Account Manager | Account Management | Ogilvy Africa

The Account Manager is the growth orchestrator and operational integrator for assigned client portfolios in a digital first, AI-enabled environment. Beyond traditional project delivery, the role translates business challenges into data-informed, platform-ready briefs; integrates AI tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness; ensures seamless omni-channel execution across paid, owned, earned and shared media; maintains commercial rigor through automated and real-time tracking; and protects both creative excellence and measurable business outcomes. As the day-to-day lead for assigned client projects, the Account Manager translates client needs into clear briefs, orchestrates internal teams (Creative, Strategy, Production, Technology, PR/Influence and Media/Performance as applicable), and ensures work is delivered on time, on brand, and within agreed scope and budget. The role owns weekly account running (status management, quality control, approvals, estimates, POs, invoicing and WIP accuracy), supports the Account Director (AD)/Deputy Managing Partner (DMP) on broader relationship matters, and escalates risks early to protect the work and client relationship. Ogilvy Africa is the largest network agency on the continent catering to 40 countries with a team of ~900 people across Central, East and West Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi - Kenya, Ogilvy Africa manages a portfolio of over 100 brands for clients such as AB InBev, Airtel, Africa CDC, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Distell, Equity Bank, Exxon Mobil, Kenya Airways, Mondelez, NCBA, Nestle, Philips, PWC, SAB Miller, Sanlam, Total, UNICEF, Unilever, and WWF amongst others. Ogilvy has a distinctive positioning and proposition that is key for current times, when clients desire a partner to help them realize their growth ambitions or to get back to growth. Simply put our ambition is to be, “The Best Platform and Partner for Growth on the Planet.” This proposition is anchored on true shared value, what our world needs now, creating human(societal) value; employee value and commercial value. This proposition cuts across our key mega-businesses ABC (Advertising, Branding and Content), Experience (including CRM and e-commerce), PR & Influence and Media (focussed on performance marketing). In addition, we’ve created proprietary marketing products in areas such as real-time marketing, social intelligence, performance marketing, e-commerce enablement and content hubs. Our unique operating model, One Ogilvy, allows clients