Planning Group Head

Job Description:

This is a leadership and quality ownership role at the core of iProspects planning function.

As Planning Group Head you are responsible for ensuring that strategy is not only well-defined but consistently delivered at a high standard across accounts. You will lead a team of planners raise the bar on thinking and output and ensure plans translate into commercially sound performance-driven outcomes.

You are not just reviewing work you are shaping how the team thinks challenges and delivers.

About Dentsu

Led by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP) a pure holding company established on January 1 2020 the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu Japan network which oversees Dentsus agency operations in Japan and dentsu international its international business headquarters in London which oversees Dentsus agency operations outside of Japan.

With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65000 dedicated professionals the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications media and digital services through its five leadership brandsCarat dentsu X iProspect Dentsu Creative and Merkleas well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies including Dentsu Inc. the worlds largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop planners; setting clear expectations coaching performance and ensuring individual growth aligns with team and business needs.
• Oversee planning outputs across the team ensuring clarity strategic rigor and consistency before they reach clients.
• Understand the trading and investment implications of planning decisions ensuring recommendations balance performance outcomes with commercial objectives.
• Ensure all team members clearly understand client KPIs and are able to translate them into actionable planning strategies.
• Support the Account Director in cascading client and business priorities into clear planning direction for the team.
• Proactively surface risks challenges and opportunities; ensuring issues are addressed quickly and decisions are well-informed.

A Bit About You

• At least 8 years of experience in media/digital planning with strong exposure to performance-led environments.
• Proven experience managing and developing teams with a track record of improving output quality.
• Strong understanding of full-funnel planning and platform ecosystem (Meta Google TikTok programmatic).
• Commercially aware; able to balance client performance with agency trading and investment considerations.
• Confident in challenging thinking; able to elevate work not just review it.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working closely with senior clients or account leads.
• Structured decisive and comfortable operating in fast-paced high-expectation environments.

Dentsu Values

Will live the dentsu 8 Ways at all times:We Dream Loud We Inspire Change We Team Without Limits We All Lead We Make It Real We Climb High We Choose Excitement We Are a Force for Good

Inclusion and Diversity

Were proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We will not define people by their race gender sexual-orientation age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That is what we care about.

So whether you are joining us or looking to move to a different part of the business we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

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