Managing Director, Global Business Lead

PHD; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Managing Director, Global Business Lead, to drive innovative media strategies and lead a talented team. This role emphasizes collaboration, strategic insight, and the ability to engage with high-level clients, ensuring that brand goals align with audience needs. With a hybrid work model, you will have the flexibility to balance in-office and remote work while shaping the agency's culture and growth. If you have a passion for media planning and leadership, this opportunity offers a platform to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of media integrated planning experience across channels.
• 8+ years in team management and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team, setting goals and providing feedback.
• Connect brand goals with target audiences through media tools.

Skills

Media Planning

Team Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Job description

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PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. A culture of thought-leadership, creativity, and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers. Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work.

Responsibilities

1. Leading a team of happy warriors: You’ll be their leader, directing workflow and inspiring collaboration. You are the goal setter and the visionary, setting the pace and paving the way towards a new frontier for our people and our clients. You will coach your team, providing routine feedback, all the while being an advocate of their learning and development at PHD.
2. Championing our media plan: You will connect brand goals with the target audience, leveraging media tools to uncover insights to activate the plan for a variety of campaigns.
3. Being a business leader with a point of view: You will be your client’s second set of eyes, with a view of the future, proving business, marketing, and strategic media direction. You must be willing and able to step in and help your clients to make the decisions that matter the most.
4. Shaping our fast-growing agency: As one of only a handful of Client Business Leads, you will be a leader inside our agency. This means you will have a voice in growing and fostering our culture, a hand in new business opportunities, and a point of view in training and coaching our people.

Qualifications

1. Minimum of 15 years of media integrated planning experience across all channels.
2. Minimum 8 years of experience in managing and growing a team.
3. Experience managing complex and fast-moving businesses.
4. Experience consulting and guiding CMOs and CEOs towards innovative thinking.
5. Strong ability to engage in intelligent conversations about media planning, marketing, and business.
6. Excellent communication skills with team, clients, and agency partners.

This role offers a hybrid work environment, requiring three days per week in the office with the remaining two days remote. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process and may be adjusted over time based on business needs.