Strategic Portfolio Leader

This position is for a Strategic Portfolio Leader at Marks, responsible for the strategic and commercial ownership of the portfolio, including growth, profitability, and workflow optimization. The role involves managing cross-functional teams, ensuring client satisfaction, developing growth opportunities, and maintaining strong client relationships. It requires a leader who can actively partner with Marks & SGX Shared Service leaders and practitioners.

Must Have

• Commercial and strategic ownership of portfolio, growing out the capabilities and clients
• Manage cross functional teams including Global Client Leads, Global Programme Leads, Account Directors, Account Managers and Project Managers
• Maintain the highest standards of client satisfaction while developing growth opportunities
• Help develop standard and customized “ways of working” for Marks
• Own the overall client relationships ensuring critical insights and opportunities are developed
• Be an active and committed partner to the Marks & SGX Shared Service leaders and practitioners
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year university
• More than 10 years of experience or equivalent work experience
• Deep experience in Design and/or Advertising Agency
• Experience managing multi-level, client facing teams
• Strong “client-hands” and experience leading account teams
• Demonstrated ability to excel at leading teams, developing talent, and working through others
• Demonstrated ability to excel as a teammate on a portfolio leadership team
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Superior quantitative and analytical skills
• Exceptional empathy, compassion, and ability to connect with all
• Proven ability to exercise personal discipline, discretion, and appropriate emotional management

Good to Have

• P&L experience
• Regional experience

Perks & Benefits

• Selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account
• Short/long term disability
• 401(k) Savings Plan

Posting Details

• Posted: November 20, 2025
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Locations

Showing 1 location

26517 Marks Chicago

1032 W Fulton Market

Suite 100

Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Job Details

Description

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to be the strategic portfolio leader for Marks. Owning the ultimate output of the portfolio including growth, profitability, and workflow optimization.

Location: Chicago

Essential Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Results

• Commercial and strategic ownership of portfolio, growing out the capabilities and clients.
• Manage your cross functional teams including Global Client Leads, Global Programme Leads, Account Directors, Account Managers and Project Managers, helping them to reach revenue, profit and client service goals.
• Maintain the highest standards of client satisfaction while developing growth opportunities with your region.
• Help develop standard and customized “ways of working” for Marks to enable revenue and profit goals.
• Own the over all client relationships ensuring critical insights and opportunities are developed while insuring we remain top of mind with key client cross functional contacts.
• Be an active and committed partner to the Marks & SGX Shared Service leaders and practitioners.

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements

This position requires the following knowledge and skills:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year university, and more than 10 years of experience or equivalent work experience.
• Deep experience in Design and/or Advertising Agency
• Experience managing multi-level, client facing teams.
• Strong “client-hands” and experience leading account teams.
• P&L experience preferred.
• Regional experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to excel at leading teams, developing talent, and working through others to consistently deliver budgeted annual, quarterly, and monthly financial and operational results.
• Demonstrated ability to excel as a teammate on a portfolio leadership team and to senior shared services leaders.

Competency Requirements

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Superior quantitative and analytical skills.
• Exceptional empathy, compassion, and ability to connect with all regardless of station, title, position, or background.
• Proven ability to exercise personal discipline, discretion, and appropriate emotional management.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following physical requirements are commonly performed in this job. There are times, on occasion, when the employee may be asked or expected to perform duties with physical requirements that are different from those listed here. It is the employee’s duty to notify the management of any physical limitations or inability to perform a certain task.

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Travel Requirements

Travel is required when necessary. International travel is less regular.

Supplementary Information:

This description is based upon management’s assessment of the requirements and functions of the job as of the date this description was prepared or revised. It is a general guideline for managers and colleagues. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Management reserves the right on a temporary or indefinite basis to modify as necessary to meet changing business conditions.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay for this position is $250,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.

Qualifications

Skills

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Education

##### Required

Bachelors or better.

Experience

##### Required

Demonstrated ability to excel as a teammate on a portfolio leadership team and to senior shared services leaders.

Demonstrated ability to excel at leading teams, developing talent, and working through others to consistently deliver budgeted annual, quarterly, and monthly financial and operational results.

Strong “client-hands” and experience leading account teams.

Experience managing multi-level, client facing teams.

##### 10 years:

Deep experience in Design and/or Advertising Agency

Preferred

Regional experience preferred.

P&L experience preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

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