Strategic Business Director

23 hours ago


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Wavemaker Full time
Job Title: Senior Business Director

We are seeking a Senior Business Director to join our team at Wavemaker. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading integrated strategy for AOPs, overseeing BAU operations, and establishing strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:
  • In-depth understanding of category and client business, forecasting future trends
  • Leading integrated strategy for AOPs
  • Overseeing BAU operations, including planning & activation with direct reporting team and support functions
  • Establishing strong client relationships & managing stakeholders from brand & media at the client's end
  • Challenging briefs and constantly evolving our strategies to ensure we hit client KPIs and constantly take campaigns to the next level
  • Being the key custodian of your set of brands, understanding client challenges and providing solutions
  • Understanding of various agency functions and ancillary capabilities to provide holistic value to client
  • Future planning, forecasting workloads and team management
  • Team upskilling & succession planning

About Wavemaker
We always believe there is a better way to grow our clients and our people. We do this by positively provoking growth for our clients and people. We work with clients to help them grow and shape their consumers' brand decisions and experiences through media, content, and technology. We have one single attitude – Positive Provocation. Our name is our mission and our method. To make waves, you need to be provocative, even fearless. We always make sure we have each other's backs through our inclusive culture. We do our best work for brave brands and people who want to be challenged to go further and faster. We know it's not easy, but if it's in you, we will get it out of you. Our attitude of Positive Provocation is enabled by:
  • The deep knowledge we have of our clients' business
  • The confidence to challenge what's gone before
  • The support to go further than we thought possible

Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience in media strategy, planning, execution & team management
  • Comfortable making & presenting annual, quarterly media strategy & plans
  • Experience in integrating first-party data into media strategies
  • Working knowledge of all tools – TGI, BARC, MAP, IRS. Knowledge of digital tools (COMSCORE, Similarweb, Google trends, etc) would be a plus
  • Go-getter attitude, understanding of data & analytics, communication skills, good logical reasoning, attention to detail, integrity, empathy & dare to challenge status quo


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