Landor is looking for a Senior Business Director to join our Gurgaon Studio. Could this be you?
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We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.
We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.
Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
Role Overview:
Senior Business Director is a senior business leader responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of Landor's most strategic client relationships. This role combines commercial leadership, C-suite client partnership, team development, and financial accountability to drive sustainable business growth and deliver exceptional client outcomes. As a key ambassador for Landor, the Senior Business Director champions the agency's full suite of capabilities while leading new business opportunities and fostering cross-WPP collaboration.
What you’ll do
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with C-suite executives and key stakeholders, driving organic account growth, new business opportunities, and long-term client partnerships.
• Lead the development of strategic proposals, commercial solutions, and integrated brand offerings aligned with client business objectives.
• Own account financial performance, including revenue, profitability, forecasting, contract negotiations, pricing, budget management, and commercial risk mitigation.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams by driving collaboration, resource planning, coaching, and operational excellence to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Influence senior client stakeholders through strategic consulting and cross-functional collaboration, delivering integrated, business-driven brand solutions while maintaining strong project governance and financial discipline.
What you’ll need
• Extensive experience in client leadership within a brand consultancy, business consultancy, or integrated agency environment.
• Proven success managing and influencing C-suite stakeholders and complex client organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrated track record of growing strategic accounts and winning new business.
• Expertise in leading global pitches, negotiations, and large-scale client engagements.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect business challenges to creative and brand-led solutions.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong financial and commercial management capabilities, including forecasting, profitability, and contract negotiations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build partnerships across diverse teams and the broader WPP network.
• Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and delivering transformational client impact.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.
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Skills Required
- Extensive experience in client leadership within a brand consultancy, business consultancy, or integrated agency environment.
- Proven success managing and influencing C-suite stakeholders and complex client organizations.
- Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrated track record of growing strategic accounts and winning new business.
- Expertise in leading global pitches, negotiations, and large-scale client engagements.
- Strategic thinker able to connect business challenges to creative and brand-led solutions.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong financial and commercial management capabilities, including forecasting, profitability, and contract negotiations.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
- Collaborative mindset with ability to build partnerships across diverse teams and the broader WPP network.
- Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and delivering transformational client impact.
What We Do
A global leader in brand consulting and design, Landor helps clients create agile brands that thrive in today’s dynamic, disruptive marketplace. Our work enables top brands—from Barclays to BMW and Tide to Taj—to stand for something while never standing still. Landor’s branding services include strategy and positioning, identity and design, motion graphics, brand architecture, prototyping, innovation, naming and verbal identity, research and analytics, environments and experiences, engagement and activation, and interactive and media design. Founded by Walter Landor in 1941, Landor pioneered many of the research, design, and consulting methods that are now standard in the branding industry. Today, Landor has 26 offices in 19 countries, working with a broad spectrum of world-famous brands. Clients include Alitalia, Barclays, Bayer, BBC, BMW, BP, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, FedEx, GE, Kraft Heinz, Huawei Technologies, Marriott International, Nike, Pernod Ricard, Procter & Gamble, S&P Global, Samsung, Sony, and Taj Group. Landor is a member of WPP, the world's largest marketing and communications firm.
