Mindshare | Senior Director

1 week ago


Mumbai, India Mindshare Full time
Overview of job

Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Senior Director – The Exchange to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for a range of work on including investment strategy and negotiation, deal evaluations, dealing with the channels, integration and innovation, creating and developing best practices, trading currencies, market knowledge and MIS, interacting and presenting to senior leadership internally and at the client end for a single cluster.At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.Reporting of the role

This role reports to: Principal Partner

3 best things about the job:

Strategic thinking and investment strategies across leading brands and various categoriesAn entrepreneurial spirit in outlook to firm up new trading currencies, independence in brokering and managing the deals for a key cluster with full accountability controlsWork with a fun and collaborative team in a dynamic, growing company for an enterprising set of people at client endIn this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

Complete knowledge of the cluster that you are leading along with the unit’s processesMeeting day to day client requirementsCompletely hands on with the deal structuring, how to approach negotiations, standard SOPs for the clients and the UnitStart doing deals on some of the channelsIn six months:

Set the overall vision of the cluster that you would be leading and the buying product / function – with clear annual strategies agreed, implemented and tracked on a regular basisSet goals for self and the team keeping the account realities and individual development needs in the respective clusterCustomized training requirements for teamBuild in an array of best practices on the accountCollaborate and contribute towards the goals of the unitIn 12 months:

Set the standard for all processes that pertain to implementation and investment within the cluster and the teamInspired and motivated the team to deliver high performance output by providing regular and constructive feedbackMaintained a positive, motivating and inspiring team cultureWhat your day job looks like at Mindshare:

Maintain understanding of the macro trends in the marketplace with respect to the cluster being led with regards to revenue, supply, innovation and developmentConstantly share your knowledge with others and maintain open communication channels throughout the agencyConstruct negotiation strategies to deliver on clients objectivesIdentifying opportunities to value ad on the existing dealDemonstrate selling skills with the ability to sell in deals, media plans/initiatives to clientsDemonstrate leadership skills at all timesWhat you’ll bring:

Willingness to learn and drive to succeedSolid understanding of all media channels and with knowledge of strengths and weaknesses of each channelFirst class negotiation skills – delivery of a balanced approach to the marketplaceWell networked in the marketMinimum qualifications:

Grad/PG degree majoring in marketing or media preferredExperience in understanding a commercial business15 yrs years of experience in media buying/planningClient Management experienceExcellent presentation skillsStrong communication skillsWillingness to be hands on and a team playerMore about Mindshare

We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team –. We believe that in today’s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients’ lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it. Whenever and wherever you join us, you open a door to opportunities in any and of all aspects of media, technology and innovation. We will support you, recognize you and reward you, making Mindshare the place where you do the best work of your career.Mindshare APAC has won 500 awards in the last year alone, including “Agency Network of the Year 2017” by both the MMA SMARTIES™ and Campaign Asia for the fifth and third consecutive year, respectively. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world’s leading communications services group. To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at and follow us on Twitter and and .

About India2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.At GroupM India, there’s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

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