GroupM Australia & New Zealand - Group Investment Director

GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, EssenceMediacom and Wavemaker, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis.
With 800 people based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, GroupM's primary purpose is to maximize the performance of WPP's media agencies by operating as a leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities.

A bit about us!

We are Mindshare, a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for our clients.
Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine.

What we offer

At Mindshare ANZ, we offer a competitive salary package, with 20 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days, with the option to purchase extra leave of up to 4 weeks per year.
We also offer a flexible working environment, paid parental leave, flexible public holidays, birthday leave and early finishes during the summer months.
We have a culture of learning where we invest in your career growth and development through a range of learning and development opportunities.
We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and collaboration and we provide mental wellness support via our Employee Assistance Program.

Our Values

Our values of Energy, Empathy and Impact align with our Good Growth ambition and represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world.

Our Commitment

We want you to have the best opportunity to show us your skills and talents.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make the application / interview process work for you.
Should you require any adjustments or if you require this document in another format, such as large print or audio, please contact our Talent Lead, Lisa McCullen.

Marketplace

Marketplace is fundamentally responsible for leading, managing and inspiring the investment team to deliver Purple standard implementation and trading practices.

We are looking for a Group Investment Director to work with one of our biggest clients, market leaders in the FMCG space.
This role is based in Sydney.

Responsibilities

• Engage with our media partners to retain rich knowledge of the media landscape and a deep understanding of core media principles and the capabilities of each media touchpoint.
  
• 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 prioritization, roles of all communication channels) and strong ability to utilize agency and industry tools to enhance and support planned recommendation.
  
• 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 Investment strategies for your clients, to fuel growth for their business.
  
• Ensure client Investment deliverables are met consistently, across all touchpoints.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Seek out reformist ways to keep clients informed on relevant developments and changes to media landscape and media partners informed on client priorities and client partnership opportunities.
  
• Clear understanding of the in-scope services of your clients and the process for completing work above and beyond.
  
• 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.
  

Experience

You will have considerable career experience across major agency and channel related topics, including leveraging deep experience of application to deliver advanced client and brand outcomes.
This will be underpinned by 8 - 12 years experience in Media Agencies or broader Media Industry using SME tools, techniques and processes.

What we value the most

• Being 'open to different'
• Living our values of empathy, energy and impact
• Achieving Good Growth for business, people and the planet

What is your pathway for Good Growth?

We'd love to hear what your ambitions are to achieve personal growth, and how we can help you realise them with us!