Job title: Senior Director
Reporting to: Client Lead
Location, Country: Mumbai, India
Brief Role Description
Wavemaker is an agency of GroupM, the worlds largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Senior Business Director to join us.
3 Best Things About The Job
- Opportunity to work on the largest FMCG client in the region
- Lead strategic thinking and integrated solutions for your set of brands
- Spearhead innovations and disruptive ideas
About Wavemaker
We always believe there is a better way to grow our client and our people. We do this by positively provoking growth for our clients and people. We work with clients to help them grow and shape their consumers brand decisions and experiences through media, content, and technology.
We have one single attitude Positive Provocation.
Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We always make sure we have each others backs through our inclusive culture.
We do our best work for brave brands and people who want to be challenged to go further and faster. We know its not easy, but if its in you, we will get it out of you.
Our Attitude Of Positive Provocation Is Enabled By
- The deep Knowledge we have of our clients business
- The confidence to Challenge whats gone before
- The Support to go further than we thought possible
Core Responsibilities
- In-depth understanding of category and client business, forecasting future trend
- Leading integrated strategy for AOPs
- Overseeing BAU operations, including planning & activation with direct reporting team and support functions
- Establish strong client relationship & manage stakeholders from brand & media at the clients end
- Challenge briefs and constantly evolve our strategies to ensure we hit client KPIs and constantly take campaigns to the next level
- Being the key custodian of your set of brands, understanding client challenges and provide solutions
- Understanding of various agency functions and ancillary capabilities to provide holistic value to client
- Future planning, forecasting workloads and team management
- Team upskilling & succession planning
The Candidate
- 10+ years of experience in media strategy, planning, execution & team management
- Comfortable making & presenting annual, quarterly media strategy & plans.
- Experience in integrating first party data into media strategies
- Working knowledge of all tools TGI, BARC, MAP, IRS. Knowledge of digital tools (COMSCORE, Similarweb, Google trends, etc) would be a plus
- Go getter attitude, understanding of data & analytics, communication skills, good logical reasoning, attention to detail, integrity, empathy & dare to challenge status quo
More about GroupM Market
At GroupM India, theres never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners, and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.
GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity its about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and thats what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.
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