Client Business Lead

New York City, NY (On-site)

$200K/yr – $225K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and grow key client accounts by shaping strategy, leading teams, and driving measurable business impact across creator economy partnerships.

  • Lead senior client relationships and cross-functional teams.
  • Drive revenue growth and margin through opportunity identification.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the senior strategic advisor and executive point of contact for assigned clients, building long-term partnerships and driving business growth.
  • Partner with clients to understand their goals, challenges, and opportunities, shaping strategic direction, creative output, and execution to deliver meaningful business impact.
  • Own commercial growth across assigned accounts, identifying organic growth, incremental scopes, and new business opportunities while partnering with leadership to drive revenue and margin.
  • Bring cultural intelligence, industry expertise, and strategic perspective to develop differentiated solutions and identify new opportunities.
  • Lead and develop high-performing teams, setting the vision, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the right talent, resources, and capacity are in place to support business growth.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex creator and agent relationships, leveraging deep creator-economy expertise to navigate negotiations and challenges.
  • Champion measurement and continuous improvement, translating insights into strategic recommendations and measurable client impact.
  • Oversee margin management, scope development, client paperwork, SOWs, and POs, while supporting pre-sale efforts, pitches, and proposals as needed.
  • Partner closely with supporting teams including Business Affairs, Marketing, and HR, as well as third-party partners, to ensure effective delivery and team support.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have 10+ years experience including a strong background in team & account management, business development, and an understanding of the Creator Economy.
  • Proven experience managing senior-level client relationships and building trusted partnerships with executive stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience overseeing account growth, revenue, profitability, and new business opportunities.
  • A strategic thinker who can connect business objectives to creative and cultural opportunities and translate complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions.
  • Strong understanding of the creator, social, and digital landscape, with a pulse on emerging platforms, trends, communities, and cultural shifts.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced agency or client-services environment, with the ability to bring people together around a clear vision.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently influence senior clients, internal leadership, and cross-functional partners.
  • Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, particularly when navigating complex client, creator, or business challenges.
  • Comfortable operating with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, while knowing when to bring in the right stakeholders.
  • A collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to balance big-picture thinking with the details required to move the business forward.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 25 days of PTO + Sick days + Winter break
  • Retirement planning with employer match
  • Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
  • Professional development stipend
  • New joiner's Home office allowance
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Volunteer days
  • Identity theft protection & Legal assistance
  • Company Paid Life & Disability Insurance
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Whalar

3.1 Glassdoor

We sit at the heart of the Whalar Group, a group of 6 companies on a mission to liberate the creative voice and rid the world of meaningless marketing by creating a one-of-a-kind Creator ecosystem to empower this new generation. Through unmatched trust, understanding, and proximity to Creators, we are perfectly positioned to help them reach their fullest potential while transforming brands into cultural drivers and becoming the secret growth weapon for CMOs. That’s the Whalar Way.We go beyond conventional influencer strategy. The Whalar Way taps into the beating pulse of communities, listens to the nuances that move culture, and connects your brand in ways that make it unforgettable. Through authentic co-creation with our clients and Creators, we shape conversations people actually care about and craft campaigns that achieve ultimate cultural relevance.Fast Company Most Innovative Company, Best Workplaces for InnovatorsAd Age Social Media Agency of the YearCampaign Social Media Agency of the YearInfluencer Marketing Awards Best Large Influencer Marketing AgencyAdweek Creator Agency of the YearStreamy Awards Agency of the YearGold & Silver Cannes LionsWorkLife 50 Best WorkplacesInstagram: @WhalarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/whalarThreads: @WhalarTwitter: @WhalarYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Whalar

Founded in 2016
Brooklyn, New York, USA
267 employees (51 in marketing)
52% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$200K/yr – $225K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
32 (12% of company)
Median Tenure
5.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$3.6M
Last Raise
$3M
Undisclosed, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2025
    Undisclosed
  • Sep 2017
    Seed • $3M
  • May 2017
    Seed

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.9%
Direct
48.7%
Referral
6.9%
Social
7.1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~267

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Client Business Lead

Whalar · New York City, NY · On-site