Group Director

As Group Director, Growth You Will

• Deliver a high-quality pitch experience
• Drive increased retention, advocacy and growth for existing clients in partnership with client and specialty business teams
• Drive increased market understanding of our capabilities and credentials
• Create internal pride and stewardship of our differentiating products/solutions/offering
• Established and grow relationships across GroupM and WPP
• Effectively navigate and influence in a matrixed leadership environment
• Lead, motivate and inspire the growth team , fostering an environment of collaboration and team work
• Report on full pipeline performance, and identify opportunities for improvement
  

YOUR IMPACT:

• Increase incoming opportunities for our agencies in Canada
• Capitalize on revenue opportunities through holistic growth planning across the client portfolio
  

BEST THINGS ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Ability to have a material impact on the Canada business by driving growth from new business and existing accounts.
• High frequency of executive interactions with some of the largest, most important current and potential clients and brands .
• High level of interaction with executive leaders as well as high exposure to every level within the organization
  

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 10 years of work experience, with 2+ years in a growth leadership role, ideally in a media agency
• University degree
• Thorough understanding of the Canadian media industry and players
• Strong strategic skills: Sophisticated understanding of the media investment, ad tech and agency ecosystem
• Excellent written and presentational skills with a high attention to detail
• Advanced understanding and capability of Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Outlook,
• Familiarity with financial software for budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support growth planning.
• Competence in Project management tools to oversee and coordinate growth initiatives effectively
• Experience in business development with sizeable revenue goals
• Proven communication and client management skills