Client Experience Director - Healthcare Client

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 13, 2026
Full-time
A successful Director is a trusted advisor.  This person understands their client’s business and is as passionate about it as if it was their own.  They connect it with their own brand of marketing expertise and share thoughtful, strategic POVs.  They are the client’s “first phone call.”  As a trusted advisor, this person brings their deep 

healthcare knowledge to the Barkley team to set priorities, inspire, and identify areas of success.  Seen as a respected leader, this person proactively manages the right team to deliver the work while looking forward to identify fresh opportunities 

for organic growth against the whole brand spectrum.

 
This leader will report to the VP, Client Experience, and lead a team of

BarkleyOKRP

team members to deliver Whole Brand ideas that drive business. This person, independently, plays a significant role in paving the conditions for brave ideas.

 

 
The ideal candidate has a passion for creating an inclusive team culture that empowers their direct reports and galvanizes the cross agency team.  They are able to navigate challenging situations and can artfully handle difficult conversations.  Working closely 

with each department, this person respects the expertise of each team member and the importance of each role in the overall client relationship.   As an agency that builds whole brands, this person will become the expert in all that Barkley has to offer and 

be able to combine it with client expertise as they form the ideal path forward for the business.  By sharing and communicating their vision for brave work, the Director sets a clear purpose and action plan for the team to follow.  Throughout everything a 

Director does, there is a passion for creative ideas, pushing beyond expectations, and inspiring the team to create work that builds whole brands.  

 

Decisive, critical resource, highly responsive - leads core team

Expert Client relationship management

Proactively voices client needs and activates against

Shares POV and leads team based on strategic thought leadership tied to client business, industry, marketing, what’s next

Inspires cross agency team

Applies whole brand offering - organic growth

Runs independently, escalates when needed (+/-)

Makes brave work

Delegates to team 

Manages direct reports and their personal growth

Responsibilities:

Be the expert on the client’s business. Consult with clients, steering modern business and brand innovations

Creates the conditions and protects a diverse and inclusive environment where each team member feels they can bring their best self and be respected and seen

Delivers Whole Brand ideas that solve business problems and measurable results

Leads,  empowers, and inspires a Brand Leadership team to understand and drive our Clients' business

Continually brings perspective to the team on what moves the client’s business forward and where to find success.  Offers the “forest vs the trees” so big picture doesn’t get forgotten or forsaken 

for a timeline or small project

Set goals and vision that Informs, prioritizes,  and inspires cross-agency Strategy, Creative and Engagement teams to deliver great work that moves the client’s whole brand forward

Champion the strategy team/creative brief and full creative process to create conditions for brave and impactful work.  Bring a POV and client perspective that will help strengthen the work.

Embraces the agency Whole Brand approach and consistently seeks out ways to deliver new work and additional growth opportunities to the clients

Leads the overall Client Experience that delivers external strategic documents like Annual Planning and 360 Scorecard or internal performance tied to financial forecasting, Whole Brand Assessment 

and Team Annual Huddles

Leads the development and management of the scoping process that is precise, detailed and forward-thinking by including the right department input and client direction - resulting in profitable, 

annual contracts

Forecasts, tracks and reports contracted revenue with recommendations to solve any resource management or burn issues that impact profitability

Build, retain and expand current Client engagements (organic growth)

Collaborate with Growth teams to earn new Client Engagements 

Bring a positive, purposeful culture to the team that enables a can-do attitude and enjoyment of the client and the work

Responsible for growing and retaining direct reports that includes a clear growth plan, ongoing communication on performance, and well-defined roles & responsibilities

Proactive leadership that can foresee any client issues and knows how to solve early or escalate and request management support to resolve before they are detrimental to the relationship

Partner closely with Project Management to make sure that the PM is involved in the right meetings, information sharing, and connection points for the whole team to be successful.  Make sure 

all PMs and BL involved are clear on roles and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

8+ years supporting healthcare clients

Experience building and executing strategic business plans

Experience building and executing growth marketing plans

Experience inspiring, delivering and selling great creative

Experience mentoring, developing and promoting talent

Experience operationalizing and expanding contracts

Experience developing work scopes and staffing plans

Experience budgeting, forecasting and reporting revenue

  • A bias for action

     

    The annual gross base salary range

    is $120,000 - $150,000 USD. This range

     represents the anticipated target salary range

     for this position. Actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary is one component of BarkleyOKRP's total compensation package, which includes multiple health insurance options, flexible PTO, life insurance, and 401K. 

    BarkleyOKRP’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

    • We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world’s great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive. 
    • BarkleyOKRP is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab, Creative Accelerator, Fellowship, MAIP, and BLAC. 

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