Partner - Client Leadership

**About WPP Media** At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: - Be **Extraordinary** by _Leading Collectively_ to _Inspire transformational Creativity._ - Create an **Open** environment by_ Balancing People and Client Experiences_ by _Cultivating Trust_. - Lead **Optimistically** by _Championing Growth_ _and Development_ to _Mobilize the Enterprise_. **About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand,** Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders. **Role Summary and Impact** We are currently looking for a Partner - Client Leadership to join us. You should be proficient in creating integrated media solutions and manage multiple brands. You will also be responsible for handling day to day operations and ensure smooth functioning of the team and processes. **Reporting of the role** This role reports to the Principal Partner - Client Leadership (Cluster lead) **Responsibilities**: - Provide strategic thinking, innovative communication planning and hard-core media fundamental knowledge to craft out innovative integrated brand strategies - Acts as a client visionary by bringing a highly valued perspective to the client based on a deep understanding of their business, issues and opportunities. Should be able to lead strategic conversations on Media, communication planning that drives business outcomes - Manage and motivate team to effectively deliver to client needs and goals - Ensure timely team appraisals and clear development goals for team members; identify and follow through on appropriate training and career development for the team **Impact**: - Establish leadership stance among key stakeholders both on client and agency side - Translate the client’s needs into clear direction for Mindshare and WPP Media resources working on the account - Become completely familiar with the client’s organizational structure, planning process, marketing calendar and the needs of key stakeholders - Understand the Mindshare way of working and can navigate through the verticals - Foster strong client relationships across the client portfolio for self and team and have a strong understanding of the client’s key business requirements - To be recognized as their trusted advisor, execute “media first” innovations and deliver exceptional ROI for the client - Lead the change in digital, data and content ecosystem. Identify opportunity and collaborate with internal team / potential partners to deliver the best possible solution - Demonstrated the ability to guide and coach team, helping them improve their strategic thinking skills and capabilities as well as their digital, data and content knowledge - Work in closely on innovative projects that help drive further growth - Build client satisfaction by soliciting critical feedback **Skills & Experience**: - High integrity while maintaining positive, open relationships - Show a depth of understanding of the industry, business, brands and consumers and can dial up his servicing skills with senior management stakeholders at client beyond the media team, including business and marketing as well. - Understanding business principles and good practice and perceives issues in both financial and commercial terms. - Highly passionate, collaborative, outgoing, creative media leader and thinker - Strong presentation skills. - Articulation of thoughts/ideas/media solutions is a critical ask for this role - Stakeholder management - Business acumen - Acute inquisitiveness and understanding of an entrepreneur’s mindset - Ability to understand mediums beyond ATL **Minimum qualifications**: - Minimum 10 years+ total work experience in media business consultancy, market research/analytics or a strategic planning role, of which at least 3-4 years have been spent working on media/communications planning related business. FMCG experience (client / agency) will be a definitive added advantage - Excellent communication/presentation/client management skills **Life at WPP Media & Benefits** Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celeb