Associate Director, Investment, GCS

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3776 - Associate Director, Global Investment

We are seeking media professionals with experience who are ready to take on more responsibility and elevate their career to the next level. Your current experience may have been built at an auditor, as a buyer within a local market, at a media vendor or within a regional or global investment management agency team. Key skills and areas of focus for this role include:
Your existing aptitude for maths and attention to detail will be critical, as well as your curious nature to ask questions and understand the context and the story of the data.
You will have advanced skills in data analysis and be looking to develop data visualisation skills using industry-leading tools such as Power BI. An interest in code, VBA/macro writing skills, Alteryx or Tableau will be an advantage but not essential.
A proactive approach to learning and development will be critical in the fast-evolving industry
You will further develop your ability to develop and nurture strategic relationships with colleagues across -teams and key external partners, influencing outcomes.
You will actively contribute to a positive environment, fostering team spirit, driving inclusion and high-level collaboration on complex projects.
A proactive and friendly approach will help you thrive in our collective, we are focused on driving solutions with speed, and your role will be critical to leading this across clients.
You will proactively develop solution-focused approaches, leading conversations to discuss, align, and resolve challenges, using innovation in your approach and thinking outside the box.
Further develop your market intelligence, understanding global media markets, media channel evolution, measurement approaches, and trading metrics at a strategic level and look for opportunities within their application.
Opportunities to manage and develop more junior team members, responsible for driving high-quality work and learning agendas, thereby enhancing your leadership skills.
Proven capability at prioritising, adapting, and maintain a solutions-focused approach in a demanding, global environment.
Involvement in global new business pitches, supporting to create the most competitive and holistic offers, working in an existing and fast paced environment.