Sydney Investment Lead | Media Strategy Expert

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia GroupM Full time

Company Overview

At Wavemaker, a leading media buying alliance and marketing communications group, we strive to positively provoke growth for our clients, people, and partners. Our Sydney office is part of six locations across Australia and New Zealand, employing over 250 people.

We aim to empower our team members to bring their full potential, fostering a culture of innovation and creativity. As a pioneer in the industry, we continuously push boundaries and deliver impactful results for our clients.

About the Role

The Sydney Head of Investment will lead a high-performing agency team in delivering exceptional investment strategies, implementation planning, negotiations, and buying. This role requires providing thought leadership and building key senior client and publisher relationships to unlock transformational growth.

You will collaborate closely with the agency MD to shape the direction of the Sydney agency, ensuring we have the right structure for the team and attract top talent. Motivating your team to achieve individual, team, and organizational goals is also essential.

Your Responsibilities:

  • People
    • Collaborate with the agency MD to shape the direction of the Sydney agency, influencing change for the future.
    • Ensure the right structure for the team and retain/ attract the best talent for a future-fit agency.
    • Motivate team members to achieve individual, team, and organizational goals.
    • Lead and coach team members to reach their potential.
    • Empower team members with skills to improve confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.
    • Set the rhythm and lead regular team meetings.
    • Oversee the workflow of the team to ensure adherence to SOX controls, SLAs, and KPIs.
    • Oversee leave and team absences to ensure coverage for team responsibilities and minimal impact on remaining team members.
    • Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations, and Annual Performance Reviews with direct reports through Culture Amp.
    • Liaise with the People Team to resolve team disputes, ensuring a safe and productive team environment.
    • Create and foster a cohesive team environment through team activities and cultural moments.
    • Champion agency values, demonstrating genuine care for collective team success.
    • Foster knowledge sharing and continuous learning around trends and relevant skills.
    • Lead teams while adapting to fast-changing priorities.
  • Clients
    • Serve as a senior Investment consultant for clients.
    • Deliver innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert on clients' businesses, industries, and competitors.
    • Seek out reformist ways to keep clients informed on relevant developments and changes to the media landscape.
    • Regularly meet with senior vendors and partners to drive clients' agendas, identifying opportunities for transformational growth.
    • Play a leading role in building the agency's reputation for outstanding client service.
    • Build strong, trusted, and enduring client relationships at a senior level.
  • Product
    • Collaborate with the National Head of Investment and Chief Investment & Operations Officer to shape the future Investment offering for Wavemaker.
    • Serve as a leadership voice internally and externally, focusing on developing and rolling out best-in-class implementation planning and buying products for clients.
    • Oversee the construction and presentation of effective, bespoke, and future-fit implementation planning and investment strategies for clients.
    • Foster a culture of innovative thinking and creativity, leveraging senior relationships with publishers to bring insights and case studies from across the market.
    • Lean into new Investment models, tools, services, and measurement, forming a point of view and case studies to share with the team and broader agency.
    • Benchmark agency cost and quality metrics internally and utilize this data to maximize value extraction for clients.
  • Growth & Marketing
    • 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 and contributing to industry thought leadership.
    • Be a positive face of the agency at industry events, either related to clients' categories or media partners.
    • Be an agency spokesperson on industry subjects with a strong, high-profile, and positive reputation and personality in the market.

Salary Range

$180,000 - $220,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Benefits

We offer a flexible work environment, inclusive parental leave policy, discounts, corporate benefits, and continuous training and development opportunities.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • Prior experience in a similar leadership position.
  • Strong media landscape knowledge, including macroeconomic and audience trends.
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
  • Able to influence through persuasion and leadership.
  • Results-driven, passionate about delivering business results for clients.

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