Managing Partner

OLIVER Agency - North America • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

You’ll be the strategic and commercial leader of OLIVER’s North America studio for the client — equally a trusted partner, creative champion, and business operator. You'll set the vision for how the studio delivers value, ensure creative excellence across every touchpoint, and be accountable for the North America P&L (supported by an Account Director). This is a role where client leadership, team development, and operational rigor meet. You'll shape how AI transforms the studio's capabilities, embedding it not as a novelty but as a genuine accelerator of quality, speed, and personalization. Success means a thriving client relationship built on trust and exceptional work, a motivated and growing team, a commercially healthy studio, and a reputation as a leader in AI-enabled creative delivery.

Requirements

• A strong track record in senior client leadership — leading large, complex accounts at the intersection of brand, creative, and commercial strategy
• Experience overseeing P&L or significant revenue responsibility, with confidence in forecasting, margin management, and commercial negotiation
• Proven ability to build and sustain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders (VP / C-suite level)
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams of 20+, creating environments where people do their best work
• Deep understanding of integrated marketing — campaigns, content, CRM, social, digital, brand — and how these connect to deliver business results
• A portfolio of work (or leadership of work) that demonstrates creative ambition and strategic rigor
• Sharp commercial instincts — able to spot growth opportunities and build compelling cases for expanded scope
• The ability to simplify complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and make decisions with clarity and accountability
• AI fluency: deep, hands-on familiarity with generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Runway, Adobe Firefly) and a clear point of view on how they reshape creative and production workflows
• AI strategy and vision: ability to set the direction for AI adoption across a studio — defining where AI adds value, where human creativity leads, and how to govern quality
• Agentic leadership: a systematic, goal-oriented approach to complex business challenges — breaking them into components, identifying the best path forward, and executing with adaptability
• AI capability building: experience developing AI literacy and confidence across teams, establishing best practices and responsible use standards
• Thought leadership: a credible, informed voice on AI's role in creative industries, able to represent OLIVER's perspective to clients and the wider market

Nice To Haves

• Experience in spirits, FMCG/CPG, or lifestyle categories (valued but not essential)

Responsibilities

• Lead the North America partnership for the client— serve as the senior point of contact, building trust at CMO and VP level and ensuring OLIVER is positioned as an indispensable strategic partner
• Be accountable for the North America P&L, overseeing revenue, margin, resourcing, and forecasting with the support of an Account Director and finance partners
• Set the creative and strategic standard across integrated campaigns, always‑on content, CRM, social, digital, and brand activity for the client's portfolio of brands.
• Guide and develop a team of 20+ creatives and account professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, craft, and continuous improvement
• Identify and activate growth opportunities — new brands, new workstreams, new capabilities — that deepen the partnership and expand the studio's scope
• Champion AI integration across the studio, establishing a vision for how generative AI tools enhance creative output, production efficiency, and personalization at scale
• Establish AI governance and quality standards, ensuring responsible use with strong human oversight and creative judgment
• Partner with the client’s marketing, brand, and procurement teams to align studio priorities with business objectives and campaign calendars.
• Translate client challenges into clear briefs and strategic direction that enable the creative team to deliver outstanding work
• Report on studio performance — creative quality, operational efficiency, client satisfaction, commercial results — to OLIVER senior leadership
• Stay ahead of category, cultural, and platform trends in spirits, lifestyle, and digital marketing to keep the studio's output relevant and distinctive
• Represent OLIVER in industry forums and with senior stakeholders, contributing to thought leadership on in-house models, AI, and creative effectiveness

Benefits

• Our values shape everything we do: Be Ambitious to succeed, Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible, Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work, Be always learning and listening to understand, Be Results-focused to exceed expectations, Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
• OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
• OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees