Sr.Director Client Engagement (Global Media Agency)
at Global Media Agency- A client of Merito
Key Responsibilities
- Recognizes and seizes opportunities to contribute to agency new business
- Build product GTM narrative, and clearly explain products, value proposition, commercial and engagement model
- Organize Product trainings and roadshows across agencies
- Accountable for maintaining a positive relationship with Media agency, and providing clear lanes of communication and support
- Responsible for development of direct reports
- Establish regular check-ins with key stakeholders
- Understand who and when to pull in Tech Product team to support client-direct conversations, and more specific requests
- Manage & prioritize incoming requests from agencies
- Partner with business stakeholders to define product application & usage goals and working to ensure solutions are properly integrated, applied, and activated
- Provide feedback to product team share client & agency specific feedback, areas for improvement, opportunities, etc.
- Display strong consulting and collaboration skills
- Exhibits enthusiasm for clients’ business and industry. Maintains leading edge of knowledge of clients’ business and industry
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience, ideally in a digital or media agency or consultancy
- Strong knowledge of leading data and technology tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to create and deliver professional presentations and customer deliverables requiring little review/input from others.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organization skills, and ability to manage multiple projects
- Demonstrable track record of success in operations and client engagement in a cross-functional environment, including product, tech, or media.
- Has deep knowledge and experience with paid media agencies
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Key Areas of Responsibility:
● Growth
○ Consumer:
■ Understand the core consumer needs, and collaborate with product and design to build the right consumer experience and optimise conversion funnels.
■ Lead the development and execution of comprehensive growth strategies, focusing on user acquisition, activation, and retention.
■ Oversee and optimise performance marketing channels, including paid advertising, SEO, SEM, and partnerships.
■ Utilise data analytics to identify trends, insights, and areas for improvement in the user journey.
■ Develop and implement strategies to increase customer retention and lifetime value.
○ Partnerships
■ Define the partnerships and spiritual leader outreach strategy to align with the consumer need and company vision.
■ Build a high quality curated leader community by developing a deep understanding of the ecosystem and nurturing leader relationships.
■ Work closely with the content team to align leader onboarding strategy with the overall content strategy.
● Strategic Support:
○ Collaborate closely with the founding team to drive and execute key strategic initiatives.
○ Conduct market research, prepare reports, and provide insights to support decision-making.
● Problem Solving:
● Anticipate challenges and proactively identify solutions to address them.
● Assist in resolving operational issues and roadblocks.
Qualifications
● Bachelor's degree in Engineering; MBA is a plus.
● Previous experience in a Product or Chief of Staff or similar role, preferably in a startup environment.
● Exceptional organisational and project management skills.
● Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
● Flexibility and adaptability to handle evolving responsibilities.
- Execute an ecosystem strategy for adding and growing key data partners to the Platform. Typical deal structure will include partner identification, outreach, negotiation of terms, and closing
- Maintain positive relationships with existing data partners, piloting new initiatives and evaluating the performance of these initiatives as part of the larger Platform strategy
- Research and develop innovative new business models and growth opportunities with partners; negotiate, structure, and execute relevant agreements
- Execute high-impact marketing programs around new data partner initiatives to enhance positioning
- Assist with high profile client and new business initiatives relating to specific client data acquisition requirements
- Operate as an expert in the data ecosystem, with deep knowledge of 3rd party data providers, publisher and supply direct relationships, and WPP companies
- Oversee quarterly reports on market, industry and adoption rates for management team measuring the business value of the program, present findings to senior management
- Find and understand new and emerging technologies; bring new ideas and perspectives back into R&D and the business
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field.
- OR equivalent professional work experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of the media and advertising landscape along with the major players in the marketplace
- Deep understanding of addressable marketing, audience segmentation and targeting, and both traditional and programmatic media channels
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends
- A passion for strategic omni-channel marketing and advertising
- Proven communication, leadership, and persuasion skills
- Outstanding writing, presentation, and overall communication skills
- Success managing a direct report
Job Description
- Lead the Data Solutions function and be the POC for all Agency Digital and Data leads to liaise on client requirements, and ensuring the appropriate solutions are rolled out.
- General agency pitch support for data as needed but more proactively creating consulting frameworks around client 1st PD data architecture, guidance, and recommendation around CDPs implementation, vs DMP, Mar-tech stack
- Establish working relationship and SOP for implementation delivery for Mar-Tech projects
- Contribute to team projects as the executive sponsor for client data initiatives, support the agencies in audience planning strategies utilising all data assets
- Own the setup elements such as first party data, tag integration (tag management systems, custom data integrations, CRM connections, etc.), custom data partner integration development.
- Work with data partners to integrate their data sets into [m]insights (Onboarding & Testing Data Sets)
- Manage the Mar-tech partners, working on JBPs to achieve shared goals of client enablement
- Work closely with the global and regional product team to test and rollout new features, special with the cookieless future of audience planning tools
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Technology Consulting role within Adtech/Martech
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (Data, Technology, IT, Marketing)
- Certifications (or advanced knowledge) in DMP, CDP, Mar-tech & digital analytics platforms
- A strong understanding of all digital marketing channels
- Familiar with advanced analytics and data management concepts
- Proven ability to build and grow relationships with key stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Flexibility to work in a cross-functional team but also have the initiative to problem-solve independently.
- Highly organised with demonstrated project management capabilities
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Conducting market research and analysis to identify potential business opportunities
2. Creating and delivering presentations to potential clients and partners
3. Identifying and contacting potential clients and partners, and following up with leads
4. Assisting with creating sales collateral, such as brochures and presentation
5. Maintaining and updating customer and prospect databases, tracking key metrics, and reporting on performance
6. Staying current with industry trends and best practices, attending conferences and networking events, and sharing knowledge and insights with the team
7. Completing administrative tasks as needed, such as scheduling meetings, organizing files, and managing project timelines
- research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
- seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
- generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
- foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
- understand the needs of our customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
- Identify, prioritize, and reach out to new clients, and business opportunities et al
- Identifies development opportunities; follows up on development leads and contacts; participates in the structuring and financing of projects; assures the completion of projects.
- Writes winning proposal documents, negotiate fees and rates in line with organizations’ policy
- Responsible for handling business research, market surveys and feasibility studies for clients
- Responsible for supervising implementation, advocating for the customer’s needs, and communicating with clients
- Develops, executes and evaluates new plans for expanding increase sales
- Documents all customer contact and information
- Represent in strategic meetings
- Help increase sales and growth