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Spark Foundry · 1 day ago

Vice President, Client Operations

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$146K/yr - $230K/yr

10+ years exp

Spark Foundry is a global media agency focused on enhancing brand engagement through innovative media strategies. The Operations Vice President will play a crucial role in overseeing internal operational processes and ensuring data integrity while enhancing financial management and reporting tools.

AdvertisingMarketing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work alongside the planning, investment, operations, finance, and reconciliation teams to execute the end-to-end financial management process inclusive of budget authorization, client billing, supplier invoice reconciliation and payment, and compliance with internal/external audit requirements

Partner with Finance and Procurement teams to deliver financial reporting and tracking (e.g. monthly analysis of planned vs. actual spend, delivery reporting, etc.)

Manage the tools, systems, and process that enable sound financial operations including planning/investment team support and training

Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and groups, facilitating synergy between the planning and activation functions that manage day-to-day client business

Build and develop relationships with client business directors and brand teams, ensuring that client and overall data proposition is relevant and aligns with strategy direction

Drive a culture of always-on, data-driven decision making that will institutionalize the use of consumer-driven analytics in media and marketing investment planning

Grow product delivery and agency revenue organically by cross-selling and up-selling value-add analytical products across client divisions, markets & categories

Scope and direct advanced analytics projects to ensure that the deliverables are designed to answer valuable client and media team questions, and that timelines and scope are adhered to

Qualification

Strategic investment consultingMarketing analyticsDigital media buyingClient managementAdvanced analyticsAdvertising technologyKPI developmentProblem solvingLeadership qualitiesAttention to detailCommunication skillsRelationship buildingFast-paced adaptability

Required

The candidate must have 10-12+ years of experience consulting with clients on making strategic investment decisions to improve business results

Must have a firm grasp of the end-to-end planning/buying process and how the various agency and client functions work together within that process

The successful candidate will have experience and expertise in how to intersect consulting skills, data, advanced analytics and marketing strategy to drive and improve clients' business results

Senior resource must have strong functional understanding of contemporary marketing analytics, advertising technology and research techniques, as well as an innovative vision on how the practice should evolve to keep pace with the ever-changing marketing environment

Strong client management/consultative experience both presenting and resolving issues

Extensive experience leading and managing marketing technology projects from ideation through installation

Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills; demonstrated ability to mine data for relevant and actionable insights

Solid communication skills, able to write clearly, speak professionally, and convey complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Strong understanding and experience with digital media buying, KPI development, and technology practices during campaign planning and execution

Demonstrated experience with programmatic audience buying concepts and execution

Must have demonstrable quantitative skills and the ability to dig into the numbers when necessary

Must have powerful leadership qualities, as will be required to lead external and internal resources into new marketing-effectiveness territories

Must have a strong attention to detail, and be able to quality-check their teams' work to ensure data anomalies and mistakes are caught prior to delivery to the client teams

The role requires strong management capabilities, operational as well as strategic, to ensure that guidance is given to all teams on enhancing the product as the account matures

Must be outgoing and able to integrate with fast-paced Planning and Activation teams

Requires the ability to cultivate excellent relationships with technology and research partners

Proven history of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Hands-on problem solving abilities and a 'can do' approach (someone who is a both a thinker and a doer)

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Company

Spark Foundry

Glassdoor3.9

Spark Foundry is one of six global media agency brands within Publicis Media.

Founded in 2016

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sparkfoundryww.com/

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