Director, Media, Greater China

JOB SUMMARY

The Director Media Greater China leads all paid media activities across the Greater China region overseeing a team of 2 media professionals and partnering closely with Global & regional media leaders and all marketing teams. This role works in close collaboration with global and local media agencies to define and execute full-funnel media strategies that drive business growth brand impact and measurable performance outcomes.

This role requires a holistic view of the end-to-end customer journey supported by deep technical expertise in digital demand generation media planning execution optimization and performance analytics. The Director champions a performance-driven mindset continuously optimizing media investment to maximize return on investment at global continent and market levels.

In addition this role is accountable for building a high-performing well-governed and compliant media organization in Greater China. The Director leads develops and inspires the media team while ensuring all media operations agency partnerships and budget management activities adhere to Marriotts internal control audit ethics and compliance standards.

CANDIDATE PROFILE
10 years of relevant experience as a media professional in a multinational corporation and/or leading media agency.
Deep expertise in the Greater China media ecosystem including platforms partners measurement and analytics.
Fluency in English and Chinese.
Proven experience managing agencies vendors and strategic partners.
Strong people management experience with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
Solid understanding of internal control audit compliance and ethics requirements in a multinational environment.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Media Strategy & Performance
Lead full-funnel media strategy and execution across Greater China.
Champion performance marketing optimization and measurement rigor.
Manage media budgets and drive ROI across markets.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and global teams.

Team Leadership Governance & Compliance
Lead and develop a high-performing media team through clear goals and performance management.
Establish strong internal controls over media investment buying and agency management.
Ensure compliance with ethics anti-bribery anti-corruption and company policies.
Act as first line of defense for audit risk and governance matters.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership
Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues problems and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions solves problems and chooses a course of action.
Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.

Managing Execution
Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates focuses and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships
Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness trust and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the companys service standards.
Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles abilities motivations and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
Talent Management - Provides guidance and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
oMarketing-The ability to generate a media strategy to positively impact customer relationships and business profitability
oBrand Management-The ability to generate media strategies that create brand recognition and differentiation and ultimately have a positive impact on customer relationships and business profitability.
oCommunications and Media-Knowledge of media production communication and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain
Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
oBasic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g. personal computers word processing software Internet browsers etc.).
oMathematical Reasoning - Adds subtracts multiplies or divides quickly correctly and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
oOral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
oReading Comprehension - Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
oWriting - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

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