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Business Lead (Special Projects)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Brandtech+ (formerly known as OLIVER+) is a global team of creative thinkers, tech-savvy trendsetters, and production pros specialising in film, CGI, automation, AI, motion design, and digital/print content. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our focus is to connect clients with high-quality solutions, talent and ambitious opportunities worldwide.  

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.

Role: Business Lead – Special Projects 

Location: Remote working until further notice 

  

A Little Bit About the Role: 

We are seeking a commercially focused Business Lead to own the relationship and commercial performance of special projects and transformation engagements. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, client leadership and GTM — identifying and driving account growth opportunities, setting strategic roadmaps, and partnering with SMEs and delivery teams to execute transformation across people, process and technology.  

 

Key responsibilities — Business Lead  

Strategic account leadership 

  • Partner with the account leadership to build a strategy and longterm roadmap aligned to client business objectives and Brandtech+ capabilities. 
  • Act as a senior client contact and trusted advisor, engaging at executive level to influence strategy and secure outcomeoriented commitments. 
  • Lead governance and stakeholder mapping; manage executive steering, steering committees and signoff processes. 

Commercial stewardship 

  • Assist in setting commercial targets working with teams on pricing strategy; approve commercial terms and negotiate highvalue agreements. 
  • Drive, track and manage pipeline development and prioritisation to meet revenue and growth objectives. 

Transformation leadership 

  • Work with clients, SMEs and other stakeholders to define and execute transformation pathways across people, process and technology. 
  • Design specialized strategic transformation roadmaps that accelerate AI adoption, operational efficiency and creative capability. 
  • Coordinate crossfunctional leadership (creative, product, data/AI, production, PMs) to deliver measurable business outcomes. 

Growth and gotomarket 

  • Identify and convert upsell, crosssell and new business opportunities within and beyond assigned accounts. 
  • Shape proposals, commercial models and presentations for Csuite and procurement. 
  • Represent Brandtech+ in client workshops, industry forums and thought leadership activities. 

Team and stakeholder enablement 

  • Mobilise and empower delivery leads and PMs to execute against strategy; provide direction, remove blockers and ensure accountability for outcomes. 
  • Mentor and develop internal talent; embed best practice in account management, commercial execution and AI adoption. 

Performance indicators (KPIs) 

  • Increased AI Adoption across candidate accounts (adoption rate, volume of AIenabled projects, percentage of account activity using AI). 
  • Improved NR/HC to company baseline — uplift Net Revenue per Headcount for managed accounts toward or above company baseline. 
  • Revenue growth and margin performance vs. targets (quarterly/annual). 
  • Client Net Promoter Score / executive satisfaction. 
  • Pipeline conversion rate and value of upsell/won opportunities. 
  • Successful delivery of agreed transformation milestones (on agreed business outcomes rather than detailed task delivery). 
  • Build out of successful case studies to use in sales and development opportunities 

What we’re looking for 

  • Proven background in senior account leadership, business development or commercial roles within creative, production or digital agencies. 
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience owning P&L, forecasting and margin management. 
  • Track record of leading transformational client engagements that combine people, process and technology change. 
  • Excellent executive presence and stakeholder management—comfortable influencing Csuite and crossfunctional teams. 
  • Data and outcomeoriented mindset: able to define KPIs, measure impact and iterate strategy. 
  • Commercially and creatively minded; able to translate strategic vision into commercially viable propositions. 
  • Agency/production experience and a demonstrable interest in AI technologies and their business applications and impact on delivery.

 

Req ID - 17278

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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   
 

Brandtech+, 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.   

Brandtech+ 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.'

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