Eli Lilly and Company · 23 hours ago
Senior Director, Media Portfolio Ad Operations
US, Indianapolis IN
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$154K/yr - $227K/yr
10+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, seeking a Senior Director of Media Portfolio Ad Operations. The role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing media operations, and driving marketing transformation to enhance customer experiences while ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and influence cross-functional decision-making to drive positive customer experiences
Act as a key lead during annual and ongoing business planning processes
Effectively communicate and present to senior leadership (2–3 levels up), including CMO and other C-suite customers, providing clear strategic direction and recommendations
Work closely with Consumer and HCP media teams to maintain standards, evolve capabilities, and establish new and scalable processes
Lead initiatives that eliminate customer struggles and advance best-in-class media experiences across audiences
Collaborate closely with external agency partners and internal cross-functional teams—including Privacy, IT, Analytics, Legal, and Regulatory—on operational and governance topics such as privacy compliance, data partnerships, third-party agreements, media guidelines, tagging, trafficking, and taxonomy
Partner with Advanced Analytics and Market Research teams to develop frameworks, define success metrics, shape learning agendas, and operationalize insights across Consumer and HCP media to inform optimization and future strategy
Manage and continuously evaluate relationships with marketing and media technology partners and tools, including ad servers, data connectivity partners, measurement solutions, and brand safety platforms, ensuring effectiveness, compliance, and alignment with business needs
Manage media agency relationships by establishing clear, two-way expectations for client–agency partnerships
Build strong relationships with agency leadership to deliver customer-focused strategies and tactics and develop action plans based on regular performance and partnership evaluations
Ensure adherence to all consumer marketing guidelines, good promotional practices, privacy and regulatory policies, and internal procedures, to proactively managing risk across media operations
Shape and lead internal connects, conferences, and marketing transformation forums
Upskill marketers by bringing together internal and external thought leaders to share perspectives, innovations, and procedures across the organization
Instill flawless fundamentals in budget management for the team and the media portfolio, agile forecasting, and windows-of-change processes
Develop cases and financial justifications to support funding requests during annual and long-range business planning
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a bachelor's degree
10+ years' experience
Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position
Preferred
5 +years' media experience
Understanding of marketing technology, tools, platforms and emerging media industry changes
Requires knowledge emerging media platforms and technologies
Strong learning agility and be able to solve complex problems and recommend enterprise solutions
Broad expertise across multiple media channels, with experience in both offline and online planning, and strong proficiency in planning tools, media measurement, media mix modeling, and multi-touch attribution
Strategic, analytical problem-solver with strong decision-making, project management, budget management, and prioritization skills
Highly collaborative leader with a consistent record of influencing stakeholders above level and outside their function within a complex, matrixed organization
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results in dynamic, fast-paced environments
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and change, with the ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues effectively
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and perspectives
Benefits
Company bonus
Company-sponsored 401(k)
Pension
Vacation benefits
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
Life insurance and death benefits
Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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