Group Director, Top Client Development- Northeast
About the role:
Are you ready to shape the future of Chanel's top client experience across the Northeast? CHANEL is seeking a Director, VIC & Client Development strategy to lead, innovate, and elevate our client engagement programs across all boutiques and key markets in the Northeast, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Detroit. Based in NYC, you will spend significant time in-boutique, partnering with boutique teams and Client Development Managers to service and support our Top Clients. As a strategic leader, you will drive and align local initiatives with the broader market vision, working closely with both regional teams and the home office. Your mission: to turn market insights and client relationships into high-impact, tailored strategies that set the standard for luxury service.
What impact you can create at CHANEL
Serve as the primary advocate for boutique needs and client development initiatives in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Detroit, ensuring the unique characteristics of each market inform your approach.
Dedicatesignificant timein-boutique, collaborating directly with Client Development Managers to service and build relationships with Top Clients, ensuring an exceptional, personalized luxury experience.
Lead cross-market collaboration, ensuring best-in-class execution of client events, experiences, and engagement strategies, both domestically and internationally.
Foster a culture of partnership, innovation, and continuous improvement across boutique teams, regional leadership, and home office partners.
Leading with empathy, discretion, anda growthmindset, and serving as a role model for CHANEL’s values.
What you will bring to the team:
10+ years of progressive experience in luxury retail, client development, or a related strategic leadership role, with a proventrack recordof driving client engagement and business growth at the boutique and market level.
Deep familiarity with the Northeast luxury landscape—including established relationships and cultural fluency across NYC, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, and neighboring areas.
A collaborative approach, with the ability to connect the dots across markets, teams, and organizational levels.
Location: Based in New York City,with frequent travel (up to 50%) to boutiques and key markets including Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Detroit.
Compensation:
- The anticipated base salary range for this position is $138,000 through $173,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components [may/will] include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.
Benefits and Perks:
- Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for Wellbeing Days in Retail and a Wellbeing fund
- Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
- Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
- 401K and other incentives
- Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
- Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
*Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or makeexceptions on designations where circumstanceswheredeemedappropriate.
