Dir , Agency Relations & Partner Mgmt

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure. 

Job Description Summary:

What you need to know about the role-
• This is an opportunity to build and lead PayPal’s centralized agency governance model to overhaul the global agency ecosystem.
• In this capacity you will design, implement, and lead operational processes to effectively manage agency relationships, policies, performance dashboards, rigorous workflow process maps, and RACIs.

Meet our team

• In this role, you will partner internally across Marketing, Corporate Affairs & Communications, Business Unit leadership, Finance, Sourcing, and Legal to effectively oversee and manage expectations for our agency partners and our client-side teams and deliverables.
• You will be expected to build the team based on what’s required of an effective agency management organization within budget requirements.
• Our collaborative and can-do environment is focused on elevating the quality of

Job Description:

Your way to impact

• You will be responsible for managing the investment and talent acquisition for more than $300M in agency relationships across 20+ agencies in all sectors including: Traditional, Digital, Content Marketing, SEO/SEM, PR, HR Recruiting, Experiential Marketing, Sponsorship, Cross Cultural and partnering with the in-house creative team.  
• Negotiate all business terms for agency agreements in partnership with Sourcing & Legal teams.
• You will design and implement processes for briefing, creative reviews and other agency activities.
• Participate and lead industry issues including diversity & inclusion and other initiatives with industry organizations

Your day to day

• Continuously identify, assess, screen and onboard all agency talent for PayPal.
• Build and lead the annual agency planning process/agency summit to build both project based and annual retainer-based agency relationship for the following year and manage adjustments throughout the year.
• Build and manage relationships with agency senior leadership to drive issue resolution, decision making, diversity & inclusion, and other initiatives.
• Managing ongoing agency resource needs throughout the year to define pricing/scopes of work for all emerging client needs/competitive responses.
• Develop Agency Efficiency Metrics and Dashboards to Optimize ROI on Agency Performance
• Develop an agency management performance program and lead agency/client performance assessment process and associated process improvements

What do you need to bring-

• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading agency relationships including onboarding/offboarding agencies
• Experience securing agency talent, building agency staffing plans and standardizing agency related process.
• Demonstrated experience with Budget Management processes for global agency spend including the tracking and reporting of fees, paid media and production.
• Adaptable to multiple leadership styles and ability to scale to all levels of the organization

Location: New York, San Jose

*New York preferred

**We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$118700 to $246290

Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible