Regional Advocacy Lead

WPP Media; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media collective is seeking a Regional Advocacy Lead to spearhead influence and advocacy initiatives across the APAC region. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of brand marketing experience, with a strong focus on advocacy and influence strategies. This role requires excellent leadership skills, analytical capabilities, and the ability to harmonize central and local market approaches. Competitive benefits are provided, and the position allows for hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Group retirement plans

Significant paid time off

Employee mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of brand marketing experience, including at least 7 years in advocacy or influence marketing.
• Strong understanding of the APAC region and its market nuances.
• Proven track record in managing regional strategies with local execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic vision for influence and advocacy across the APAC region.
• Develop frameworks integrating voices in marketing and managing relationships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new operating models.

Skills

Brand marketing experience

Influence marketing

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cultural adaptation

Job description

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

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.

Role Summary and Impact

The Regional Advocacy Lead will lead the strategic vision and execution for influence, advocacy, and affiliate marketing. This role requires a forward-thinking approach to Advocacy and Influence strategy with strong leadership capabilities to drive centralization while respecting local market nuances.

The Client

This is a regional role leading the transformation/ influence mandate for a large multinational for APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic vision for influence, advocacy, and affiliate marketing across the APAC region
• Develop frameworks to effectively integrate other voices in the marketing mix, managing relationships, briefing processes, branding guidelines, and authenticity standards
• Create balanced strategies that leverage regional/centralized approaches while addressing local market needs and cultural nuances
• Collaborate with the cross-function teams to lead centralization initiatives and implement a new operating model that enables end-to-end operations for both WPP and non-WPP markets
• Develop truly integrated strategies that combine media, content, and through-the-funnel solutions
• Leverage the broader WPP network to bring global learnings and best practices to the APAC region

Operational Leadership

• Provide strong team leadership, ensuring close collaboration between in-market WPP teams and the regional client team
• Identify technological opportunities to drive scale and operational efficiencies
• Develop scalable and creative solutions by leveraging data and translating insights into actionable plans
• Establish a data-driven model with clearly defined and measurable results
• Scale knowledge and expertise of the APAC region covering Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and other markets.
• Co-develop the future role of influence in the total marketing mix and business strategy, balancing creative approaches with data-driven decision making
• Manage a regional Centre of Excellence for influencer marketing, focused on developing strategy, frameworks & cross market alignment
• Partner with local market teams, who will focus on culturally nuanced execution and market specific activations
• Ensure smooth collaboration between the Centre of Excellence and in-market teams to balance regional consistency with local relevance

Required Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of brand marketing experience, including at least 7 years in advocacy, influence, or affiliate marketing, with demonstrated regional leadership.
• Proven track record in influence marketing, advocacy programs, and affiliate strategies
• Experience leading centralization initiatives and developing new operating models
• Strong understanding of the APAC region
• Demonstrated ability to balance regional strategies with local market execution
• Experience integrating media, content, and performance marketing approaches
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights from complex data sets
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, particularly with senior client relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with beauty or FMCG brands
• Knowledge of the APAC region's media and influence landscape
• Experience with marketing technology platforms and data analytics tools
• Track record of successful change management in complex organizational structures
• Experience working in a matrix organization spanning multiple markets
• Location: Flexible within APAC region (Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, etc.)
• Travel Requirements: 15-20% regional travel required across APAC markets

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 celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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