Account Director

About the Role

ESMOS Recruitment is seeking an Account Director for a leading events company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading key client accounts, driving account growth, and overseeing the successful delivery of events, exhibitions, and experiential projects. It is a senior client-facing position requiring over 10 years of experience and strong commercial awareness.

Role Overview

The Account Director will serve as a senior point of contact for clients, managing relationships from initial brief through to project delivery and post-event review. The role focuses on ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to client expectations, while also identifying opportunities for account expansion and revenue generation. The position offers a salary of up to 35,000 SAR.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop key client relationships, acting as the senior point of contact.
• Lead accounts from initial brief through planning, delivery, and post-event review.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and additional revenue.
• Oversee project budgets, profitability, forecasting, and commercial performance.
• Collaborate with creative, production, operations, and technical teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed client expectations.
• Lead and support pitches, proposals, tenders, and new business opportunities.
• Manage project scope, client expectations, and commercial or operational risks.
• Provide leadership and guidance to account and project teams.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience of 10+ years as an Account Director, Senior Account Manager, Client Services Director, or in a similar senior client-facing role.
• Strong background in the events, exhibitions, experiential, or related agency sector.
• Demonstrated experience managing major client accounts and complex projects.
• Strong commercial understanding, including budgets, profitability, forecasting, and account growth.
• Excellent client management, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary creative, production, and operational teams.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a leading events company. The role involves collaboration with various internal teams and direct interaction with key clients.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the specified requirements are encouraged to apply through ESMOS Recruitment.