Nexus Wavemaker | Performance Director (Search)

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PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR (SEARCH)

GroupM Nexus is the world’s leading global media performance organisation that unites GroupM Practices (search, social, programmatic, ad-ops, commerce) and Solutions (Finecast, Xaxis, Sightline and Goat) into a single unit. The global organisation will be underpinned by a new cross-channel performance platform, AI and international delivery hubs to set new benchmarks for innovation, effectiveness and efficiency for GroupM’s agencies and clients.
With +350 people across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, our primary purpose is to deliver unrivalled advantage to our clients, stakeholders, and people.
We have a clear vision for our business, to lead the next era of media performance. We believe that this spans how we make advertising work better for our people, our planet, our communities, and our clients.
Our Nexus mission statement is to place transformative technology at the centre of human experiences. We’ll achieve this by connecting our technology, talent and thinking.

ROLE OUTLINE

The role of the Performance team within Wavemaker is to deliver the highest excellence in Implementation Planning and Buying, spanning Social, Search, Programmatic and E-Comm, powered by data, technology, and automation, ensuring client campaigns are executed and amplified in an effective, efficient, and future facing way.
The role of Director within the Performance team is to lead, with overall responsibility for the direction, workflow and quality of Implementation Planning and Buying for the client team.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience leading a team
• Passion for Search, Social, Programmatic, E-Comm, Data and Tech, with extensive agency experience
• Strong, up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate macroeconomic and consumer trends and forecast challenges/opportunities for clients).
• Highly skilled communicator, with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the patience to examine detail and create solutions.
• Collaborative and astute - able to build trust and respect within a network.
• First class negotiation skills
• Results Driven. Passionate about delivering business results for clients, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.