Manager, Platform Support

Job Description:

The US Partnerships team is responsible for all elements of strategic partnerships for the dentsu Media practice in the US. The team sits at the intersection of dentsu’s media agencies (Carat, iProspect and dentsuX), clients, investment and activation communities, and Amplifi, the commercial innovation arm for dentsu. The team is responsible for translating the business needs of dentsu’s clients, the strategic and commercial imperatives of dentsu itself, as well as emergent and established trends across the industry and society into strategic, value-driven, and beneficial partnerships. They also set the strategic agenda for partnerships for dentsu in the marketplace, in new business and in product/solution design within dentsu.

This role will primarily be responsible for platform related partners, i.e. DSPs, SSPs, digital direct, AI-powered and more.

Role Purpose:

The Manager, Partnerships-Platforms will report into the Director of Platform Partnerships and manage relationships across platform partners. You will support all aspects of partnership operations and management across their adjacent media channels including - supporting the creation of partnership strategy for their specialism, ensuring excellence in execution of assigned partnerships, including negotiating and delivering partnership agreements, managing communications with assigned partners and ensuring partnerships delivery against core objectives. The manager will also be tasked with creating and distributing internal resources and communications with the support of the Director and VP, Partnerships. The Manager will work with the team to ensure their core responsibilities contribute towards a cohesive Partnership strategy and vision for dentsu.

This role aligns across several departments within dentsu – including technology, media, investment, innovation, activation, trading and planning therefore an ability to work with multiple stakeholders to create solutions for all is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship management across key partnerships

• Manage day-to-day needs and communications of the partnerships, ensuring excellence in execution with team support

• Distribution of pertinent information to the correct stakeholders internally and externally

• Own various reporting needs

• Support team leadership to execute strategic vision

• Be a subject-matter-expert in assigned specialism within the Partnership team

• Work closely with Investment, Activation, and Amplifi (trading) to ensure partnership approach meets the needs of our clients and aligns to dentsu standards

• Inform and educate Investment & Activation teams on partner new and updated deal details

• Support the creation and execution of dentsu and partner agreements

• Be seen as an integrator and problem solver both internally and externally driving partners and maintaining on-time engagement across several variables

• Support on client business where needed to build custom partnership plans and subject-matter-expertise of partner landscape.

• Participate in new business as subject-matter-expert in specialism and/or Partnership leader on value proposition for potential client.

You will deliver sustainable growth, think strategically, and retain focus in a fast-changing environment. The ideal candidate brings rigor to a multi-disciplinary business with the ability to work across many stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (marketing, advertising, business, communications preferred)

• 4+ years' experience within the media industry as a partnership or investment member

• 2+ years' experience in leading a team

• Consistent and exceptional project management

• Ability to properly delegate tasks to staff to ensure appropriate utilization, multitask and keep deadlines

• Thoughtful verbal and written communications, presentation, and analytical skills

• MSFT product suite expertise (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

• Ability to retain professionalism in all situations

• Team player with “go- getter” attitude

• Passion for problem-solving and collaboration across teams

• Ability to translate complex ideas into actionable solutions

• Regarded externally as a reliable, dependable colleague and business partner

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