Director, Partnerships

Dan Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and advertising company in New York is seeking a Partnerships & Platform Director. This role is crucial for developing and executing strategic partnerships that drive value for the agency's clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in evaluating partnership opportunities, negotiating agreements, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to achieve business objectives. This position offers a dynamic environment that integrates technology, media investment, and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Experienced in evaluating partnership opportunities across media channels.
• Strong negotiation skills for partnership agreements.
• Ability to manage communications and deliver partnership objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of partnership strategy.
• Negotiate and deliver partnership agreements.
• Manage communications with assigned partners.

Job description

Overview

Partnerships & Platform Director

The Partnerships & Platform division is responsible for all elements of strategic partnerships for the dentsu Media practice in the US. The team sits at the intersection of dentsu's media agencies (Carat, iProspect and dentsuX), clients, investment and activation communities, and Amplifi, the commercial innovation arm for dentsu. The team is responsible for translating the business needs of dentsu's clients, the strategic and commercial imperatives of dentsu itself, as well as emergent and established trends across the industry and society into strategic, value-driven, and beneficial partnerships. They also set the strategic agenda for partnerships for dentsu in the marketplace, in new business and in product / solution design within dentsu.

The Director will operate as a subject matter expert in evaluating opportunities both internally and externally but will be expected to operate across adjacent media channels, environmental contexts and disciplines. Reporting into VP, Partnerships, this role will be tasked with supporting the creation of the partnership strategy for their specialism and ensuring excellence in execution of assigned partnerships, including negotiating and delivering partnership agreements, managing communications with assigned partners and ensuring partnerships delivery against core objectives: strategic, innovative, value-driven. The Director will work with the VP to ensure their core objectives contribute towards the overall Partnership strategy and vision across all channels.

As a role that touches several capabilities within dentsu from technology to media investment and activation, trading and planning / strategy an ability to work with multiple stakeholders to create "win wins" for all. This role will be expected to provide ongoing feedback to senior management on status and priority as well as to future-proof dentsu's business by building innovative partnerships with key vendors.