Director, Media Operations & Strategy

Omnicom Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media is seeking a Director, Business Operations in New York to lead operational capabilities across the media planning and activation end‑to‑end workflow. The role partners with Strategy, Investment, Marketing Science and Operations to align resources, governance and project delivery with client requirements.

The successful candidate will drive process improvements, manage large, complex programs and ensure timely, high‑quality outcomes, leveraging strong leadership, analytics and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience at a media agency with a focus on strategy, activation or account operation.
• Strong knowledge of media planning, buying, and optimization across various channels.
• Strong experience planning, implementing, monitoring, and completing projects while ensuring effective management of scope, resources, time, cost, quality, risk, and communications.
• Capable of managing large, highly complex or strategic projects that impact the organization.
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a multi‑disciplinary matrixed team.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with the capability to derive actionable insights from data (advanced).
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and build relationships with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross‑functional partnership across Strategy, Investment, Marketing Science and Operations.
• Identify and implement strategic operational process improvements through workflow definition and platform implementations.
• Mobilize and direct optimal resource utilization and productivity for service delivery.
• Integrate operational best practices with project management know‑how and timelines.
• Define, deliver and report on project goals and status.
• Maintain team documentation and project library.
• Direct workflow for creative asset management and deliverables.
• Lead team and advocate process and structure for ways of working.
• Apply hands‑on project management to enable strategic problem‑solving across platforms.
• Track projects, plans and deliverables to ensure quality.

Skills

Media strategy

Activation

Operations leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Job description

Omnicom Media is seeking a Director, Business Operations in New York to lead operational capabilities across the media planning and activation end‑to‑end workflow. The role partners with Strategy, Investment, Marketing Science and Operations to align resources, governance and project delivery with client requirements.

The successful candidate will drive process improvements, manage large, complex programs and ensure timely, high‑quality outcomes, leveraging strong leadership, analytics and