The SCO manages a client portfolio and conducts the following activities for each client:
Client Strategy –
- Understand client sector, context and strategic/growth questions the client is facing.
- Build the long term vision for the client, identifying client’s growth agenda, client priorities, client power map, competitive landscape and Ipsos Value Proposition
- Build the account plan in collaboration with SLLs
- Define target revenue per Service Line, following guidelines communicated by the CCO
- Identify significant opportunities to be anticipated and build proposal main objectives
- Identify thought leadership themes
- Align with the CCD if the client is also managed at a global level.
Business Management –
- Activate the account plan to meet target revenue objectives in coordination with the Service Lines.
- Cocreate a plan with clients to ensure that the research design evolves (“Retain”) with the support of the Service Lines.
- Interact with the client to develop opportunities, promote Ipsos services and ensure a high quality of services: introduce business questions, identify opportunities to add greater value to the client’s business, brief and introduce service line leaders.
- Mobilize Ipsos Service Lines and organization (IKC, Science Team, …) by activating a network to give the best of Ipsos to the client to meet win and retain objectives.
- For significant/multiple service lines opportunities, SCO leads the proposal:
- Decision to bid
- Framing the business issue and building the pitch strategy, including the storyboard
- Assigns and briefs the leading SLL who will assign a pitch leader, write the proposal and submit costing
- Finalizes proposal and consolidate pricing
- Pitches to client with relevant Service Lines’ support
- Supports contract negotiation including pricing and Legal
- For less significant opportunities involving mainly one Service Line, the SCO contributes to the proposal as needed (except if client is not covered by the local Client Organization
- Gives input on client context to the SLL
- As appropriate, participates in key client presentations
Contract Management
Support the Service Line to make sure it provides the right resources for any given project.
Recommend efficient use of resources on the account and prioritize when needed.
Ensure a high quality of services to clients and the overall client satisfaction.
Manage challenges and issues escalated by the client.
Give input to Service Lines on where they need to innovate.
For significant/multiple service lines projects, the SCO leads the project with the support of leading SLL, with particular attention to the following activities:
Leads and/or signs-off on integrated proposal process
Approves the storyline of the report and leads the internal work session to develop the report
Coordinates Service Lines involved in the project (provides guidelines for the Service Line
execution)
Presents the client report (with the support of the SLLs involved)
When relevant, animates the activation workshop (including insights, added value) with the support
and the direct participation of SLLs involved
Solves project-related challenges and issues
For less significant projects involving mainly one Service Line, the SCO contributes to the project as needed (excluding clients not covered by the local Client Organization):
Participates in client meetings
Reviews the proposal and the report
As appropriate, participates in key client presentation





