Wavemaker Performance Associate Director

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Nexus Full time

Description

Position at GroupM Nexus

PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
ABOUT GROUPM NEXUS
GroupM Nexus is the world’s leading global media performance organisation that unites GroupM Practices (search, social, programmatic, ad-ops, commerce) and Solutions (Finecast, Xaxis, Sightline and Goat) into a single unit. The global organisation will be underpinned by a new cross-channel performance platform, AI and international delivery hubs to set new benchmarks for innovation, effectiveness and efficiency for GroupM’s agencies and clients.
With +350 people across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, our primary purpose is to deliver unrivalled advantage to our clients, stakeholders, and people.
We have a clear vision for our business, to lead the next era of media performance. We believe that this spans how we make advertising work better for our people, our planet, our communities, and our clients.
Our Nexus mission statement is to place transformative technology at the centre of human experiences. We’ll achieve this by connecting our technology, talent and thinking.
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.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Collaborating closely with internal teams
  • Establishing strong relationships with relevant media, data, and technology partners
  • Foster deep trust and understanding with agency client teams
  • Contribute to great teamwork in your immediate team

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 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

 
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 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

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

 
Working at Wavemaker   
Inclusive policies   

  • Flexible work environment
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
  • Discounts and corporate benefits
  • Continuous training and development opportunities

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria.  Here, we strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can positively impact our team with your experience  
We believe that diversity is vital and positively influences the environment in which we operate. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that is free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. Race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions, we encourage all applicants.  
  
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