Media Operations Development Director
Media Operations Development Director
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Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the worlds leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo Japan and now present in over 145 countries and regions it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers endtoend experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media CXM and Creative while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands people and society.
iProspect is an important part of our worldclass offering a global digitalfirst endtoend media agency. Its unmatched mix of media strategy and storytelling with digital expertise and audience knowledge defines the new territory of performancedriven brand building. By delivering humancentric solutions iProspect accelerates growth for the worlds most iconic brands including Sonos Cox LG Hilton Levis Budweiser Microsoft and Procter & Gamble. The iProspect team works across a network of more than 8000 media and performance specialists spread across 93 global markets.
Were hiring for a Media Operations Development Director to join the team in London.
Purpose of the Role
This newly created role will sit as part of the central Media operations teams at dentsu working within a project team focused on the enterprise transformation of dentsu medias operating model (Process workflows platforms) through adoption of AI and automated led efficiencies. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of media operations within dentsu sitting at the intersection of media technology and AI capabilities.
As Media Operations Development Director youll be part of the operations project team directly supporting two of iProspects largest retail clients NEXT & Pandora. Working alongside media planning and channel activation teams for these clients youll identify areas where process improvement tech & AI could impact the effectiveness of client activity and eliminate inefficiencies dentsu & client side that significantly reduce SLAs and enable faster activation. Working in tandem with dentsu Operations Tech Solutions and Pandora/Next client leadership teams youll develop the client roadmap identifying solutions that can be; activated immediately using tech that already exists e.g. project managing a dashboarding project projects already in development failsafe alerts for budget issues as well as bigger more complex challenges that will require multiple layers of tech innovation & longer timescales e.g. custom AI Agent or automation build.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify areas of inefficiency across internal and client teams.
- Collaborate with internal teams across planning channel specialists media solutions technology & AI to understand potential impact of automation and to ensure smooth technology adoption and integration.
- Creation and ownership of a solutions roadmap with clear prioritization of opportunities against business impact and ease of implementation.
- Project manage the development and implementation of technology solutions to streamline media operations.
- Monitor emerging ad tech trends and automation tools to stay ahead of the curve.
- Be the main point of contact for internal stakeholders on technologyrelated project .
- Engage clients to achieve this when needed
Qualifications Skills
- Proven experience in a digital media activation or operations role within a media agency or digital marketing environment with hands on experience in ad tech or marketing technology.
- Strong project management skills with experience leading technology implementations.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to communicate technical concepts to senior stakeholders and nontechnical teams.
- Innovation mindset with a track record of driving techled process improvements particularly using AI and automation.
- Experience of process improvement techniques such as Six Sigma would be an advantage.
- This role requires a blend of technical expertise project management and strategic thinking skills making it ideal for someone who is passionate about operational efficiency media performance and AI/automation innovation.
What we offer
- This is a permanent role.
- The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office 23 days each week.
- As well as a competitive salary youll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
Inclusion and Diversity
Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us this is the foundation for great innovation which in turn generates better outcomes for our people partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities and of all ages nationalities backgrounds and cultures.
We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles we cant promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process please discuss this with our recruitment teams.
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Location:
LondonBrand:
IprospectTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentRequired Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
