Global Business Director

Location: Salzburg, Austria; hybrid work with the option to work from home or the hirify.global office. Candidates must be willing to relocate to Salzburg; relocation assistance and visa support are provided.

Salary: EUR 70,000 gross annual starting salary for full-time employment based in Austria; higher offers may reflect deeper experience and stronger skills.

Company

hirify.global is a digital-first lead agency exploring the intersections of design, technology, and digital brand building, with 400 digital talents and internationally recognised clients.

What you will do

• Lead, inspire, mentor, and develop large multidisciplinary teams while building a high-performance culture based on trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth.
• Act as the senior strategic advisor to global clients, build long-term executive partnerships, navigate senior stakeholders, and identify opportunities for growth.
• Own account commercial performance, including revenue, profitability, forecasting, scope, pricing, resource investment, and sustainable business results.
• Oversee multiple workstreams, teams, priorities, planning, resource management, processes, and communication across complex global engagements.
• Champion creative excellence by challenging teams, raising work quality, and ensuring creative output delivers meaningful impact.
• Work with strategy, creative, production, technology, and operations leadership to strengthen capabilities and develop client partnerships.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in a global creative agency, or 15+ years in a global creative, digital, or advertising agency.
• Proven experience leading major international accounts and large multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong experience owning account performance, including revenue, profitability, forecasting, scope, and growth.
• Proven ability to identify commercial opportunities and turn them into results.
• Experience working with senior clients and leading teams through complex challenges.
• Strong understanding of the creative industry and the ability to raise the quality of creative work.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat hierarchy and a diverse international team representing more than 40 nationalities across 7 locations; English is the main language.
• Choice of a 5-day or 4-day workweek after one year, with the option to switch between models twice a year.
• 100% hybrid work with the choice to work from home or the hirify.global office without approval.
• 20% additional vacation days per year.
• Free access to sports and fitness facilities across Austria or Germany, plus language courses, workshops, and training.
• 4000+ m² office space with an additional 600 m² film and photo studio, Klimaticket contribution, audiobook library, and Headspace subscription.

Hiring process

• The application form is temporarily offline; applications are currently accepted by email with a CV and application.