Consulting Director/Partner M&A - London, United Kingdom - Publicis Groupe

Description

The Director, Global Client Partnerat APEX will enable and support the growth of APEX across Publicis Groupe's global client base, with a particular focus on growing adoption on those clients outside of the US.

You will need to build up a strong understanding and appreciation of the challenges and priorities of our global clients and account teams, and help them navigate the APEX offering in support of solving and delivering on those.

You will also play an important role in translating those global challenges and priorities to our local APEX teams to help them set a clear partnership agenda with their local client/agency counterparts, ensuring that we have a consistent and effective growth strategy.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a great communicator and thoughtful decision maker who can build bridges across functions and departments, effectively communicate client needs, and oversee multiple projects geared towards maximizing business results for clients.

The candidate must be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders in global positions within agencies and within client organizations.

Must haves for this role include a proven track record and comfort in a client facing role, a deep understanding of the media landscape and future trends, with particular emphasis on digital.

Structure and execute operational and strategic initiatives - developing account growth plans, synthesizing market related data, leading client analysis and defining the overall business approach to growing APEX, with a key focus in non-US markets
Ensure selected Apex global accounts are receiving the highest customer service, all commercial requirements and performance metrics are being adhered to, and a regular cadence of reporting and insights is being shared back with the account leads and clients to continually reinforce the value of their Apex investment
Effectively communicate and frame client opportunities and challenges to issue clear project briefs and expectations when enlisting cross functional support
Proven knowledge of digital planning and buying process with understanding of various vendors, different cost methods, data, measurement, reporting, and delivery validation
~ Good time management with the ability to prioritize multiple projects proactively and concurrently
~ Overall business and commercial acumen to help drive new business and upsell/cross-sell efforts effectively

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