Performance Associate Director

WPP AUNZ–Barangaroo NSW

This is a role at GroupM which is part of the WPP network.

Location: Office location will be determined dependent on the right applicant, as we have offices based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane

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.

Through modern investment services, we put money against goals that move businesses forward..

ROLE OUTLINE

You also collaborate with clients to produce successful implementation plans that drive real business change.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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