Director, Client Strategy

Wheelhouse DMG is a sought-after digital marketing agency that has worked with some of the world’s most innovative healthcare, medical device, and privacy-first brands for more than a decade. We consistently deliver exceptional business value through a combination of deep marketing expertise, purpose-built technology, and creative capabilities. As platform automation and privacy regulations disrupt traditional marketing initiatives, much of our work focuses on helping healthcare and MedTech organizations drive performance in a first-party data world.

Examples of our work include:

Unlocking performance for a medical device client by employing sophisticated first-party data strategies

Developing and implementing HIPAA-compliant data strategies for healthcare and MedTech clients

Reimagining the appointment booking experience to create exponential growth for one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S.

Leading strategy for the consolidation of 2.5 million web pages on 39 NASA websites into a single, unified information architecture and content strategy for NASA’s Science Directorate

We are seeking a senior, highly proactive strategist to join our Account Management team as Director of Client Strategy.

Strategic Focus

The Director of Client Strategy raises the strategic ceiling on Wheelhouse’s most important client work, connecting insight across channels, practices, and history into clear, executive-ready strategy and storytelling. In practice, this person operates as a number two to the Director of Account Management: taking high-level strategic workstreams off her plate, owning client health and strategic direction for a defined set of complex accounts, and freeing her to lead the function and develop the team.

This is a client-facing, visible senior leader, not a behind-the-scenes resource. You will be introduced to clients by name and present in executive-level strategic conversations on behalf of Wheelhouse, especially on our largest and most complex accounts. Internally, you will lead Strategy Group, Wheelhouse’s strategic braintrust that collectively reviews account strategies on a weekly basis.

Initial focus will be on our largest and most strategically important client relationship, expanding over time to serve as the senior strategy voice across several accounts.

In this role, you will:

Own client health and strategic direction for a defined set of complex and flagship accounts, in partnership with the Director of Account Management

Synthesize inputs from Digital Advertising, Digital Strategy, Marketing Sciences, and Account Management into coherent strategic stories, clear recommendations, and executive-friendly roadmaps

Stay ahead of client needs by proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and strategic shifts before the client raises them

Lead Strategy Group, pressure-testing account strategy on a weekly basis and modeling the standard of rigor Wheelhouse expects

Coach and give direct, candid feedback to Account Managers, raising the team’s strategic capability over time, without formal line authority

Act as a trusted thought partner and pressure-release valve for the Director of Account Management and the broader AM team

Core Responsibilities

Client Strategy and Health

Own client health and strategic direction for a defined set of complex and flagship accounts, in partnership with the Director of Account Management

Show up as a named, visible senior strategic leader on assigned accounts, introduced to clients and present at key strategic touchpoints

Ensure Wheelhouse’s work consistently shows up as clear, compelling, executive-level narrative, not data dumps, at key client touchpoints

Serve as a senior point of escalation when an account is at risk, stepping in to pressure-test the plan and help the team reset direction

Strategic Elevation of Work

Operate above the day-to-day execution layer, with no responsibility for trafficking, builds, or task management

Take inputs from Digital Advertising, Digital Strategy, Marketing Sciences, and Account Management and synthesize them into coherent strategic stories and executive-friendly roadmaps

Pressure-test and elevate high-stakes deliverables, including executive decks, QBRs, and onsite presentations, before they reach the client

Challenge the team when historical bias or constraints are limiting strategic thinking, and reopen smart options that may have been closed prematurely

Strategy Group Leadership

Lead Strategy Group, Wheelhouse’s internal strategic braintrust that collectively reviews account strategies on a weekly basis

Set the agenda and bar for these reviews, ensuring discussion produces sharper direction rather than open-ended debate

Surface cross-account patterns and carry the best thinking back into individual accounts and the One Wheelhouse approach

Coaching, Standards, and Partnership

Act as the Director of Account Management’s deputy on quality and standards, coaching AMs in real time and pushing the team where there is friction

Enforce the process and quality controls Wheelhouse already has in place, especially during high-pressure stretches

Take high-level strategic workstreams off the Director of Account Management’s plate so she can focus on leading the function and developing people

Connect insight across Digital Advertising, Digital Strategy, Marketing Sciences, Creative, and Content so the full picture of Wheelhouse’s work shows up in client strategy

Experience & Qualifications

8+ years in a digital, performance, or integrated agency environment, with demonstrated ownership of strategy for large, complex accounts

Proven ability to synthesize cross-channel data, performance insights, and client history into executive-level narratives and recommendations

Comfortable presenting to and pushing back on C-suite and VP-level client contacts with confidence and care

Strong strategic instincts: identifies risks and opportunities early, reframes problems, and resets direction when conditions change

Comfortable giving direct, candid feedback and coaching to people who do not report to them

Exceptional written and verbal communication; translates complexity into clarity without oversimplifying

Experience operating in high-pressure, politically complex client environments

A bias toward action: the judgment to know the difference between a moment to push forward, a moment to stop and rethink, and a moment to escalate immediately

Healthcare, health tech, medtech, or other regulated industry experience preferred

Familiarity with performance media measurement, attribution frameworks, or data-driven strategy preferred

Experience partnering closely with account management or client success to elevate the strategic quality of AM-led relationships preferred

Logistics

This is a senior, client-facing role with no direct reports; authority comes from credibility and influence rather than the org chart

Initial focus is on Wheelhouse’s largest and most strategically complex account, expanding to additional accounts over time

Full strategic ownership of assigned accounts is expected within 60 to 90 days

Full compensation packages are based on the skills and experience of the candidate. Candidates hired in this role should expect an offer in this range. The monetary value of additional benefits, such as insurance, time-off and fringe benefits are not included in this range. This only outlines the value of the salary portion of the offer. Details regarding the benefits package are found in the job description.

Compensation Range

$180,000 — $217,000 USD

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