Director of Client Services

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Director of Client Services managing day-to-day operations and strategic leadership at Fire&Spark. Driving client retention and service excellence in a remote setting with a focus on SEO campaigns.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the executive owner of client success, ensuring exceptional delivery and measurable results across all accounts.
  • Directly manage relationships with our most strategic clients, including leading quarterly business reviews.
  • Serve as the escalation point for complex client problems and disputes, resolving issues with professionalism and urgency.
  • Lead upsell and contract extension conversations in partnership with the sales team.
  • Proactively identify at-risk clients and develop retention strategies before issues escalate.
  • Own the Gross Profit and Client LTV metrics.
  • Provide oversight and management of the Client Services team, ensuring delivery of an exceptional client experience.
  • Personally manage Client Services team leads, including one-on-ones, growth plans, and performance reviews.
  • Coach and support team members to help them meet departmental goals for retention, revenue, and profitability.
  • Forecast and manage team capacity to enable growth goals.
  • Determine hiring priorities, interview candidates, and make hiring recommendations.
  • Develop, operationalize, and oversee processes that allow the Client Services team to run effectively and efficiently.
  • Own and continuously improve high-priority service delivery workflows, ensuring best practices are followed across the team.
  • Document critical workflows to support team training, consistency, and automation readiness.
  • Track departmental KPIs on a weekly basis and report to leadership.
  • Identify future capability needs 1-2 years out and make recommendations for investment.
  • Identify opportunities for our staff to promote their work through thought leadership, content, and industry event participation.

Requirements:

  • Familiarity with agency financial metrics (gross profit, net profit, utilization)
  • At least 3 years of client management experience, preferably in an agency setting
  • Minimum 2 years of project or account management experience
  • Minimum 2 years of people management experience
  • Strong leadership and supervisory skills with a track record of developing teams
  • Proven experience developing and implementing client service processes that drive efficiency and profitability.
  • A deep-seated "Passion for Learning" and the intellectual curiosity required to quickly master the fundamentals of our SEO methodology.
  • Experience working in a remote team and a proactive approach to building relationships and fostering culture virtually.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines
  • Comfortable presenting and interacting at the C-level with internal and external stakeholders
  • Analytical mindset with comfort working in spreadsheets and data
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field

Benefits:

  • 401k match up to 4%
  • Health and dental insurance
  • 15 days vacation + 5 days paid sick leave + 10 paid holidays
  • Exceptional internal training and skills development
  • $3,000 annual paid training and education budget
  • $500 annual wellness stipend
  • $750 annual remote work stipend