Performance Associate Director

WPP AUNZ-Barangaroo NSW

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

**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 mínimal 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 mínimal 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

Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 16/11/2024