Business Leadership

UMT - Internal•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for talented Business/Account Leaders to join Translation. The Translation Extended Fam is our pre-vetted bench of elite freelance talent — the people we call on first when our core team is at capacity or a project demands a very specific skill set. This isn't a cold roster of names we found on a platform. This is a curated circle of trusted collaborators who we know, whose work we believe in, and who we treat as an extension of our team. When you're part of the Extended Fam, you get priority access to opportunities before they go anywhere else. No auditions. No competing with strangers. Just real work with people who already know what you're capable of.

Requirements

Talented Business/Account Leaders
Deep understanding of each client’s business, category, and ambitions
Ability to build trusted relationships
Skill in guiding complex stakeholder dynamics
Ability to set clear direction
Ability to align teams around the right priorities
Ability to position, sell, and deliver ideas to maximize creative and commercial impact
Ability to think holistically
Ability to act decisively
Ability to contribute to building enduring client partnerships that drive long-term value

Nice To Haves

Entrepreneurial business mindset
Resourcefulness
Tenacity

Responsibilities

Business Leadership is responsible for driving meaningful business impact for our clients and the agency.
As strategic partners, our business leaders bring a deep understanding of each client’s business, category, and ambitions, shaping the problems we solve and the opportunities we pursue.
They build trusted relationships, guide complex stakeholder dynamics, and create the conditions for bold, effective work to succeed.
This means setting clear direction, aligning teams around the right priorities, and ensuring ideas are positioned, sold, and delivered in ways that maximize both creative and commercial impact.
Business leaders operate across every stage of the work, from defining the challenge to guiding execution, maintaining a constant pulse on client needs, business performance, and opportunities for growth.
Whether leading senior client relationships or supporting day-to-day partnership, our business leaders are expected to think holistically, act decisively, and contribute to building enduring client partnerships that drive long-term value.