

Interested?

Do you want to be a sparring partner for the colleagues to solve complex customer challenges? Do you want to join a team of transformation enthusiasts? Then you’re the one we’re looking for… so get in touch and we’ll kick-start an energetic conversation…

SPRING TODAY supports us exclusively in this procedure. This means that responses from other agencies are not appreciated. You can contact them directly via email: Jessica van Heeswijk, jessicavanheeswijk@springtoday.nl or WhatsApp direct: https://wa.me/0031641359855

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