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Group Account Director, House Lead

IRIS AI · Atlanta, GA · On-site

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About IRIS AI

For industries where a wrong answer isn’t an option, AI needs an expert harness. Iris.ai controls what a model reads and measures every step of how it answers, in production. Backed by 500 Global.

About the role

Iris is looking for a Group Account Director to lead one of our Houses — owning the client relationships, commercial performance, and team leadership that make that business unit thrive. This is a senior leadership role for someone who wants genuine ownership — full accountability for a portfolio of clients, a P&L, and a cross-functional team, with a direct seat in shaping agency-wide priorities. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 15+ years in account leadership at an agency, with direct P&L or budget ownership
  • Experience as a Group Account Director
  • Experience developing 360 campaigns, including production shoots
  • A track record of building senior client relationships that go beyond the day-to-day brief
  • Experience leading and developing cross-functional teams, including people not in a direct reporting line
  • Strong financial fluency — forecasting, scoping, burn management, pricing conversations
More about this role

Type: Full-time

Iris is looking for a Group Account Director to lead one of our Houses — owning the client relationships, commercial performance, and team leadership that make that business unit thrive. This is a senior leadership role for someone who wants genuine ownership — full accountability for a portfolio of clients, a P&L, and a cross-functional team, with a direct seat in shaping agency-wide priorities.

You’ll be the person clients trust to steer their business, the person your team looks to for direction and standards, and the person who ensures our best work gets made and gets seen.

You’ll also act as #2 under the Managing Director for the Atlanta office - ensuring the environment maintains high morale and is a great place to work. This is a role for a true "galvanizer."

Strategic Client Partnership

You’ll go deep on your clients’ businesses, categories, and competitive landscapes — translating market shifts into real strategic counsel, not just status updates. You’ll run QBRs that showcase impact and surface new opportunity, build trust-based relationships at every level, and cultivate genuine senior and C-suite relationships, not just day-to-day contacts.

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