AddressPerformance 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, 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 Director oversees and coordinates the delivery across a team of biddable experts. You will manage all operations, from ensuring quality implementation planning to improving operational efficiency & delivery, to acting as a senior consultant to clients for their activation and performance management.
This role includes taking accountability for talent management, including reviews, training, coaching, performance management, and recruitment.
You will work closely with other directors to support national initiatives designed to improve key indicators.
WHAT YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
People – 40% of your time
• Oversee team workflow, dealing with issues as they arise to a satisfactory resolution
• Ensure your team is adequately trained, resourced, motivated, and engaged to deliver on campaign requirements
• Conduct regular 1-2-1s with your team, providing leadership and modelling our behaviours at all times
Product – 30% of your time
• Help define and deliver best practice, supervising your team's output and intervening where necessary
• Contribute to product development and direction, leveraging vendors and partners to achieve this
• Anticipate future challenges, trends, and changes to both your clients and our industry, proactively forming a view of strategies to mitigate risk and create opportunity
Client – 15% of your time
• Lead key client relationships as it relates to implementation planning & buying, ensuring team output is to the required standard
• Be the voice of GroupM Nexus initiatives with your teams and your clients, driving best practice and innovation.
• Navigate the complex media, technology, and data landscape, providing counsel and support to both your team and clients
• Elevates both team and client thinking through expert opinion and leadership, including tackling sensitive conversations with confidence
Commercial – 15% of your time
• Responsible for the overall delivery of client investment, with flawless accuracy across all aspects
• Identify commercial opportunities with the ability to make a compelling case for their inclusion
• Provide robust and accurate internal forecasting, both across client investment and for required resources to manage campaign delivery
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
