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Planning Director - Job Description
WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $105,000 - $115,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

About GroupM
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemaker, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

About the role
In your role as Planning Director, you are the story teller, the person that connects all the dots, defines the idea, and the systems architect. Working closely with our strategy, creative, account service, marketplace and digital teams, will engage with the business leadership team to deliver on your client’s objectives. We are now one of the largest agencies with an enviable client roster, which includes CBA, Bankwest, adidas, Bayer, Dell, Google, Mars, PlayStation, The Coca-Cola Company and Uber.

What will make you stand out
• You are considered a specialist when it comes to understanding how media works across paid, owned and earned channels.
• Really enjoys working with data – being able to pull actionable insights from a client’s data set translating this into planning lead implications/optimisations. Ability to build and optimise reach and use tools to do this.
• In-depth understanding of the latest research on media effectiveness and how media drives growth
• Experience in audience and signal planning understanding how to build audiences and translate them into segments we can buy and activate against
• Competency working across planning tools from audience planning, allocation and optimisation
• Ability to work with implementation teams to translate the strategy into actionable plans for brands
• Ensuring delivery of a digital solution which is relevant to the client’s business/brand by working with the Implementation teams to fine tune budget allocation, weights, phasing, site mix with creation of the media plan
• Builds key relationships with key client stake holders in marketing, planning and strategy
• Works with client teams to share thought leadership on media planning effectiveness either pro-actively or in key stakeholder meeting

More about You
• Has the ability to turn numbers into a story - numbers are like a second language and easily translated fast, accurately and effectively
• Is a highly skilled communicator who knows how to simplify the complicated media world and structure of an agency
• Is always excited to build connected systems that deliver against business solutions
• An awareness of what award-winning work looks like
• Is a trusted advisor who can quickly understand the client’s business needs and develop a solution
• Enjoys working within a fully integrated team

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $120,000-$140,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemake, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

ROLE OUTLINE
The role of the Client Director is to be a key point of contact for our clients and to develop strong communication recommendations across all channels, paid, owned and earned. Responsible for driving & leading a successful client relationship and a results driven team. Bringing together the right people, to deliver the highest quality of outputs for your client, end to end, ensuring deliverables are grounded in client priorities.

WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
• Manages day to day contact with Clients, building strong, trust-based relationships
• Full understanding and comprehension of the client brief and ability to discuss it internally and interrogate with the broader client and craft teams.
• Work closely with the Strategic Planner on the creation of unique and insightful channel strategies that meet the client needs.
• Strong project management, able to lead quality control of work going to the client in a timely manner, across all business units to ensure our product is answering the business need. Always seeking to raise the benchmark.
• Leverage industry and agency suite of tools to aid planning, including the development of target audience, brand, growth priorities, insights, role of channel and channel priorities. Brings innovation and creativity to the table through insights.
• Confident in your knowledge of media planning principles (e.g. scheduling, flighting, recency, effective reach theories, seasonality, market prioritisation, roles of all communication channels)
• Seek to find, communicate and implement improvements in all aspects of the role.
• Engage with internal product teams including GroupM proprietary product and service teams to ensure you have an understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients.
• Help develop Client Development plans through to execution with key clients.
• Solid working relationship with internal & external stakeholders, and able to bring together diverse capabilities for the benefit of the client.
• Skilled understanding of Client contracts & commercials, and able to align to identify & support new solutions and revenue opportunities for clients.

Leadership:
• Ensure all new team members are onboarded correctly in line with the Enboarder workflow.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the team to ensure that SOX controls, SLAs and KPIs are adhered to.
• Manage leave and team absences to ensure coverage for team responsibilities and minimal impact to remaining team members.
• Motivate the team to achieve individual, team and organizational goals.
• Develop and train team members to ensure they reach their potential.
• Empower team members with skills to improve their confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
• Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations and Annual Performance Reviews through Culture Amp.
• Liaise with the People Team to resolve all team disputes to ensure a safe and productive team environment.
• Create and foster a cohesive team environment through team activities and cultural moments.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CLIENT DIRECTOR
• Advanced knowledge and skills within Account & Client Management with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
• Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Relevant qualification in Sales or Marketing
• Experience leading Projects, preferably with a qualification in Project Management

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemake, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

ROLE OUTLINE
The role of the Client Associate Director is to be a key point of contact for our clients and to support the development of strong communication recommendations across all channels, paid, owned and earned. Responsible for supporting a successful client relationship. Bringing together the right people, to deliver the highest quality of outputs for your client, end to end, ensuring deliverables are grounded in client priorities.

WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
• Manages day to day contact with Clients, building strong, trust-based relationships
• Full understanding and comprehension of the client brief and ability to discuss it internally with the broader client and craft teams.
• Deliver a well-informed POV in every meeting, providing innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert in your craft. Brings innovation and creativity to the table, leveraging insights from across the market.
• Confident in your knowledge of media planning principles (e.g. scheduling, flighting, recency, effective reach theories, seasonality, market prioritisation, roles of all communication channels) and strong ability to utilise agency and industry tools to enhance and support planned recommendation.
• Articulates and justifies the tactics against each channel clearly detailing how they bring the strategic approach to life.
• Seek to find, communicate and implement improvements in all aspects of the role.
• Leads / oversees implementation planning and trading processes ensuring quality and timely output across the segment, identifying buying strategies on a campaign-by-campaign basis.
• Engage with internal product teams including GroupM proprietary product and service teams to ensure you have an understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients.
• Help develop Client Development plans through to execution with key clients.
• Solid working relationship with internal & external stakeholders, and able to bring together diverse capabilities for the benefit of the client.
• Skilled understanding of Client contracts & commercials, and able to align to identify & support new solutions and revenue opportunities for clients.

Leadership:
• Ensure all new team members are onboarded correctly in line with the Enboarder workflow.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the team to ensure that SOX controls, SLAs and KPIs are adhered to.
• Manage leave and team absences to ensure coverage for team responsibilities and minimal impact to remaining team members.
• Motivate the team to achieve individual, team and organizational goals.
• Develop and train team members to ensure they reach their potential.
• Empower team members with skills to improve their confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
• Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations and Annual Performance Reviews through Culture Amp.
• Liaise with the People Team to resolve all team disputes to ensure a safe and productive team environment.
• Create and foster a cohesive team environment through team activities and cultural moments.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CLIENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
• Holds a deep practical knowledge of Account & Client Management.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Relevant qualification in Sales or Marketing
• Experience leading Projects, preferably with a qualification in Project Management

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $120,000-$140,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemake, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

ROLE OUTLINE
The role of the Marketplace team is to deliver the highest excellence in Implementation Planning and Buying, spanning both offline and online media types, powered by data, technology, and automation, ensuring client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient, and future facing way. The scope of Marketplace incorporates traditional media (TV, Cinema, Out of Home, Radio, Print, Digital Video and Display) and the online evolution of traditional media (Addressable TV, Programmatic OOH, Music Streaming and Podcasting). The role of Director within the Marketplace team is to lead the development and presentation of effective, efficient, creative and future facing implementation plans and media schedules for clients, to deliver business growth.
WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
• Lead the construction and presentation of effective and future facing Implementation plans, that are grounded in strategic priorities and data-led optimisation recommendations.
• Exceptional knowledge of the media landscape, able to confidently articulate and train others on core media principles and the how each media touchpoint can fuel growth for clients.
• Overall responsibility of the media plan, ensuring quality and accuracy
• Identify and lead product innovation opportunities for your clients and with your teams.
• Prioritise and oversee non-biddable projects across your client remit, working collaboratively with stakeholders to define and deliver success.
• Collaborate closely with internal product teams including GroupM proprietary product and service teams to ensure you have a robust understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients, are able to clearly articulate their benefits of their inclusion, with a focus on identifying and converting growth opportunities that can help transform client Implementation plans.
• Prioritise and oversee initiatives to improve both agency and client capabilities, working across vendors and partners to achieve success. Seek to find, communicate and implement improvements in all aspects of the role.
• Responsible for client media audits, media negotiations and billings forecasting, working hand in hand with your key stakeholders to deliver to goals and client KPI’s.
• Ensure your team are delivering on time and with accuracy.
• Strong understanding of media planning principles, including agency practices and philosophies.
• Pivotal role in new business development and pitching when required.
• Responsible for the overall delivery of client investment, with flawless accuracy across all aspects
• Ensure client Investment deliverables are met consistently, across all touchpoints.
• Deliver a well-informed POV in every meeting, providing innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert in your craft.

Leadership:
• Ensure all new team members are onboarded correctly in line with the Enboarder workflow.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the team to ensure that SOX controls, SLAs and KPIs are adhered to.
• Manage leave and team absences to ensure coverage for team responsibilities and minimal impact to remaining team members.
• Motivate the team to achieve individual, team and organizational goals.
• Develop and train team members to ensure they reach their potential.
• Empower team members with skills to improve their confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
• Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations and Annual Performance Reviews through Culture Amp.
• Liaise with the People Team to resolve all team disputes to ensure a safe and productive team environment.
• Create and foster a cohesive team environment through team activities and cultural moments.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT MARKETPLACE DIRECTOR
• Advanced knowledge and skills within Digital Investment with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
• Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Relevant qualification in Media or Marketing
• Experience leading Projects, preferably with a qualification in Project Management

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemake, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

ROLE OUTLINE
The role of the Marketplace team is to deliver the highest excellence in Implementation Planning and Buying, spanning both offline and online media types, powered by data, technology, and automation, ensuring client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient, and future facing way. The scope of Marketplace incorporates traditional media (TV, Cinema, Out of Home, Radio, Print, Digital Video and Display) and the online evolution of traditional media (Addressable TV, Programmatic OOH, Music Streaming and Podcasting). The role of Associate Director within the Marketplace team is to help shape and manage the delivery of client media plans.

WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
• Able to construct and present effective and future facing Implementation plans, that are grounded in strategic priorities and data-led optimisation recommendations.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the media landscape, able to confidently articulate and train others on core media principles and the how each media touchpoint can fuel growth for clients.
• Ownership of the media plan (creating, developing, updating and reconciling), including the distribution to all key stakeholders.
• Identify and lead product innovation opportunities for your clients and with your teams.
• Lead non-biddable projects across your client remit, working collaboratively with stakeholders to define and deliver success.
• Collaborate closely with internal product teams including GroupM proprietary product and service teams to ensure you have a robust understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients, can clearly articulate their benefits of their inclusion, with a focus on identifying growth opportunities that can help transform client Implementation plans.
• Lead initiatives to improve both agency and client capabilities, working across vendors and partners to achieve success. Seek to find, communicate and implement improvements in all aspects of the role.
• A pivotal role for client media audits, media negotiations and billings forecasting, working hand in hand with your key stakeholders to deliver to goals and client KPI’s.
• Ensure your team are delivering on time and with accuracy.
• Well-established understanding of media planning principles, including agency practices and philosophies.
• Actively contribute to new business development and pitching when required.

Leadership:
• Ensure all new team members are onboarded correctly in line with the Enboarder workflow.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the team to ensure that SOX controls, SLAs and KPIs are adhered to.
• Manage leave and team absences to ensure coverage for team responsibilities and minimal impact to remaining team members.
• Motivate the team to achieve individual, team and organizational goals.
• Develop and train team members to ensure they reach their potential.
• Empower team members with skills to improve their confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
• Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations and Annual Performance Reviews through Culture Amp.
• Liaise with the People Team to resolve all team disputes to ensure a safe and productive team environment.
• Create and foster a cohesive team environment through team activities and cultural moments.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT MARKETPLACE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
• Holds a deep practical knowledge of Digital Investment.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Relevant qualification in Media or Marketing
• Experience leading Projects, preferably with a qualification in Project Management

Performance Director - Job description
WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $120,000-$140,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemaker, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward.

Role Overview
The role of the Performance team is to deliver the highest excellence in Implementation Planning and Buying, spanning Social, Search, Programmatic and E-Comm, powered by data, technology, and automation, ensuring client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient, and future facing way.
The role of Director within the Performance team is to lead, with overall responsibility for the direction, workflow and quality of Implementation Planning and Buying for the client team.

Key Responsibilities
People
· Openly communicate and collaborate with all internal key stakeholders and reports regularly
· Hold regular performance evaluation meetings with reports throughout the year, setting SMART KPIs and creating a clear career development plan with them.
· Review your team's training needs to make sure their career plans are aligned to their progression. Responsible for training and development of all members of the team.
· Responsible for overseeing workflow between all members of the team and escalating any issues.
Clients
· Establish an understanding of client challenges, objectives & initiatives.
· Help build on the agency's reputation for outstanding client service.
· Build strong and enduring client relationships at a senior level.
· Help to provide innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert on the client's business, industry and competitors
· Clear understanding of the in-scope services of your clients and the process for completing work above and beyond.
Product
· Engage with our media partners to build knowledge of the media landscape and understanding of core media principles and the capabilities of each media touchpoint.
· Work collaboratively with Media and/or platform partners, ensuring strong relationships are developed from the outset and you have an understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients
· Engage with internal product teams including GroupM proprietary product and service teams to ensure you have an understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients.
· Confident in your knowledge of media planning principles (e.g. scheduling, flighting, recency, effective reach theories, seasonality, market prioritisation, roles of all communication channels) and strong ability to utilise agency and industry tools to enhance and support planned recommendation.
· Support the development of media plans, including media plan reconciliation, and the update of plan changes, to ensure accuracy.
· Enrich on-going campaign optimisation to improve business objectives, such as ROAS and CPA, delivering across a range of touch points; sales, store visits, online submissions, downloads etc.
· Complete and maintain all Performance platform certifications (Search, Display, Mobile, Video, Commerce).
· Challenges the status quo offered by platforms, thinking critically about their solutions to get the best outcomes for our clients.
· Use data within platforms to provide insights for client teams & clients to use across other marketing and advertising channels.
· Ensure all reporting is clear, jargon-free and insightful for clients.
· Able to construct and present robust Implementation plans, that are grounded in strategic priorities.
· Brings innovation and creativity to the table, leveraging insights from across the market.
· Developing future fit, market leading Performance strategies for your clients, to fuel growth for their business.
· Ensure client Investment deliverables are met consistently, across all touchpoints.
· Construct and present insightful and progressive post analysis reports.
· Responsible for ensuring all financial and compliance processes are followed with 100% accuracy, including bookings and loadings
· Responsible for the overall delivery of client trading KPI’s
· Seek to find, communicate and implement improvements in all aspects of the role.
· Deliver a well-informed POV in every meeting, providing innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert in your craft.
Growth & Marketing
· Collaborate closely with your Manager to identify, collate and showcase examples of great work from within the team, both internally and externally.
· Build the agency’s reputation by contributing to entries for awards and competitions
· Contribute to thought leadership across the agency’s owned assets (Website, Social, EDM’s etc.)
· Share relevant and insightful commentary internally, for the broader agency.
· Be a positive face of the agency at industry events, either related to clients’ category or our media partners.
· Develop market leading profile via strong relationships internally and externally

What makes a great Performance Director
· Attention to detail: monitoring the quality and accurate of your own work, and that of others
· Organisation: manages expectations across all stakeholders, sets clear priorities
· Team & collaboration: assumes extra responsibilities to facilitate the achievement of team goals
· Communication: effectively communicates business objectives, issues, and outcomes clearly, applies strategic thinking
· Analytical: recognises causes & consequences of actions and events that are not readily apparent
· Flexibility: recognises changing circumstances quickly and proactively implements successful action plans across team
· Proactivity/taking the initiative: consistently contributes to improve work methods, outcomes, and team performance
· Problem solving: identifies root problems and proactively implements solutions, acts to minimise risk across all implementation processes and procedures

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW
This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 inclusive of superannuation
Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

ABOUT GROUPM:
GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom, Wavemake, GroupM Nexus, Acceleration and GOAT. With 1,000+ people based across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. Combined with GroupM’s global scale, our media investment decisions—guided by brand safety, leading privacy principles and premium relationships— represent 1 out of 3 ads in the global marketplace. Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward..

ROLE OUTLINE
The Performance Associate Director spans the full spectrum of implementation, activation, and delivery. You provide leadership to activation staff, drawing on your expertise to coach, teach, and support them in delivering for our clients to a consistently high standard. You also collaborate with clients to produce successful implementation plans that drive real business change.

WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
People – 35% of your time
• Manage team workflow, delegating tasks effectively, making sure goals are set & met, and resolving issues with minimal guidance
• Ensure performance evaluations are completed to the required frequency and standard, coaching managers where required
• Lead the training and development of junior members of the team, including up-to-date certifications/accreditations across all relevant platforms
Product – 30% of your time
• Enrich ongoing implementation planning and buying practices to improve delivery, collaborating with practice leads where relevant
• Actively lean into GroupM craft initiatives at an AU, APAC and Global level to drive best practice in your team and to maximise knowledge sharing opportunities.
• Bring innovation and creativity to the table by leading the testing agenda for your team, collaborating with partners to harness their capability
• Supervise the reporting output across the team, ensuring it is jargon-free, insightful, and of the highest standard
Client – 20% of your time
• Own key relationships at the intermediate level, as it relates to implementation planning & buying
• Demonstrate strong media planning principles, working with clients to provide implementation plans that are grounded in strategic priorities
• Provide coaching and guidance to junior team members on their communication and relationship-building skills
Commercial – 15% of your time
• Address and resolve challenges and issues related to commercial tasks, liaising with stakeholders and coaching junior team members as required with minimal supervision
• Seek and implement improvements to ways of working that increase efficiency and effectiveness of commercial operations
• Support Director on investment decisions, audits, and forecasting

WHAT MAKES A GREAT PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
• Attention to detail: monitoring the quality and accurate of your own work, and that of others
• Organisation: manages expectations across all stakeholders, sets clear priorities
• Team & collaboration: assumes extra responsibilities to facilitate the achievement of team goals
• Communication: effectively communicates business objectives, issues, and outcomes clearly, applies strategic thinking
• Analytical: recognises causes & consequences of actions and events that are not readily apparent
• Flexibility: recognises changing circumstances quickly and proactively implements successful action plans across team
• Proactivity/taking the initiative: consistently contributes to improve work methods, outcomes, and team performance
• Problem solving: identifies root problems and proactively implements solutions, acts to minimise risk across all implementation processes and procedures