Performance Group Director
ABOUT WPP & OPENDOOR
At WPP, we’re constantly reinventing the future of creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology.
Over the last decade, we have developed a dedicated global client practice with the mission of accelerating WPP’s impact for our largest clients by bringing them the best of WPP. Each team is custom-built around a client’s specific needs and challenges, providing easy access to the right capabilities. And that’s why we’ve built OpenDoor for Amazon.
OpenDoor is a unique integration of the best of WPP and Amazon – building on their respective strengths and visions. Whether at WPP or at Amazon, every project is an OpenDoor on new possibilities. Anything and everything can be an opportunity for our people to drive impact – for them to innovate, learn, thrive, and occasionally fail too.
The unique OpenDoor partnership model is built to deliver next level Productivity, fueled by our industry-leading approach to People, Platforms, and Process. OpenDoor spans across all WPP agencies and disciplines such as media, business consultancy, communications and brand strategy, tech and commerce, public relations, and production.
OpenDoor’s values are built from Amazon’s own 16 Leadership Principles, and WPP’s core values of Open, Optimistic and Extraordinary. Together, when WPP’s Creative Transformation meets Amazon’s next-level customer centricity, our people come together to challenge and impact what’s done today and build a better future.
By joining OpenDoor, not only are you joining a cross-function team partnering with one of WPP’s top five global clients, but you are also taking a step to challenge yourself and the world around you every day, working in the most unusual way on some of Earth’s most ambitious opportunities in marketing, tech, media, business, and creativity.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are searching for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our OpenDoor team as a Group Performance Director. This is a Full-time position based in Sydney. This role plays a crucial part in supporting WPP's mission to deliver consistency, delivery excellence and best in class service for Amazon in every country across its diverse businesses, including XCM, Prime Video, and RMI.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- The role of Group Performance Director is to lead, with overall responsibility for the direction, workflow and quality of implementation planning and buying for the performance and wider Open Door team.
- Hold regular performance evaluation meetings with direct reports throughout the year, setting smart goals and creating a clear career development plan with them.
- Reviewing 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.
- Build strong and enduring relationships with Amazon Marketing team at a senior level.
- Provide innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert on Amazon’s business, industry and competitors.
- Accountable for the development and execution of data-driven marketing campaigns across multiple Amazon businesses. Including but not limited constructing and presenting robust implementation plans grounded in Amazon’s strategic priorities.
- Develop future fit, market leading performance strategies for Amazon to fuel the growth of their business.
- Seek our reformist ways to keep clients informed on relevant developments and changes to media landscape and media partners informed on client priorities and partnership opportunities.
- Deliver a well-informed POV in every meeting, providing innovative strategic insights and delivering craft expertise.
- Utilize WPP Open and other cutting-edge tools to demonstrate confident knowledge of media planning principles (e.g. scheduling, flighting, recency, effective reach theories, seasonality, market prioritisation, roles of channel).
- Accountable for seamless campaign delivery across the Performance function to achieve outstanding results.
- Engage with our media partners to build understanding of the media landscape across the Performance discipline and challenge the status quo offered by platforms, thinking critically about their solutions and getting the best outcomes for Amazon.
- Accountable for ensuring all financial and compliance processes are followed with 100% accuracy, including bookings and loadings.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices, particularly in the areas of Social, Programmatic and e-Commerce.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 9-15 years' experience in the Marketing and Media industry.
- Excellent analytical skills and a data-driven mindset.
- Collaborative and astute – able to build trust and respect within a network.
- First class negotiation skills.
- Passion for innovation and a desire to challenge industry norms.
- Proven capability to deliver business results for clients, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.
- Proven capability leading teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
BONUS POINTS
- Passion for the Media industry, in particularly across Social, Programmatic, e-Commerce, Data & Technology.
- Developed a market leading profile via strong relationships internally and externally (e.g. MFA contribution, IAB involvement, Mentor programs)
- Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques.
- Retail and or Entertainment category experience.
BENEFITS OF OPENDOOR
- Unparalleled Access: Gain direct experience working with one of the world's most innovative and influential companies.
- Mentorship & Training: Receive guidance from experienced professionals at both WPP and Amazon.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Utilize industry-leading tools and platforms, including WPP Open.
- Data-Driven Environment: Develop your analytical skills and contribute to data-driven decision making.
- Global Impact: Be part of a team that is shaping the future of marketing on a global scale.
Apply now and send your CV via the Link.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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