Spark Foundry · 1 day ago
Vice President, Client Operations
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.
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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
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
Spark Foundry is one of six global media agency brands within Publicis Media.
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