Director, Global Business Operations

About the Role

The Director of Global Business Operations will be tasked with working across a variety Global media agency teams and work streams, playing a vital role in agency operations and providing subject matter expertise or key contributions in three core areas:

• Process development and governance
• Financial & legal operations
• Workflow optimization & automation
  
  

This role reports into the SVP, Director of Business Operations. This leader will support your development and delivery. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with Agency Media Solutions and Investment teams across several global clients with a focus in North America, designing processes and protocols to drive success for these multi-year relationships 
• Serve as the agency subject matter expert for process development, ensuring seamless implementation of existing process for new accounts, iterating on existing process to optimize workflows, and driving key automation efforts alongside product team
• Partner with other regional stakeholders across The Americas, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC to harmonize agency operations globally
• Oversee Agency 3rd party tooling and platforms, collaborating with procurement to advise on contracting, and relevant agency stakeholders to manage centralized platform access
• Support the media agency account leadership team’s in navigating financial and legal processes
• Collaborate with growth and finance teams to ensure accurate entry of agency activity within Salesforce
• Manage a growing team of direct reports who work day to day across enterprise media accounts
• Partner with other agency leaders in coordinating agency trainings
• Understand the full spectrum of services that Media.Monks offers and be able to support growth of key client engagements in a thoughtful and consultative way.
• Contribute to the culture of Media.Monks by being curious, thoughtful and fearless.

About You

The essentials:

• You have strong past experience in financial management.
• You are seeking to make a large impact at a rapidly growing media agency.
• You are a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time with very high standards for your work without requiring high management oversight 
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Highly diligent and detail oriented 
• You have the desire to grow as a leader and mentor to colleagues.
• BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business.
• 7+ years of relevant experience working in a media agency environment, preferably with at least 2 years in an operations function. 
• Prior experience on Salesforce, MediaOcean, and Airtable platforms is a plus
• Proficient in Google Suite. 

At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Media.Monks network 
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

 

 

Media.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Media.Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

 

Salary Range$140,000—$145,000 USD

About Media.Monks

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